Sensor deployment on unmanned ground vehicles

Grant R. Gerhart; Gary Witus

doi:10.1117/12.736109

5 October 2007 Sensor deployment on unmanned ground vehicles

Grant R. Gerhart, Gary Witus

Proceedings Volume 6736, Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks IV; 673603 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.736109
Event: Optics/Photonics in Security and Defence, 2007, Florence, Italy

Abstract

TARDEC has been developing payloads for small robots as part of its unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) development programs. These platforms typically weigh less than 100 lbs and are used for various physical security and force protection applications. This paper will address a number of technical issues including platform mobility, payload positioning, sensor configuration and operational tradeoffs. TARDEC has developed a number of robots with different mobility mechanisms including track, wheel and hybrid track/wheel running gear configurations. An extensive discussion will focus upon omni-directional vehicle (ODV) platforms with enhanced intrinsic mobility for positioning sensor payloads. This paper also discusses tradeoffs between intrinsic platform mobility and articulated arm complexity for end point positioning of modular sensor packages.

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Grant R. Gerhart and Gary Witus "Sensor deployment on unmanned ground vehicles", Proc. SPIE 6736, Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks IV, 673603 (5 October 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.736109

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