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In 2006 TFOT covered the huge Crusher UGV under development at the Carnegie Mellon University. The Crusher can carry more than 8,000 lbs (3600 kg) of payload and armor and uses an electric motor embedded in each of the vehicle's six wheels which are powered with a hybrid system that uses a turbo diesel generator to recharge its batteries.
Crusher
NREC designed and developed the Crusher vehicle to support the UPI program's rigorous field experimentation schedule. The UPI program features quarterly field experiments that assess the capabilities of large scale, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) operating autonomously in a wide range of complex, off-road terrains. UPI's aggressive mobility, autonomy and mission …
Army Guide
Mini Crusher universal robotic platform was created by NREC specialists taking into account developments in the Crusher UGV, but in much smaller dimensions. Thanks to the suspension design of the 6-wheel chassis, the robot is able to overcome complex obstacles and has good stability even at high speeds. As the tasks performed, it was planned to ...
Carnegie Mellon receives $14.4 million to dev | EurekAlert!
Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute has won a $14.4 million contract to develop an advanced, autonomous unmanned ground vehicle for the US Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development ...
Crusher Autonomous Vehicle
Crusher is a six-wheeled 6.5 ton autonomous vehicle combining high off-road mobility and autonomous mission handling capabilities. The vehicle is developed by the National Robotics Engineering Center, where it is known …
Goliath (Homefront) | Homefront Wiki
For the KPA drone as it appears in Homefront: The Revolution, see Goliath (Homefront: The Revolution). The Goliath is a KPA unmanned ground vehicle that is featured in Homefront. The Goliath is a 6-wheeled all-wheel drive semi …
Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center unveils
Figure 2 The "Crusher" the new unmanned ground vehicle from Carnegie Mellon University's NREC. The UPI project, which includes extensive autonomy development, payload integration and field-testing, is funded by the US Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) at an expenditure of $35 million to date.
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Solutions > Defense Defense NREC's innovative robotics technology bridges capability gaps to protect the warfighter and enhance military operations. Since 1995, NREC has worked with many Department of Defense sponsors including DARPA, AFRL, and Joint Services. An impressive roster of projects and awards highlights NREC's mission to "engineer robotics solutions." …
Off-Road Autonomy
NREC designed and developed the Crusher vehicles to support the UPI programs field experiments to assess the capabilities of large scale, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) …
Crusher UGCV
Carnegie Mellon's 6.5-ton "Crusher" combines strength and mobility to create an extremely robust, unmanned vehicle that can function on its own in challenging off-road terrain. The project is known as UPI, which stands for Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle (UGCV) PerceptOR Integration. The Crusher's hull is made from high-strength aluminum tubes and …
Crusher Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Unmanned ground vehicle – Mashpedia, the Hyper Encyclopedia. Crusher Unmanned Ground Vehicle- Testing Highlights. PUBLISHED: 2008/12/06. LENGTH: 2 min. Unmanned Ground Vehicles – Two Decades of Progress. PUBLISHED: 2012/02/07.
And in this corner… The Crusher! | Military …
Crusher is an upgraded version of the Spinner UGV, previously developed by DARPA and the Army, and part of a roughly $35 million, DARPA-led effort to make robots more autonomous.
Robotic Warriors: The Crusher
Crusher is a 13,200-pound (6,000 kg) autonomous off-road Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle developed by researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center for...
(PDF) FCS UGV safe operations
Crusher UGV operating autonomously with Safety Observer following in HMMWV. Test preparation and rehearsal The method behind the selection of the test scenarios and protocol was predicting the ways the UGV control could fail, and minimizing exposure to these risks. In a city, you might think nothing of walking down the street on a sidewalk ...
Off-Road Autonomy
NREC designed and developed the Crusher vehicles to support the UPI programs field experiments to assess the capabilities of large scale, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) operating autonomously in a wide range of complex, off-road terrains.
(PDF) Mechatronics Design of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle …
The term Unmanned Ground Vehicle or UGV only defines that the operator controlling the vehicle, if one exists, is not on the vehicle itself. It does not specify the kind of control that an
Army Guide
APD will ultimately be used as a highly-mobile UGV platform demonstrator for the RVCA program, replacing the Crusher UGV. APD's key performance parameters include a top speed of 80 kilometers per hour and the ability to autonomously perform a single lane change. Its size requirements include the ability to deploy two vehicles on a C-130 ...
Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center Unveils
See a Video of Crusher Below The 6.5-ton "Crusher" can function on its own in challenging off-road terrain. Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in the School of Computer Science's Robotics Institute is unveiling a unique unmanned ground vehicle that offers new strength, mobility and autonomy features for the ...
Crusher UGV | 1 Miniature and 1 Prop
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Researchers unveil futuristic unmanned ground combat …
Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in the School of Computer Science's Robotics Institute is unveiling a unique unmanned ground vehicle that offers new strength, mobility and autonomy features for the Army's effort to keep its troops out of harm's way. The 6.5-ton "Crusher" combines the strength and mobility of a predecessor …
Robots are fearless
The team has designed the Crusher unmanned ground vehicle as a follow-on and upgrade to the Spinner vehicle that was developed in a prior DARPA/Army program. Crusher is a six-wheeled, all-wheel ...
Crusher (robot) | Military Wiki | Fandom
Crusher is a 13,200-pound (6,000 kg)[2] autonomous off-road Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle developed by researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center for DARPA.[3] It is a follow up on the previous Spinner vehicle.[1] DARPA's technical name for the crusher is Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle and Perceptor Integration System,[4] and …
New UGV technologies hit the ground running in urban and …
Crusher is designed not for production, but to demonstrate the possibilities and contribute to the future of UGV technology in military applications.
Crusher Vehicle Robot Ugv 3ds
Autonomous "Crusher" military unmanned ground vehicle (robot UGV) 3D model. Part of a huge related collection available from ES3DStudios. Many more linked sets available in a range of formats. Click "ES3DStudios" for full range. All renders shown here created with the 3DSMax MentalRay renderer. Modeled predominately in quads.
Unmanned Ground Vehicles Update—Latest UGVs
This update starts with the pioneering German UGVs of WW2, and the circa-2006 CMU Crusher. ... The diminutive Goliath was the precursor to all modern UGVs and pioneered remote control UGV technologies. It came in …
Crusher unmanned ground combat vehicle unveiled
Crusher is a six-wheeled, all-wheel drive, hybrid electric, skid-steered, unmanned ground vehicle. The vehicle weighs 14,000 pounds fully fueled, and is designed to carry a 3,000-pound payload.
Crusher, the unmanned ground combat vehicle
Crusher is a new breed of UGV — an NREC-designed, six-wheeled, all-wheel drive, hybrid electric, skid-steered, unmanned ground vehicle. It is not high on mileage …
UPIUPI: UGCV PerceptOR Integration: UGCV PerceptOR …
Crusher represents the next generation of the original Spinner platform, the world's first greater-than-6-ton, cross-country UGV designed from the ground up. Crusher offers more mobility, reliability, maintainability and flexibility than Spinner, at 29 percent less weight. TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TODAY Crusher has a new space frame hull
Robotic Vehicle Control Architecture for FCS Program …
operation test of Crusher UGV with brass board ANS (no LADAR), and base BC architecture. • Why: Conducted to evaluate Crusher performance and collect data concerning position accuracy, average speedtltids, system latencies. • Who: TARDEC, NREC, DCS, PM FCS BCT, GDRS, BAE, Boeing, SAIC • When: 5 – 28 Sep 2007 • Where: Gascola/Somerset, PA