UAV / UCAV / LAR (robotit) Uutiset ja jutut

[proileri]

Aivan, jotain tuollaista alemmille korkeuksille ja joku kiinteäsiipinen korkeammalle.

Eiköhän niitä jo kovaa vauhtia kehitellä.

Tässä on taas WW1 lentosodankäynti alkamassa alusta ihan uudessa muodossa. Eka on muutama potkuriputputin millä tiedustellaan ja saa ehkä käsikranaatin pudotettua vihollisen niskaan, sen jälkeen siirrytään ilmataisteluun lennokki vs. lennokki, ja sitten kehitys alkaa kehittymään..

 

[Raveni]

http://breakingdefense.com/2014/10/new-weapons-spell-death-for-drones-the-countermeasure-dance/

New Weapons Spell Death For Drones; The Countermeasure Dance
By COLIN CLARKon October 13, 2014 at 4:42 PM

AUSA: For years, Predator drones have been able to fly unopposed through most of their missions. If we can do that, you can be sure other countries are working hard to deploy drones to do to us as we have done to them.

Taking the classic dance of measure and countermeasure, strike and counterstrike, the Army and other services have been quietly working on weapons to shoot drones down or disable them.

One of the more interesting efforts is led by SRC, a not-for-profit company formerly affiliated with Syracuse University. SRC has written software tying together their AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar, the CREW Duke counter-IED system (an electronic warfare system, really) — both carried on Humvees — and a very small armed drone called Switchblade, built by Aerovironment. I spotted a poster they had at their AUSA booth depicting the Counter-UAS effort and was intrigued.

The system, begun three years ago, underwent testing this August at Black Dart, the military’s little known exercises for counter-drone systems held at the Navy’s Mugu Point, near China Lake. The premise behind SRC’s system is pretty simple. Growlers, F-35s and other aircraft provide the first ring of defense against drones. But if any penetrate through that first ring or if an enemy deploys smaller tactical drones as our military does, then troops need defense against that threat.



The radar picks up the threat. First, the EW suite targets it to break its control or data links and perhaps force it down that way. David Bessey, who leads the program at SRC, says the EW strikes are “most effective.” If that doesn’t work, then a Switchblade is launched to shoot it down. There’s a video demonstrating this at Black Dart, but it hasn’t been approved for public release yet.



“We were able to detect UAVs at a significant distance and basically take them off course, jam ’em, or take control,” the Army’s deputy program manager for electronic warfare, Michael Ryan, told my colleague Sydney Freedberg at last week’s Association of Old CrowsEW conference. “We’re actually taking ’em out.”

One of the things that impressed me about this effort, aside from the fact that the services are doing the Black Dart exercises and apparently trying to keep ahead of the threat, is that SRC has pulled together a range of existing great equipment, written new code to tie it all together and effectively created a new system of systems at a nominal cost. I bet the folks at ATL would love to call this one a fine example of Better Buying Power 3.0.



Sydney Freedberg also contributed to this story.

 

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A Singapore-based company called Horizon Unmanned Systems (HUS) has unveiled its Hycopter drone that runs on hydrogen power and can stay in the air four hours at a time - 2.5 hours when carrying a 2.2-pound payload.

Four hours still doesn’t seem like much, but it’s much better than what’s currently out there, and it’s certainly a step in the right direction.

Unlike any other drones, Hycopter uses its frame to store energy in the form of hydrogen instead of air, eliminating energy storage weight. With less lift power required, Hycopter’s fuel cell turns the hydrogen in its frame into electricity to power its rotors

http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/hycopter_drone_flies_for_4_hours_via_hydrogen_power

 

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Concerning drones, EVP and General Manager Rob Weiss says, “the Skunk Works is focused on persistent and survivable systems with enhanced sensor performance, and lower manpower requirements.” He goes on to state somewhat cryptically that his team has “proven” it can build such systems. Weiss says that legacy unmanned systems such as Reaper and Global Hawk “are designed to operate in the current permissive airspace environments and they will have limited utility in the future.” So Lockheed Martin is working on systems that will be able to operate effectively in what the Pentagon calls anti-access/area-denial environments — such as the airspace around Russia and China.

