2016/06/03 by Stuart H. Young, Stuart Young, Young, Stuart +2
Computer Science · Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Mobile Agent-Based Network Management #Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence #Robotic Path Planning Algorithms #Robotics (cs.RO) #cs.RO
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1606.01288
a version of this paper was presented at the 14th CCRTS Symposium
arxiv created 2016/06/03 · openalex publication_date 2016/06/03 · arxiv updated 2016/06/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
While a number of excellent review articles on military robots have appeared in existing literature, this paper focuses on a distinct sub-space of related problems: small military robots organized into moderately sized squads, operating in a ground combat environment. Specifically, we consider the following: - Command of practical small robots, comparable to current generation, small unmanned ground vehicles (e.g., PackBots) with limited computing and sensor payload, as opposed to larger vehicle-sized robots or micro-scale robots; - Utilization of moderately sized practical forces of 3-10 robots applicable to currently envisioned military ground operations; - Complex three-dimensional physical environments, such as urban areas or mountainous terrains and the inherent difficulties they impose, including limited and variable fields of observation, difficult navigation, and intermittent communication; - Adversarial environments where the active, intelligent enemy is the key consideration in determining the behavior of the robotic force; and - Purposeful, partly autonomous, coordinated behaviors that are necessary for such a robotic force to survive and complete missions; these are far more complex than, for example, formation control or field coverage behavior.