An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), such as a minefield breaching vehicle 100, has a body 20 that has at least one opening to enable pressurised gas, generated by a mine explosion underneath the vehicle 100, to escape through the body 20. The body 20 may include a frame 26 that includes a plurality of openings. The vehicle 100 may comprise multiple electric motors for powering the wheels. The vehicle 100 may have lowerable wheels. The vehicle 100 may have a moveable mass that is arranged to compensate for a wheel of the vehicle 100 by changing a centre of gravity of the vehicle 100. The vehicle 100 may have at least three wheels on one side of the vehicle 100 that are spaced from at least three wheels on the other side of the vehicle 100. The vehicle 100 may have at least one fluid powered arm that is configured to apply pressure to ground in order to cause mines in the ground to detonate. The vehicle 100 may have one or more discardable mine rollers. The vehicle 100 may have a wheel with multiple wheel flanges.
Unmanned vehicles
2023-12-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English