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IV. CONCLUSIONS/SMART FUTURE

Autonomous and remotely controlled robotic systems will certainly have an

increased role in future conflicts. The SMART vision was to create an ongoing research

effort within the CSS&T Curriculum that engages in a forward-looking application of

small robotic technology for military employment that goal has been reached with the

completion of this second thesis of the SMART initiative. The specific goals

accomplished during this thesis research included:

• The successful operational demonstration of a lemming tracked vehicle in

manual and autonomous modes.

• The unique integration of diverse COTS components into a single operational

platform.

• The successful programming and integration of a GPS and digital compass

navigation system.

• The smooth interface between the microprocessor and the platform motors

using a self designed PWM motor control circuit and COTS electronic speed

control units.

• The establishment of wireless networking for communications using TCP/IP

socket connections.

• The creation of a user friendly GUI using a JAVA application and the

subsequent conversion of this GUI to a downloadable JAVA applet.

With the completion of this initial research, the SMART platform waits for the

completion of further sensor applications so that integration with these new platforms can

be made.

The future of the SMART initiative has many options; ongoing research within

the CSS&T curriculum will certainly generate many new and exciting sensor platform

options. The current Seismo-acoustic sonar sensor will be fully integrated with the

SMART platform within a year and other projects include IR and chemical agent sensors.

The capabilities of the SMART platform will also continue to increase, initial research

has already been conducted into a video system and future plans include the design and

production of a complete platform within the CSS&T curriculum accounting for all

expected future requirements. The next generation SMART platform will employ

advanced battery and power usage techniques as well as a modified track layout to enable

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