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The figure displays in black lines the one GCS to control at least two UAVs in nical Support Package (free white
current configuration that requires one flight formation. paper) at www.aerodefensetech.com/tsp
Ground Control Station (GCS) per UAV This work was done by Lidia Toscano for under the Machinery & Automation
deployed. The proposed configuration the Air Force Institute of Technology. For category. AFRL-0290
is shown in red lines and consists of more information, download the Tech-

Systems Engineering Approach to Develop Guidance,
Navigation and Control Algorithms for Unmanned Ground

Vehicle

This research explores the development of a UGV capable of operating autonomously in a densely
cluttered environment such as the tropical jungles or plantation estates commonly found in Asia.

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
espite the growing popularity of un- ground vehicles (UGV) focused largely methods for the development of a UGV
Dmanned systems being deployed in on operations in continental environ- that would be capable of operating au-
the military domain, limited research ments, places where vegetation is rela- tonomously in a densely cluttered envi-
efforts have been dedicated to the tively sparse compared to a tropical jun- ronment such as that found in Asia.
progress of ground system develop- gle or plantation estate commonly The development of unmanned sys-
ments. Dedicated efforts for unmanned found in Asia. This research explores tems as a force multiplier in the armed

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