Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle

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Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle
Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle Program
Overview Dr. Scott Fish - Program Manager,
DARPA/TTO Presented to Joint Robotics Program
Working Group Ft. Huachuca, AZ November 1, 2000
Ellen Long UGCV-SETA 703-243-0533 elong_at_mapcorp.co
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Briefing Outline

• Program Objective
• Program Metrics
• Payload Focus
• Program Schedule
• Summary
• PerceptOR
• Questions/Comments

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Program Objective

• Develop vehicle concepts for UGVs unrestrained by
  
• limits associated with crew accommodation

• Existing vehicle restraints related to a manned
  vehicle
• Ride quality - upright travel, suspension
• Weight and volume of crew, rations, supplies
• Personnel protection - armor

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Focus on Two FCS Payloads

• Payload Fraction gt 25
• Endurance gt 14 days, km
• Obstacle Negotiation .25m easy, 1m with care

150 kg
1500 kg

• RST
• Marsupials
• Comms Relay
• Other

• RST
• Weapons
• Missiles, guns, other
• Other

UGCV FCS CO-OPERATION TO ENSURE RELEVANCE
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Program Metrics
Reliability
Category 2 Metrics will be secondary design
drivers
Resilience
Category 1 Metrics will be primary design drivers
Sensor Stabilization
Payload Fraction
Obstacle Negotiation
Terrain Access
Cost
Endurance
Operational Features
Signature
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UGCV Program Schedule
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UGCV Program Summary

• UGCV will develop vehicle concepts that provide
  unmanned mobility to FCS by

• Capitalizing on crew absence to increase payload
  fraction
• Reducing strain on sensing requirements by
  negotiating larger obstacles
• Increasing reliability resilience with
  component optimization
• Utilizing emerging technology to increase
  endurance

Quantum Increase in Robot Utility
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For Official Use OnlyPerceptOR

• Perception for Off-Road Robotics
• Develop Perception System Prototypes
• Sensors
• Mountings
• Processing
• Networking
• Emphasis on Experimental Approach
• Developmental Experiments
• Evaluation Experiments
• Varying Terrain
• Use of Overhead Sensing
• LADAR experiment planned for Jan. and May
• Understand how it aids ground vehicle perception
• Demo III to participate