DEVELOPMENT OF A CONSOLIDATED INTELLIGENT CONTROL UNIT (CICU) FOR CONTROL OF RCVS

A CONSOLIDATED INTELLIGENT CONTROL UNIT (CICU) IS CONCEPTUALIZED FOR CONTROL OF MULTIPLE ROBOTIC COMBAT VEHICLES FROM A SINGLE RRC. WHILE A CONTROL STRATEGY WILL BE DESIGNED FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS COMMON TO ALL MISSIONS, SPECIAL CONTROL TECHNIQUE WILL BE USED FOR MISSIONSPECIFIC CONTROL. THE DESIGN OF THE CICU IS BASED ON HIERARCHICAL AND MODULAR COMBINATION OF APPLICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, REDUCTION OF COMMANDER'S WORKLOAD VIA AUTOMATION, USE OF CARD, WHEREVER FEASIBLE, PROVISION OF DECISION AIDS AND DISPLAY AIDS, HUMAN FACTORS INTERFACE AUGMENTATIONS. THE PHASE I EFFORT INVOLVES QUANTIFICATION OF THE SITUATION, DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS VIA HUMAN FACTORS SIMULATION PROCEDURES, SPECIFICATION OF CICU AND ASSESSMENT OF ITS FEASIBILITY BASED ON THE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES.