ROBOTIC TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSION PACKAGE

THE DETAILED CONCEPT DEFINITION, ANALYSIS AND CONCEPT DESIGN OF A ROBOTIC TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSION PACKAGE WILL BE COMPLETED AS A SPECIFIC BASIS FOR FOLLOW-ON R&D LEADING TO FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF HARDWARE. DAY/NIGHT VISUAL AND IR CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS BINAURAL HEARING AND RF DETECTION WILL BE INCLUDED. NEW CAPABILITIES TO LOCATE ACOUSTIC AND RF SOURCES THROUGH CORRELATION AMONG MULTIPLE, DISPERSED SENSORS WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR BATTLEFIELD FEASIBILITY. DESIGN APPROACHES WILL ACCOUNT FOR TECHNICAL AND HUMAN FACTOR INTERFACES TO OTHER RELATED DOD PROGRAMS FOR FUTURE IMPLEMENTATIONS. DESIGN APPROACHES WILL ALSO BE SHAPED BY FEASIBILITY REQUIREMENTS RESULTING FROM PROJECTED TACTICS, DOCTRINE AND FORCE STRUCTURE AS WELL AS THREAT ANALYSES.