ANALYTIC SUPPORT FOR COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT ROBOTICS

ASI, LB&M ASSOCIATES AND ODETICS ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED WITH THE NECESSARY EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES, AND FACILITIES TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT AMC AND TRADOC IN THE ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ROBOTICS AND AI SYSTEMS IN FUTURE COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. THIS TEAM WILL USE A "TOTAL SYSTEM APPROACH"METHODOLOGY THAT FOCUSES NOT ONLY ON THE OBVIOUS AREAS OF NEED, BUT ALSO ADDRESSES ALL OTHER FACTORS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED (DOCTRINE, MATERIEL, FORCE STRUCTURE, AND TRAINING). THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL PROVIDE A DETAILED CONCEPT FORMULATION FOR THE APPLICATION OF ROBOTICS TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT FORCES THROUGH THE YEAR 2010. IT WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT THE PROCESS OF INTERACTING WITH THE AMC AND TRADOC ROBOTIC TECHNICAL AND USER COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE FOR A TRULY INTEGRATED DEVELOPER/USER LIST OF HIGH PRIORITY/HIGH PAYOFF ROBOTIC PROJECTS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE TIMELY FIELDING OF ROBOTIC COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THE PLAN AND METHODOLOGY FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE FOLLOW-ON PHASE II DETAILED ANALYSES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SOLID, SUPPORTABLE BASIS FOR AMC AND TRADOC ROBOTIC PROGRAMS AND THEIR JUSTIFICATION AND SUPPORT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE PHASE I EFFORT.