Lincoln Laboratory automated four Husky Mark III mine-detection vehicles, the worlds first autonomous vehicles to steer using a novel localizing ground-penetrating radar (LGPR). At nine tons, these autonomous vehicles are some of the largest to be put into combat operations to date. The vehicle is guided by a novel derivation of the pure pursuit steering algorithm adapted to a proportional four-wheel-counter-steer system. Localization data provided by the LGPR is centered on the forward mounted array. The autopilot system was designed and implemented with an operator ease-of-use approach, allowing the simple transition between manual control and autonomous operation.


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    Title :

    Automation of Armored Four Wheel Counter Steer Vehicles


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    Publication date :

    2015


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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