Navy’s Swarming Drone Boats Conduct Independent Missions
Four unmanned remotely operated high-speed maneuvering surface targets move to their blocking positions during an Office of Naval Research-sponsored demonstration of autonomous swarmboat technology on the James River in Newport News, Va. During the demonstration as many as 13 Navy boats, using an Office of Naval Research-sponsored system called CARACaS (Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command Sensing), operated autonomously or by remote control during escort, intercept and engage scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Paul Kotara/Released)Four unmanned remotely operated high-speed maneuvering surface targets move to their blocking positions during an Office of Naval Research-sponsored demonstration of autonomous swarmboat technology on the James River in Newport News, Va. During the demonstration as many as 13 Navy boats, using an Office of Naval Research-sponsored system called CARACaS (Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command Sensing), operated autonomously or by remote control during escort, intercept and engage scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Paul Kotara/Released)
Posted By: Hope Hodge Seck December 15, 2016
Remotely programmed boats that swarm to their objective just got closer to being a future warfighting reality.
In a recent demonstration that took place in the lower Chesapeake Bay, a swarm of rigid-hull inflatable boats, or RHIBs, and other small boats were takes with performing patrol missions autonomously, with remote human direction but no direct supervision, according to a news release from the Office of Naval Research.
http://defensetech.org/2016/12/15/navys-swarming-drone-boats-conduct-independent-missions/
