Appendix Ⅱ Additional Worldwide Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Programs

摘要

The Canadian Defence Staff is considering unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for its forces deployed overseas. The U.S. Joint Program Office has shown some interest in the Canadian robotic vehicle. Initially, a vehicle known as JINGOSS was developed for the Canadian United Nations contingent in Somalia for the metallic mine countermeasures mission. However, the vehicle itself could not be considered a solution to the Canadians' Yugoslav needs, due to the presence in this theater of so many nonmetallic mines and so much buried metal debris. The JINGOSS is an eight-wheeled, skid-steer, all-terrain vehicle that uses modular Ancaeus remote-control software. With this system, the vehicle can be remotely controlled or preprogrammed. In the control mode, the JINGOSS has a range of 3 miles. Upgraded sensors are being installed on two of the three JINGOSS vehicles built for service in Africa.