U.S. Army: “Teams of Air-and Ground-Based Autonomous Agents Operating Mission-to-Mission with No Soldier Intervention”
April 27th, 2021Search and rescue. *wink*
Via: U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory:
The future battlefield will rely on teams of air-and ground-based autonomous agents operating mission-to-mission with no Soldier intervention.
Army researchers have developed a unique approach that allows a rotary wing unmanned air vehicle to land on a moving unmanned ground vehicle without the aid of GPS and recharge before moving on to the next mission.
Teams of autonomous air and ground agents will enable operations in search and rescue environments that are too remote or dangerous for humans, but often require extensive positioning and communication infrastructure, said Army researcher Dr. Stephen Nogar of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory.
“UAVs will need the ability to operate with no Soldier intervention, and a critical function is landing autonomously on static and moving ground vehicles, recharging, then taking off to perform new missions,” Nogar said. “Additionally, UAVs will not be able to rely on GPS, as it is unreliable and easily disrupted, so these behaviors will need to be performed using other sources such as onboard vision.”
