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Combat UGV Support of Company Task Force Operations

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Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems (MESAS 2020)

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Effective deployment of military forces and equipment in diverse operations requires the widest possible support of modern technical means. Robotic, semi-autonomous or autonomous means using artificial intelligence can also be important for reconnaissance and orientation in the operational area, as well as for identifying and destroying the enemy, and saving soldiers' lives. The paper describes the research into the requirements for these unmanned systems, with an emphasis on their abilities to bypass or pass obstacles, to ascertain a wide range of information from the theatre of operations and to transmit it to the commander in real time. The tasks can be fulfilled either semi-autonomously, under the control of the operator or autonomously, including diverse offensive activities. With the use of the Maneuver Control System CZ the possibilities of maneuver planning and the use of the unmanned ground vehicle group to support the combat action of the company task force are described here. A case study was conducted as a basis for the development of the article. The scenarios of three tactical situations describe the possibilities of the effective tactical use of a group of autonomous means in a wooded and open terrain, as well as in attacking the enemy.

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Nohel, J., Stodola, P., Flasar, Z. (2021). Combat UGV Support of Company Task Force Operations. In: Mazal, J., Fagiolini, A., Vasik, P., Turi, M. (eds) Modelling and Simulation for Autonomous Systems. MESAS 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12619. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70740-8_3

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