Unmanned ground vehicles and EO-IR sensors for border patrol

Robert A. Bell

doi:10.1117/12.724781

7 May 2007 Unmanned ground vehicles and EO-IR sensors for border patrol

Robert A. Bell

Proceedings Volume 6540, Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security III; 65400B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.724781
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Unmanned ground vehicle technology with integrated EO-IR Sensors and payloads play a key role in border surveillance and security. In recent years, unmanned ground vehicle such as iRobot's PackBot have been a critical tool in providing situational awareness to combat terrorist operations around the world. There is increased recognition of the importance of unmanned ground vehicles with sensor suites as a force multiplication for the infantry and special forces units in future combat or reconnaissance missions and perimeter and border security and first responders. They function as the "eyes, ears, and hands" of the unit and can be remotely deployed without placing the observer's unit in harm's way in risky environments. Evolving unmanned ground vehicle technology produces significantly lighter, more maneuverable, greater endurance UGVs with improved EO, IR and other sensors for reconnaissance, surveillance and situational awareness. They dramatically reduce the risk for soldiers in MOUT operations, relay evidence of booby traps, hidden enemy, and other dangers in caves, tunnels, buildings, vehicles and other areas where the soldier(s) may be at risk. They have expanded mobility in debris fields, stairs, and rugged terrain with IR and visible video and audio links. New sensor technology enables new tactics to be developed and tethers allow secure operation. These UGVs are extremely rugged withstanding the harshest military use. They have high reliability as demonstrated in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are easy to operate with a short set-up time and battery change out time of less than one minute.

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Robert A. Bell "Unmanned ground vehicles and EO-IR sensors for border patrol", Proc. SPIE 6540, Optics and Photonics in Global Homeland Security III, 65400B (7 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.724781

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