The application of microrobotics in warfare

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/369704· OSTI ID:369704

Solem, J

This is the final report of a one-year, Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The project sought to conduct a detailed theoretical study of military microrobot requirements and performance in conflict situations. The study was directed toward construction of a proof-of-concept prototype with attention to its eventual mass manufacture using microlithographic fabrication techniques. The study included design and performance assessment of payloads for the microvehicle, which might include special sensors and data processing equipment for gathering intelligence, or electrical, mechanical, and chemical disrupters of various sorts.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 369704
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-96-3067; ON: DE96014737; TRN: 96:005246
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: [1996]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
ROBOTS
DESIGN
WARFARE
DATA ACQUISITION
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
DATA PROCESSING
MOTORS