The paper must be a minimum of three pages long, including the title and reference page. Remember, the main body of your paper must be no less than one and no more than two pages.
Be sure to apply current APA guidelines..
Review the following resources for an introduction to a small amphibious unmanned vehicle and the navigational requirements specific to its operating environment. Pay particular attention to the given specifications for travel on land and in the water.
Clearpath Robotics and ARGO XTR Unveil Warthog UGV/AUVSI (Links to an external site.)
Clearpath Robotics partners with ARGO XTR to offer amphibious robot/Clearpath Robotics (Links to an external site.)
Warthog Amphibious Unmanned Ground Vehicle/Clearpath Robotics (Links to an external site.)
Unmanned vehicles need to know spatially where they are in order to navigate. These vehicles identify their location through sensors and software, enabling navigation of the unmanned system. For the unmanned system to update to changing conditions while moving over variable terrain and around obstacles, a method called Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is now frequently used.
The following resources provide more information:
Simultaneous Localization, mapping and path planning for unmanned vehicles using optimal control/Advances in Mechanical Engineering. (Links to an external site.)
What is SLAM (Simultaneous Localization & Mapping) – Future of Drones/Atom Drones (Links to an external site.)
You may also visit Real-Time, Multi-Perspective Perception for Unmanned Ground Vehicles/NREC (Links to an external site.) for more information. This research paper provides some excellent discussion on proprioception and sensor fusion.
For this short essay assignment, please describe the localization method(s) you would choose to use on the Warthog Amphibious Unmanned Ground Vehicle/Clearpath Robotics (Links to an external site.) that you studied earlier in this module.
Considerations:
This UAS should be able to travel as fast as possible from origination point A, overland at the optimum angle to point B, then through water at the optimum angle to point C.
The unmanned system is small, and only three localization sensors should be used to keep weight to a minimum and maximize payload capacity.
Thoroughly explain and justify your choices through research, and make sure to cite your references.
