A Quad, describing CRUSER Seed Research Program funded research.CRUSER Funded ResearchFY22 Funded Research ProposalConsortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research (CRUSER

Brophy, Christopher

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Calhoun: The NPS Institutional ArchiveDSpace RepositoryCRUSER (Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research)Faculty and Researchers' Publications2022Counter Aerial UxS Munition Delivery SystemBrophy, ChristopherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolhttp://hdl.handle.net/10945/70851This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, UnitedStates Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in theUnited States.Downloaded from NPS Archive: CalhounSeed Research Program 2022Problem StatementImpact TransitionPI: Christopher M. Brophy, Department of Mechanical and Aero EngrCoPI: Joshua R. Codoni, Department of Mechanical and Aero EngrRRPD-V with re-designed gravity-fed guided submunitionCounter Aerial UxS Munition Delivery System• This effort is particularly interesting to USMC, Navy, and Army end users. • A proposal is currently submitted to USTRANSCOM for $3.2M over 3 years. If awarded, the effort will result in integrating an autonomous and adaptive, real-time optimal guidance control algorithm with the RRPD-V for expeditionary force sustainment.• Additional transition partners include Navy Futures Command and US Army Futures Command, which are interested in the RPPD-V for autonomous sustainment/re-supply and high-altitude communications relay deployment for reliant and resilient comms.• Discussions continue with DARPA and ONR Code 35 for further development of the counter aerial UxS swarm gravity-fed guided submunitions.• Utilize low-cost commercial-off-the-shelf components to develop an autonomously guided rapid-response payload delivery vehicle (RRPD-V) to deliver multiple gravity-fed guided submunitions (GSMs) which are actively guided to intercept and neutralize unmanned systems (UxS) threat(s) with a non-lethal fouling mechanism.• Leverage existing detection abilities for incoming aerial UxSswarms and engage at ranges up to 1 sm. At intercept, the RRPD-V deploys multiple GSMs to defeat an equal number of UxS.• The approach relies on system development and refinement through a series of flight-test campaigns for incrementally developing, improving, and validating the various flight systems.• Autonomous guided rockets/missiles are typically associated withextremely high price points; however, with the rapid development of microprocessors, controllers, inertial sensors, GPS locators, etc., and subsequently increased availability and reduced cost, makes it possible to create a disruptive, low-cost tactical system for the Warfighter. • This development seeks to enhance the Warfighter capabilities by providing an autonomous, robust, rapid-response means to deliver a payload to a point in space. Such a vehicle can symmetrically counter aerial UxS swarms or be modified to deliver critical supplies for expeditionary force sustainment. • Success is determined by achieving integration of commercial-off-the-shelf components into a tactical guided rocket and autonomously navigating to a defined point in space, as well as flight demonstration, guidance, and validation of the gravity-fed guided submunitions. 

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