| Test Results of Autonomous Behaviors for Urban Environment Exploration |
Apr-2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
H R Everett; G Ahuja; B Sights; D Fellars; G Pacis Kogut; E Rius; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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 | Under various collaborative efforts with other government labs, private industry, and academia, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) is developing and testing advanced autonomous behaviors for navigation, mapping, and exploration in various indoor and outdoor settings. As part of the Urban Environment Exploration project, SSC Pacific is maturing those technologies and sensor payload configurations that enable man-portable robots to effectively operate within the challenging conditions of urban environments. For example, ... |
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| Land, Sea, and Air Unmanned Systems Research and Development at SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific |
Apr-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Barbara Fletcher; Greg Kogut; Hoa G Nguyen; H R Everett; Rich Arrieta; Robin Laird; John Andrews; Todd Webber; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) has a long and extensive history in unmanned systems research and development, starting with undersea applications in the 1960s and expanding into ground and air systems in the 1980s. In the ground domain, we are addressing force-protection scenarios using large unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and fixed sensors, and simultaneously pursuing tactical and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operations with small ... |
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| Enhancing Man-Portable Robot Functionality through Integration of New Sensor Payloads |
Jun-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
H R Everett; G Kogut; G Ahuja; B Sights; E B Pacis; D Fellars; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA UNMANNED SYSTEMS BRANCH
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| The Technology Transfer project of the Unmanned Systems Branch at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego seeks to improve the functionality and autonomy of small mobile robot systems by harvesting prior and ongoing developments for insertion into current programs. Over the past year, we have been working with the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technologies (CCAT) to integrate sensor packages from private companies to increase the payload options ... |
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| Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Behavior on Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles |
02-May-2007 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
H R Everett; G Kogut; G Ahuja; B Sights; E B Pacis; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND SAN DIEGO CA
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| Sensors commonly mounted on small unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) include visible light and thermal cameras, scanning LIDAR, and ranging sonar. Sensor data from these sensors is vital to emerging autonomous robotic behaviors. However, sensor data from any given sensor can become noisy or erroneous under a range of conditions, reducing the reliability of autonomous operations. We seek to increase this reliability through data fusion. Data fusion includes characterizing the strengths ... |
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| ROBART I: In Retrospect |
01-Dec-2005 |
163 pages |
| Authors:
H R Everett; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| This document discusses the development of ROBART I, one of the first behavior-based autonomous robots ever built. |
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| Development and Testing for Physical Security Robots |
Mar-2005 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Chinh Nguyen; H R Everett; Daniel M Carroll; Brian Frederick; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The Mobile Detection Assessment Response System (MDARS) provides physical security for Department of Defense bases and depots using autonomous unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to patrol the site while operating payloads for intruder detection and assessment, barrier assessment, and product assessment. MDARS is in the System Development and Demonstration acquisition phase and is currently undergoing developmental testing including an Early User Appraisal (EUA) at the Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada - the ... |
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| After Action Report to the Joint Program Office: Center for the Robotic Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) Related Efforts at the World Trade Center |
Aug-2002 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Michael R Blackburn; H R Everett; Robin T Laird; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The purpose of this report is to provide the Program Manager for the Unmanned Ground Vehicles/Systems Joint Program Office (UGV/S JPO) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Joint Robotics Program with a quick summary of the introduction of small teleoperated robots to disasterrelated search and rescue operations following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack upon the World Trade Center in New York City. This report will also list ... |
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| Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Lessons Learned |
Nov-2001 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
H R Everett; M R Blackburn; R T Laird; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The purpose of this effort is to compile Lessons Learned from the unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) programs that could be relevant to the objectives of the Very Shallow Water (VSW) Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) program. Even though the operational environments of the UGV programs and the UUV program are significantly different, Lessons Learned could save the VSW MCM UUV program considerable time ... |
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