By Jerry Aliotta June 21, 2021 ROCHESTER, Mich.—A common software system makes programming robots and operating them easier. Common tasks such as feedback loops, control, pathfinding, data filtering, locating and sharing data can all be done by the same computer commands. The U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center’s common robotics software system was on display at the 28th annual…
By GVSC and NGCV CFT Public Affairs DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich.—Soldiers, engineers, and other armor experts came together here for the first in a series of Optionally Manned Tank Soldier Innovation Workshops to begin planning for the next generation tank. For the 3-day workshop, the team held group discussions on what capabilities the Army’s next tank…
WARREN, Mich.—Thirty Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division supported the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center Virtual Experiment #3 last month to help inform the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team’s campaign of learning for Manned and Un-Manned Teaming. The campaign of learning is part of GVSC’s Virtual Prototyping process…
CAMP GRAYLING, Mich.–Tomorrow’s battlefield won’t be limited to direct enemy fire. It’s expected to be a hyperactive environment of cyber and electronic warfare where warfighters are contested the minute they leave a start-point to the minute they arrive on the objective. As this activity increases, so does the risk. Last week, the Army’s Ground Vehicle…
FORT BLISS, New Mexico—Motor transport operators, more commonly known in the Army as “88 Mikes,” drive the Army’s tactical wheeled vehicles that transport cargo on the battlefield. They are the backbone of the Army’s support and sustainment structure, and what they do makes them highly vulnerable to enemy attack. Sixteen of these Soldiers who paid…