TMAP [Teleoperated Mobile Antiarmor Platform]: The Army`s near term entree to battlefield robotics
TMAP is a remotely operated battlefield system consisting of a 750-pound all terrain vehicle, remotely operated by a solider over a fiber optic communication link 4 km long. Using state-of-the-art automation and robotic technology, Martin Marietta Aero and Naval Systems is developing a modular prototype system under contract to Sandia National Laboratories. The Army Material developer is the Missile Command (MICOM) at Huntsville, Alabama; the Combat Developer is the Infantry School (USAIS) at Ft. Benning, Georgia. With the weapons removed by Congress in December 1987, the O & O is being rewritten for a ``Tactical Multipurpose Automated Platform`` (TMAP) instead of the original Teleoperated Mobile Antiarmor Platform. With minimal modification the modular TMAP system can be used in many applications (eg., antiarmor or antiair weapons, mine detection, medical support). System acceptance and Army evaluation testing is scheduled for summer and fall of 1988. 9 figs., 2 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Martin Marietta Corp., Baltimore, MD (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 719109
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-88-7098C; CONF-8806118-2; ON: TI88011619
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Conference on space and military applications of automation and robotics,Huntsville, AL (United States),13-21 Jun 1988; Other Information: PBD: May 1988
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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