Enabling technologies for unmanned protection systems

Daniel M. Carroll; Jerry L. Harbour; Scott G. Bauer; David J. Bruemmer; Estrellina B. Pacis; Katherine D. Mullens; H. R. Everett

doi:10.1117/12.604819

27 May 2005 Enabling technologies for unmanned protection systems

Daniel M. Carroll, Jerry L. Harbour, Scott G. Bauer, David J. Bruemmer, Estrellina B. Pacis, Katherine D. Mullens, H. R. Everett

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Proceedings Volume 5804, Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology VII; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604819
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Unmanned vehicles perform critical mission functions. Today, fielded unmanned vehicles have restricted operations as a single asset controlled by a single operator. In the future, however, it is envisioned that multiple unmanned air, ground, surface and underwater vehicles will be deployed in an integrated unmanned (and "manned") team fashion in order to more effectively execute complex mission scenarios. To successfully facilitate this transition from single platforms to an integrated unmanned system concept, it is essential to first develop the required base technologies for multi-vehicle mission requirements, as well as test and evaluate such technologies in tightly controlled field experiments. Under such conditions, advances in unmanned technologies and associated system configurations can be empirically evaluated and quantitatively measured against relevant performance metrics. A series of field experiments will be conducted for unmanned force protection system applications. A basic teaming scenario is: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) detect a target of interest on the ground; the UAVs cue unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the area; the UGVs provide on-ground evaluation and assessment; and the team of UAVs and UGVs execute the appropriate level of response. This paper details the scenarios and the technology enablers for experimentation using unmanned protection systems.

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Daniel M. Carroll, Jerry L. Harbour, Scott G. Bauer, David J. Bruemmer, Estrellina B. Pacis, Katherine D. Mullens, and H. R. Everett "Enabling technologies for unmanned protection systems", Proc. SPIE 5804, Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology VII, (27 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604819

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