That implies drone designs incorporating low-observable (stealth) features, low-probability-of-intercept communication links, and advanced software capable of executing complex missions in the absence of continuous control by remote human pilots. But while the drones would have greater autonomy thanks to sophisticated algorithms in their flight controls and mission systems, they could also be integrated more readily with the operations of manned aircraft such as the F-35 fighter. That would be a big departure from today’s practices, where drones are electronically tethered to pilots on the ground and operate in isolation from manned aircraft. Working in tandem with manned aircraft presumably would require drones to have similar performance features.

There’s a lot more to the concept than that, though. For instance, drones would be able to “learn” from each other by sharing information after missions, using machine-learning technology not resident in today’s drone fleet. They would have reduced manpower requirements, reduced bandwidth requirements, and performance reliability comparable to that of manned aircraft. In other words, attrition due to crashes would be largely a thing of the past. And rather than performing one or two roles, the next-generation drones would be multi-role airframes capable of conducting diverse reconnaissance, strike, jamming and cyber missions all at the same time.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenth...-cooking-up-a-revolution-in-drone-technology/

 

[Teräsmies]

Intialaisten Rustom-1 aseistettuna kahdella Helina ohjuksella.

 

[peelo]

Näitä pitää saada ja paljon!!!

 

[proileri]

Tuli tästä Burraqista mieleen että yksi seikka mikä rajoittaa dronejen koon pienentymistä on juuri tuo sensoripallon koko. Useimmissa isoissa droneissa on juuri tuommoinen rantapallon kokoinen möllykkä, joka osaltaan johtuu siitä että sinne pitää saada kokispullon kokoinen zoomilinssi sisälle - optiikassa kun on se juttu että isompi on aina parempi, varsinkin kun operoidaan vähemmän optimaalisissa valaistuksessa ja liikkuvalta alustalta. Optiikan kokoa ei taas pysty oikein mitenkään paikkaamaan - miljoona megapikseliä kamerassa ei auta, jos kuva tulee mikroskooppisen muovilinssin läpi.

Harrastelijadronejen "kännykkäkamerat" toimivat ok kirkkaalla päivänvalolla, mutta zoomattu kuva on melkoista mössöä, eli kamera pitää saada fyysisesti aika lähelle haluttua paikkaa. Sattumoisin kun katsoo mitä tahansa dronella saatua kuvamateriaalia, niin zoomi on minimaalinen ja valaistus kirkkain mahdollinen. Käytännössä tämä tarkoittaa että pikkudrone ei lentele paria sataa metriä kauempana kohteestaan. Näyttäisi siis että lennokkikehitys haarautuu kahteen suuntaan: pieniin komppaniatason lähitiedusteluvehkeisiin sekä isompiin aluetiedustelumalleihin. Lisäksi myös suhteellisen heikko kuvanlaatu tarkoittaa että suunnilleen samat maastoutusjärjestelmät toimivat kuin nykyisinkin, tosin niitä pitää käyttää entistä huolellisemmin kun lennokkitiedustelua on enemmän.

 

[Teräsmies]

Näitä pitää saada ja paljon!!!

Tykistölle olisi aikaa ostaa Rangerin korvaaja jossain vaiheessa. Tietääkseni tykistö joutuu jakamaan Rangerin muiden maavoimien joukkojen kanssa ja näin ollen eivät voi itsenäisesti hakea maaleja vaan joutuvat odottamaan että joku muu osoittaa maalit heille.

 

[Raveni]

Tykistölle olisi aikaa ostaa Rangerin korvaaja jossain vaiheessa. Tietääkseni tykistö joutuu jakamaan Rangerin muiden maavoimien joukkojen kanssa ja näin ollen eivät voi itsenäisesti hakea maaleja vaan joutuvat odottamaan että joku muu osoittaa maalit heille.

