A Modular Wearable Ground Control StationFor USMC Tactical Sensing Systems(Air, Ground, and Hand-in-Place)

摘要

The central focus of this paper willbe to discuss the importance of acommon ground control station forthe United States Marine Corps(USMC) company levelreconnaissance and surveillanceassets (Dragon Eye (DE) UnmannedAir Vehicle (UAV), Dragon Runner(DR) Mobile Ground System (MGS),and the Small Unit Sensor System(SUSS)). Multiple sensing devicesdeployed at the company level onthe battlefield today are required tohave multiple control systems. All ofthese control systems arefunctionally performing the samemission and redundancy exists.This paper will share informationregarding a proof-of-concept andprototype effort being done at theNaval Surface Warfare Center,Dahlgren Division, in support of theMarine Corps Warfighting Lab.Specifically, a modular wearableGround Control Station (GCS) isbeing prototyped and developed thatwill perform command and control ofthe sensor platform as well as directsensor control and data receipt fromthe following three unmannedtactical Marine Corps assets: DEUAV, DR MGS, and SUSS. Thepaper will also discuss the LimitedTechnical Assessment (LTA), to beheld at Marine Corps Base (MCB)Quantico, Quantico, VA at the end ofthe vehicle integration period toassess the Technology ReadinessLevel (TRL) of a Modular WearableComputer (MOWC) system as wellas to develop and test Tactics,Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).NOTE: Some of the sensor systemslisted above are part of a formalacquisition program while others areprototype technology initiatives.