The Near Autonomous Unmanned Systems (NAUS) will develop, integrate and demonstrate the technology required to advance the maneuver technologies (that is, perception, mobility, tactical behaviors, anti-tamper) and increase the survivability of the Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV) and other unmanned platforms for the future force.
NAUS-ATO goals include:
* Maturing robotic technologies
* Demonstrating these technologies on an integrated reliable vehicle
* Mitigating risks for ARV, MULE, & ANS
* Reducing Soldiers’ burden by increasing vehicle autonomy
Leveraging knowledge gathered in past and ongoing programs such as VTI, Robotics CTA, MDARS, and Demo III, the NAUS-ATO will reduce risk to development of the Future Combat System’s Armed Robotic Vehicle program by expanding on already successful autonomous mobility technology developed by GDRS and its partners.
Robotic research is a subcontractor to GDRS. The team is working with BAE Systems on this effort.
The program sponsor is U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Command |
