XM1216 small unmanned ground vehicle
The XM1216 small unmanned ground vehicle (SUGV) is a Future Combat Systems specific, man packable (< Script error: No such module "convert".) version of the iRobot's PackBot.
Description
The XM1216 small unmanned ground vehicle (SUGV) is a lightweight, man portable unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) capable of conducting military operations in urban terrain, tunnels, sewers, and caves. The SUGV aids in the performance of manpower-intensive or high-risk functions (i.e. urban intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, chemical/toxic industrial chemicals (TIC), toxic industrial materials (TIM), reconnaissance, etc.).
Working to minimize soldiers' exposure directly to hazards, the SUGV's modular design allows multiple payloads to be integrated in a plug and play fashion. Weighing less than Script error: No such module "convert"., it is capable of carrying up to Script error: No such module "convert". of payload weight.
The XM1216 can either be remotely manned, or manipulated through use of a Microsoft Xbox 360 gamepad fitted with speciality drivers. This allows full control of the unit, otherwise unavailable through a conventional joystick.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Alternatively a ruggedized controller known as Small HaWC[1] (HArm's Way Controller), more suited to combat environments may be used in place of the Xbox 360 controller.
The SUGV is part of Spin Out 1 and has entered evaluation at the Army Evaluation Task Force (AETF). It will be fielded to IBCTs starting in 2011.
In February 2012, the Army announced their intention to issue a sole-source contract to iRobot for the XM1216 SUGV robotic system. The contract is for developing, supporting, and testing hardware and software related to the XM1216.[2]
In August 2015, the U.S. Marine Corps ordered 75 SUGVs.[3]
Gallery
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Note the Xbox 360 controller held by the operator
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Alternative SUGV controller
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A robotics technician assigned to the Bahraini Special Security Force (BSSF) trains soldiers on the SUGV
References
- Notes
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- ↑ Small HaWC esterline.com. October 12, 2015
- ↑ US Army Select iRobot for Sole-Source UGV Contract – Unmanned.co.uk, February 27, 2012
- ↑ USMC orders 75 SUGV robots – Shephardmedia.com, 4 August 2015
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- Sources
External links
- Army Unveils High-Tech Future Combat Systems
- Visit to iRobot and hands on with SUGV The Sunday Times 31 May 2009, Mark Harris
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