The NPS Small Robotic Technology Initiative, man-portable robots for low intensity conflict

The Naval Postgraduate School's Small Robotic Technology (SMART) Initiative is an ongoing research effort within the Combat Systems Science and Technology Curriculum that engages in forward-looking applications of small robotic technology for military employment. The immediate goal of which is...

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Main Author: Ferry, Todd W.
Other Authors: Harkins, Richard M.
Published: Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/34057
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spelling ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-340572014-11-27T16:18:38Z The NPS Small Robotic Technology Initiative, man-portable robots for low intensity conflict Ferry, Todd W. Harkins, Richard M. Hofler, Thomas J. Physics The Naval Postgraduate School's Small Robotic Technology (SMART) Initiative is an ongoing research effort within the Combat Systems Science and Technology Curriculum that engages in forward-looking applications of small robotic technology for military employment. The immediate goal of which is to develop a multipurpose robotic platform that is capable of hosting varied sensor packages for military research. This thesis successfully accomplished initial background research and integration of a low cost, lightweight, all-terrain, robotic vehicle to fulfill this requirement. The areas of robotic investigation included: research and procurement of a Foster Miller Lemming tracked vehicle; the selection of a robust, network enabled, real-time microcontroller called the ipEngine; selection of Differential GPS as a highly accurate autonomous vehicle positioning technique; and the development of the ipEngine software environment for integration and testing of the microcontroller's wireless interfacing. Wireless communication tests using TCP/IP sockets, serial communication, telnet and a common Internet Web Browser validated the ability to remotely 6perate the vehicle under both direct and autonomous rtontrol. Ultimately, this thesis laid the foundation for follow-on NPS students to research and integrate varied robotic sensing techniques, including synthetic array seismic sonar's and chemical detection devices, and to participate in cooperative research with other military laboratories. 2013-06-18T20:25:18Z 2013-06-18T20:25:18Z 2001-06 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10945/34057 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted. Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School
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description The Naval Postgraduate School's Small Robotic Technology (SMART) Initiative is an ongoing research effort within the Combat Systems Science and Technology Curriculum that engages in forward-looking applications of small robotic technology for military employment. The immediate goal of which is to develop a multipurpose robotic platform that is capable of hosting varied sensor packages for military research. This thesis successfully accomplished initial background research and integration of a low cost, lightweight, all-terrain, robotic vehicle to fulfill this requirement. The areas of robotic investigation included: research and procurement of a Foster Miller Lemming tracked vehicle; the selection of a robust, network enabled, real-time microcontroller called the ipEngine; selection of Differential GPS as a highly accurate autonomous vehicle positioning technique; and the development of the ipEngine software environment for integration and testing of the microcontroller's wireless interfacing. Wireless communication tests using TCP/IP sockets, serial communication, telnet and a common Internet Web Browser validated the ability to remotely 6perate the vehicle under both direct and autonomous rtontrol. Ultimately, this thesis laid the foundation for follow-on NPS students to research and integrate varied robotic sensing techniques, including synthetic array seismic sonar's and chemical detection devices, and to participate in cooperative research with other military laboratories.
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The NPS Small Robotic Technology Initiative, man-portable robots for low intensity conflict
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