The Air Force Research Laboratory Airbase Technologies Division (AFRL/RXQ) researched robotic technologies to support flightline operations with the goal of improving the efficiency and safety in deployed locations. From February to October 2012, the Robotics Team designed and implemented a robotic control package for autonomous driving of the 25K Halvorsen Loader system. This project focused on robotic technologies for the cargo loader (K- Loader) systems that automate the transportation and handling of palletized cargo between the loading ramps and aircraft. This project was enabled by AFRL/RXQ's extensive repository of autonomous ground vehicle driving behaviors that were adapted to the K-Loader systems including: waypoint driving, obstacle avoidance, traversability grid mapping, and dynamic path planning. On October 25th, AFRL/RXQ conducted a successful demonstration of phase I of the Automated K-Loader system, which concluded the funded work for this effort.


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    Title :

    25K Halvorsen Loader Automation Report


    Contributors:
    E. Nieto (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    46 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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