REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILITY OF PLATFORMS AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES

This paper presents many varied mobile platform suited for different kinds unmanned ground vehicles applications. The Unmanned Ground Vehicle’s platform is the glue that holds together all the other aspects of a field able tactical military unmanned ground vehicle. Unless the platform exhibits a high degree of mobility and outstanding ruggedness it will fail to achieve its target location. If the UGV can not deploy its sensors at the correct location then the mission is rendered useless. The platform should merge the drive system, a power supply system sufficient for the required mission period, an advanced communication system capable of returning real-time information to the user and a user friendly Human Machine Interface that allows long term, stress free operations. The platform must have a very high immunity to electro-magnetic interference, and logistically any tactical UGV must not impose a heavy load on available systems or manpower. Unmanned Ground Vehicle technology areas, platforms for reconnaissance, surveillance and EOD missions, the first dedicated IED disposal robotic platform “Wheelbarrow”, remotely controlled French tank (AMX30B2) for mine clearance operations, All terrain vehicle Gamma Goat, schematic of typical hybrid electric power train for UGVs, AHED 8x8 Phantom view revealing power and propulsion are presented in the paper