Title :
Sea-dragon: An amphibious robot for operation in the littorals
Author :
Healy, Patrick D. ; Bishop, Bradley E.
Author_Institution :
Weapons & Syst. Eng., United States Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the design of an amphibious robot for operations support in the littoral zone (close to shore). The mission of the robot is to escort assaulting marines to and from the beachhead. This robot will also offer reconnaissance and escort alongside convoys. The robot will possess positive buoyancy and demonstrate dual locomotion for both land and sea, modeled after the Marines´ AAV. It will carry a teleoperated weapon and will be controlled by the remote operator using standard R/C gear and camera feedback.
Keywords :
marine vehicles; military vehicles; mobile robots; Sea-dragon vehicle; amphibious assault vehicle; amphibious robot mission; camera feedback; littoral zone; positive buoyancy; remote operator; standard R/C gear; teleoperated weapon; Design engineering; Humans; Land vehicles; Military standards; Mobile robots; Orbital robotics; Payloads; Road vehicles; Systems engineering and theory; Weapons; Mobile robots; amphibious robots; military robots;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 2009. SSST 2009. 41st Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tullahoma, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3324-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0094-2898
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.2009.4806802
