Army takes firm hand in developing software and machine autonomy technology for unmanned ground vehicles
ADELPHI, Md. – Experts at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Md., are developing their own machine autonomy technology stack to speed development of autonomous vehicles. Fedscoop reports. Continue reading original article
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20 Sept. 2021 -- A technology stack consists of all the layers of technology that support applications and development; it doesn't depend on a contractor. Owning the autonomy tecnology stack for unmanned vehicles enables Army researchers to take more control over their Scalable, Adaptive and Resilient Autonomy (SARA) program to improve how robots drive themselves.
The one-year SARA program kicked off last year, working with eight collaborators from across the country, each to handle one part of the machine autonomy project for unmanned vehicles.
Areas of research range from obstacle classification to navigating narrow passageways. The eight collaborators faced separate problems, and uploaded their software to the technology stack so that Army engineers could share it with other teams.
Related: Artificial intelligence (AI) in unmanned vehicles
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