Experiment 1: UGV Reconnaissance & Surveillance Experiment

Securing Connected Vehicles, Soldiers, and Platforms in Contested Environments

Aryya Gangopadhyay, Susan Campbell, Carl Busart, & Jon Touryan

• UGV navigation in zero visibility conditions such as dense smoke
• Concurrent voice and gesture control of multiple UGVs
• Conversational status reports via vocal interaction with UGVs

Experiment 2: Applied Aerial Autonomy Experiment

Multi-agent Distributed Scene Perception & Situational Awareness

Derek Paley & Stephen Nogar

• Multiple UAS beyond visual line of sight operations
• Air-ground coordination for target inspection with UGVs
• Smart binoculars for robot command and control

Experiment 3: Collaborative Remote Robotics Experiment

Enhancing Situational Awareness with Federated Learning using DVPG

Nirmalya Roy & Stephanie M. Lukin

• Collaboration between robots in different zones
• Terrain and object detection training parameter sharing

Experiment 4: Determining UGV Performance Experiment

Models, Tools, & Processes for Design, Test, & Verification

Jeffrey Herrmann & James Michaelis

• Streamlined processes for multiple simulation runs
• UGV real-time data analysis

Experiment 5: Autonomous Robot Navigation Experiment

Autonomous Planning & Navigation

Dinesh Manocha & Damon Conover

• Uneven terrains with varying surface materials
• Environment with dense vegetation, shrubs, and trees.
• Long range navigation with varying environment complexity