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[Studies in Computational Intelligence 481] Artur Babiarz, Robert Bieda, Karol Jędrasiak, Aleksander Nawrat (auth.), Aleksander Nawrat, Zygmunt Kuś (eds.) - Vision Based Systemsfor UAV Applications (2013, Sprin

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304 T. Czapla and J. Wrona<br />

M240 mach<strong>in</strong>e gun, Javel<strong>in</strong> missiles, and a sensor platform (with an<br />

electro-optical/<strong>in</strong>frared sensor). Technical data of described vehicle are shown <strong>in</strong><br />

Table 8.<br />

Fig. 10. Unmanned multi-purpose ground vehicles: a) Gladiator, b) MDARS, c) MULE<br />

(sources: Newton, 2011, Spawar Systems Center Pacific, Global Security)<br />

Fig. 11. Unmanned ground vehicles: a) GRUNT, b) Guardium (source: Frontl<strong>in</strong>e Robotics,<br />

G-NIUS Unmanned Ground Systems LTD)<br />

3.9 GRUNT<br />

The GRUNT (GRoundUniTs) wheeled vehicle was developed by Frontl<strong>in</strong>e Robotics.<br />

The platform is based on Argo All-Terra<strong>in</strong>-Vehicle us<strong>in</strong>g commercial<br />

solutions of sensors and PC-104 <strong>in</strong>dustrial computer. The vehicle works <strong>in</strong> autonomous<br />

mode and has radio communication systems. The GRUNT is equipped<br />

with all-around imag<strong>in</strong>g cameras, night-vision sensors, radar, and a cont<strong>in</strong>uous<br />

navigation system. Technical data are listed <strong>in</strong> Table 9.The vehicle is shown <strong>in</strong><br />

Fig. 11a.

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