SIMULATION OF THE ADVANCED INTEGRATED ROBOTICS REARM SYSTEM: AN EXAMPLE OF NETWORK MODELING IN SUPPORT OF MUNITIONS PROCESSING

摘要

The Advanced Integrated Robotics Rearm System (AIRRS) project, conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developed semiautomated munitions handling system concepts for the U.S. Army. Specifically, AIRRS provided concepts for a vehicle that would rearm the Crusader self-propelled howitzer. The AIRRS concept featured integration of existing munitions handling techniques with advanced tools and robotic munitions processing. The goal of the project was to develop a system that would process munitions more efficiently than the current manual approach and reduce soldier exposure to hostile fire and nuclear, biological, and chemical threats. This report documents the task network modeling performed to support the development of AIRRS concepts. Task network modeling is a technique that allows predictive modeling of activities that can be subdivided into discrete elements (or tasks).