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The idea and deployment of TOF (time of flight) systems is not new - if you've ever been caught in a LIDAR speed trap this same technology was in use. Velodyne's unique contribution to the state-of-the art in sensing comes from its approach of...
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The TerraMax autonomous truck is based on Oshkosh’s Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) defense truck platform. Most recently, TerraMax competed in the 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge. The MTVR was designed for the US Marine Corps with a 70% off-road...
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Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout UAV is based on a commercial off-the-shelf Schweizer 333 manned helicopter manufactured in Horseheads, NY. The baseline design has proven a highly reliable and effective platform with extensive operating history. The...
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Northrop Grumman's Transformational Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system provides unprecedented situation awareness and precision targeting support for U.S. Armed Forces of the future. The MQ-8B Fire Scout...
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Raytheon has teamed with Swift Engineering to provide the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps with an unmanned aircraft system for their respective Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Tier 2 missions. “KillerBee offers the warfighter an affordable...
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The Harbor Wing Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) is unique. Defined by three innovative components: the WingSail, the Hydrofoils, and the Guidance System, it will perform a range of critical missions. The design and integration of these components...
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The V-STAR unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) offers next-generation solutions for frontline military logistics and related multi-role endurance missions. Providing commanders with a VTOL-Swift Tactical Aerial Resource – V-STAR provides vertical take-off and...
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The Berkeley Aerobotics group is also expanding its research scope into the advanced control and coordination of fixed-wing UAVs. Leveraging on their expertise, experiences, and thoroughly investigated flight control software from the rotary wing cousins...
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Army testing has shown that Chatten Associates' Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) more than doubles the mission performance of remote operations. It can be controlled by either a joystick or the operator's head motions. Both of these gimbals are...
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Major Pottratz discusses EOD robots in use today. TALON EOD robots were the first military robots taken into Afghanistan during action against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden in February 2002. They initially accompanied the Special Forces on a Classified...
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Military robots are widely used for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), reconnaissance, communications, hazmat, security, defense and rescue. TALON SWORDS robots can be configured with M240 or M249 machine guns or Barrett .50 caliber rifles for armed reconnaissance...
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Meet the iRobot Warrior, the next generation of remote control robotic vehicles; bigger, faster and more capable including a larger payload area and vertical reach. Have a story suggestion? Want to be featured on Engineering TV? Send us a tip at: EngineeringTV...
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Expanding the tactical thinking of how robotics can be used is something the iRobot PackBot is helping to push forward with it's applications in modern day society. Have a story suggestion? Want to be featured on Engineering TV? Send us a tip at:...
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Meet the iRobot Packbot, a tactical mobile robot used in several different applications including mapping, explosive ordinance disposal and other dangerous missions. Have a story suggestion? Want to be featured on Engineering TV? Send us a tip at: EngineeringTV...