Automating army convoys : technical and tactical risks and opportunities / Shawn McKay [and 8 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKay, Shawn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Transportation--Forecasting.

United States.

United States. Army.

Military convoys.

Automated vehicles--United States.

Automated vehicles.

Vehicles, Military--Technological innovations--United States.

Vehicles, Military.

Vehicles, Military--Technological innovations.

Transportation.

Forecasting.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 59 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2020]

Summary:

This report examines how the U.S. Army can move ahead with the development and integration of automated driving technology for its convoy operations in the near future. Robotic ground vehicles are quickly maturing in the commercial sphere and could potentially save lives and increase efficiency if utilized in Army convoys. However, it may be many years until fully unmanned convoy vehicles are able to operate in rough terrain or manage adversarial attacks. In response, the authors of this report examine different employment concepts of automated trucks in Army convoys that appear viable in the next one to five years and would still reduce soldier casualties. The authors investigate technical and tactical benefits and risks of these concepts. A bridging option, the minimally manned employment concept, leading to the eventual use of a mix of manned and unmanned trucks in a convoy, is developed in this report to address the current technical and tactical risks of concepts requiring use of unmanned, automated trucks in Army convoys.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781977400390

1977400396

OCLC:

1137844754