Analysis of the Development of Unmanned Ground Vehicles
Abstract
Purpose: To conduct an analysis of the current state and development prospects of foreign and domestic mobile unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) designed for special and military purposes. To examine the hardware and software architecture of robotic systems. To assess the prospects for robotization of systems for specialized applications.
Method: System analysis method, systemic-structural analysis method.
Findings: An analysis of the state of robotization of weapons and military equipment (WME) in developed countries indicates that the primary focus is currently on the development of robotic systems with enhanced autonomy. Due to the specific nature of tasks performed on the battlefield, these systems must be capable of operating in real-world conditions under partial or complete absence of initial information about the operational environment.
Theoretical implications: The findings enable the development of innovative domestic scientific and technical groundwork required for designing next-generation UGVs to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Practical implications: The results can be applied by domestic defense industry enterprises to develop new UGVs with increased efficiency, which will undoubtedly transform methods of conducting warfare.
Paper type: Conceptual and empirical.
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