Most robotic platforms have, up to this point, been designed with emphasis placed on improving mobility technologies. Minimal emphasis has been placed on payloads and mission execution. Using a top-down approach, Mesa Associates, Inc. identified specific UGV mission applications and structured its MATILDA platform using these applications for vehicle mobility and motion control requirements. Specific applications identified for the MATILDA platform include: Target surveillance, explosive device neutralization, material pickup and transport, weapon transport and firing, and law enforcement. Current performance results, lessons-learned, technical hurdles, and future applications are examined.
Applications for the MATILDA robotic platform
Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology IV ; 2002 ; Orlando,FL,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 4715
2002-07-17
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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