February 6, 2014 at 22:56U.S. Army Funds Unmanned Truck Development
In January this year, Lockheed Martin at the Fort Hood training ground in Texas tested the Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System (AMAS), which is designed to turn any army truck into an unmanned vehicle. The system is being developed as part of the 11 millionth contract concluded in 2012. After installing a set of sensors and control systems on a regular truck, it will be able to fully autonomously move along roads, including city roads, avoid obstacles, and react to the appearance of pedestrians and other cars. If necessary, it can be controlled remotely.
Several unmanned trucks can move in a convoy. The main threat to convoys in battlefields is mines, improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers. Autonomous trucks will be able to deliver goods without risking the lives of drivers. Just like in the cars that Google is developing, the unmanned truck is oriented in space using a lidar.
Lockheed Martin already has experience developing autonomous army vehicles, albeit on a smaller scale. Squad Mission Support System ( SMSS), a six-wheeled autonomous all-terrain vehicle for transporting ammunition, equipment and ammunition of small units has already passed field tests in Afghanistan. He knows how to follow the soldiers in fully automatic mode, ride a given route or be controlled remotely via satellite.
The armies of industrialized countries are more and more robotic. Unmanned aerial vehicles do not surprise anyone. The border of South Korea is guarded by Samsung machine-gunners. According to Scott Hartley, co-founder and chief engineer of 5D Robotics, by 2023 there will be a dozen different robots per US Army soldier - from reconnaissance and cargo to combat.
Several unmanned trucks can move in a convoy. The main threat to convoys in battlefields is mines, improvised explosive devices and suicide bombers. Autonomous trucks will be able to deliver goods without risking the lives of drivers. Just like in the cars that Google is developing, the unmanned truck is oriented in space using a lidar.
Lockheed Martin already has experience developing autonomous army vehicles, albeit on a smaller scale. Squad Mission Support System ( SMSS), a six-wheeled autonomous all-terrain vehicle for transporting ammunition, equipment and ammunition of small units has already passed field tests in Afghanistan. He knows how to follow the soldiers in fully automatic mode, ride a given route or be controlled remotely via satellite.
The armies of industrialized countries are more and more robotic. Unmanned aerial vehicles do not surprise anyone. The border of South Korea is guarded by Samsung machine-gunners. According to Scott Hartley, co-founder and chief engineer of 5D Robotics, by 2023 there will be a dozen different robots per US Army soldier - from reconnaissance and cargo to combat.