Assignment 2.4 - Research Blog 1: Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Miguel H. Quine
UNSY 501 Applications of
Unmanned Systems
Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University
Autonomous
Warships get Smarter
By: Michael Peck,
April 21, 2016
The article that I bring is related to the SWARM TECHNOLOGY for Unmanned Maritime Vehicles - Surface Vessels. The Swarm Technology, in development, is the future Autonomous technology for the Unmanned Surface Vehicles of the US Navy.
The article explains the year 2016 is the “Robot Warship”
for the Navy with two converging trend: “The development of highly autonomous
unmanned surface ships that can function individually, and the development of
swarm control systems that enable flotillas of unmanned ships to operate as a
cohesive formation, again with minimal human intervention” (Peck, 2016).
The first development on April of 2016 occurred in the city
of Portland in Oregon. In that opportunity the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Navy made a demonstration of a large robotic
submarine hunter called the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned
Vessel (ACTUV) which was designed to detect and track ultra-quiet diesel
submarines.
From the date of the publication of this article was
announced for September, a demonstration of Unmanned Surface Vessel Swarm, an
Office of Naval Research project to create groups of small boats that can
function as a team. Before in August 2014 in the James River in Virginia, the
first demonstration of five small unmanned boats showcased the Control
Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing (CARACaS) system was held (Peck,
2016). “The CARACaS-controlled boats escorted a high-value naval target and
swarmed any remote-controlled "enemy" vessels that approached the
convoy.” (Peck, 2016)
A classmate of this course made this contribution: "I believe that Robot Warships for the Navy is truly a part of the advancements in the future of UMS. While searching for articles that I could use; I did come across a few articles pertaining to both under water and surface vehicles. Prior to reading those articles I hadn’t really thought about the future of fully autonomous vehicles and their possible capabilities. I believe that it would be a good idea for organizations such as the Coast Guard to use these vehicles because of the following possibilities:
A classmate of this course made this contribution: "I believe that Robot Warships for the Navy is truly a part of the advancements in the future of UMS. While searching for articles that I could use; I did come across a few articles pertaining to both under water and surface vehicles. Prior to reading those articles I hadn’t really thought about the future of fully autonomous vehicles and their possible capabilities. I believe that it would be a good idea for organizations such as the Coast Guard to use these vehicles because of the following possibilities:
- They can operate as a team
- They can operate with minimal supervision for countless hours
- They can help to cut down on the complacency factor
- They could have faster reaction times
- They could operate more efficiently" (Don Moore)
Please watch the presentation of this link:
Reference
Pomerleau, B. M., & Peck, B. M. (2016, April 21). Swarming-unmanned-surface-vessels.
Retrieved November 01, 2016, from
http://www.c4isrnet.com/story/military-tech/uas/2016/04/21/swarming-unmanned-surface-vessels/83290120/
"I believe that Robot Warships for the Navy is truly a part of the advancements in the future of UMS. While searching for articles that I could use; I did come across a few articles pertaining to both under water and surface vehicles. Prior to reading those articles I hadn’t really thought about the future of fully autonomous vehicles and their possible capabilities. I believe that it would be a good idea for organizations such as the Coast Guard to use these vehicles because of the following possibilities:
ReplyDeleteThey can operate as a team
They can operate with minimal supervision for countless hours
They can help to cut down on the complacency factor
They could have faster reaction times
They could operate more efficiently" (Don Moore)