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Development Trends of Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles in Technology Leading Countries

기술 선도국의 소형 무인 지상 차량 개발 동향

  • Ryu, Jun-Yeol (Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Korea Military Academy) ;
  • Kim, Soo-Chan (Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Korea Military Academy) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Wan (Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Korea Military Academy)
  • 류준열 (육군사관학교 기계.시스템공학과) ;
  • 김수찬 (육군사관학교 기계.시스템공학과) ;
  • 김태완 (육군사관학교 기계.시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2020.09.18
  • Accepted : 2021.01.08
  • Published : 2021.01.31
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Abstract

SUGVs (Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles) are being used to conduct dangerous missions, such as EOD (explosive ordinance disposal), counter-terrorism operations, fire extinguishing and fire-fighting reconnaissance, reconnaissance of disaster areas, and surveillance of contact areas. Technology leading countries, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Israel, have developed and operated various SUGVs for use in the military and civilian fields. The developed system was upgraded further based on additional requirements associated with data collected during the actual operation. The development trends of technology leading countries are an important indicator for the future development of SUGVs. In this study, the development trends and missions of SUGVs operating in the technology leading countries were analyzed. Based on the development trends of SUGVs in these countries, this paper discusses the features and design characteristics needed for the development of SUGVs in future military and civilian domains.

소형 무인 지상 차량은 폭발물 제거 작전, 대테러 작전, 화재 진화 및 소방정찰, 재해·재난지역 정찰 및 접적 지역 감시 등의 위험한 임무를 수행하기 위해 사용되고 있다. 기술 선도국인 미국, 영국, 프랑스, 독일, 이스라엘 등에서는 군사 분야뿐만 아니라 민간 분야에서 활용하기 위해 다양한 무인 지상 차량을 개발하여 운용하고 있다. 개발된 체계는 실 운용 과정에서 수집된 데이터와 연관된 추가 요구사항을 기반으로 더욱 업그레이드되고 있으며, 향후 소형 무인 지상 차량 개발에 있어 기술 선도국의 개발 동향은 중요한 지표로 활용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기술 선도국에서 운용 중인 소형 무인 지상 차량의 개발 동향 및 임무를 분석하였다. 군사 및 민간 분야에서 다양한 임무를 수행하고 있는 소형 무인 지상 차량을 대상으로 체계에 적용된 정찰 능력, 특수기능 등의 능력과 다양한 임무 형태에 따른 체계 운용 목적을 분석하였다. 기술 선도국의 소형 무인 지상 차량 개발 동향을 토대로 향후 군사 및 민간 분야에서 소형 무인 지상 차량 개발에 필요한 기능 및 설계 특성에 대해 논한다.

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