Eiköhän tuohon jollain aika välillä hankita jokin keskiraskas järjestelmä. Onhan noita muutoinkin tehtävää ajatellen aivan liian vähän. 12kpl muistaakseni? Sillä ei pitkälle pötkitä. Toisaalta meillä ongelmaksi muodostuu se että naapurilla on EW järjestelmä kunnossa ja nuo ovat aika herkkiä sille, ainakin jos reaaliaikaista kuvaa halutaan.

 

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Eiköhän tuohon jollain aika välillä hankita jokin keskiraskas järjestelmä. Onhan noita muutoinkin tehtävää ajatellen aivan liian vähän. 12kpl muistaakseni? Sillä ei pitkälle pötkitä.

Minne ne sijoitettaisiin?

 

[Raveni]

Tulenjohdostahan jossa viiveen täytyy olla lyhyt noista saa parhaiten irti... Tykistö aiheuttaa varmaan vielä tänäkin päivänä valtaosan tappioista joten niiden maalien etsintään kannattaa käyttää resursseja. Mikäänhän ei estä sitä että tieto välittyisi muillekin joukoille. Mutta kysymykseesi niin itse sijoittaisin ne tulenjohtoon.

 

[ctg]

Eli kyseessä ei olisi aseistettuja järjestelmiä. Tulenjohtoa ja tiedustelua voidaan myös suorittaa suoraan kentältä orbiterien avulla. Mutta pidän siitä että raskaammat järjestelmät eivät mene suoraan Ilmavoimien alaisuuteen vaan niitä ajatellaan suoraan tukemaan kenttäarmeijan toimintaa. Silti minua kiihottaa ajatus siitä että uudempia järjestelmiä voitaisiin varustaa kevyemmillä kuormilla, varsinkin kun ne pystyvät olemaan ilmassa suhteellisen kauan verrattuna esimerksi hornet toimintaan. CAS toiminta raskaammilla droneilla voisi paikata sitä aukkoa mitä meillä nykyisessä toiminassa juuri ei ole. Tämä siksi että uskon SDBn kehittyvät lähivuosien varrella hyväksi pommiksi ko. toimintaan.

 

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A two-year study on development of a medium-altitude/long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle is to be jointly conducted by three European aerospace companies.

Airbus Defense and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica will conduct the definition study following the signing of a Memorandum of Intent this week by the defense ministers of Germany, France and Italy backing the study, which will lead to a decision on whether or not to develop a European UAV system.

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Europeans_eye_joint_development_of_UAV_999.html

 

[Teräsmies]

Images have appeared on a Chinese website of a new large twin-fuselage turbofan-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could serve as a new high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) multi-mission platform.

http://www.janes.com/article/51759/images-emerge-of-new-chinese-twin-fuselage-hale-uav-concept

 

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Missäköhän vaiheessa tämä algoritmi putkahtaa sotakoneisiin, taikka suunnittelijat valmistavat ensimmäisen monijalkaisen alustan heittimille, jotka kävelevät mukana?

The research, published in the journal Nature, is a collaboration between French and American scientists intended to solve a major problem in robotics. While machines are very good at following orders, they don’t deal well with the unexpected. If damaged, they can make the problems worse by ignoring the problem.

To solve this issue, the scientists took their inspiration form the natural world. They wrote software that allows the damaged robot to assess its capabilities, try new movement tactics, and work out the best solution for carrying on, all within a few minutes.

"Once damaged, the robot becomes like a scientist," explained lead author Antoine Cully. "It has prior expectations about different behaviors that might work, and begins testing them. However, these predictions come from the simulated, undamaged robot. It has to find out which of them work, not only in reality, but given the damage."

The software allows the robot to build a map of its surroundings and its own movement. If there's a malfunction, a software algorithm dubbed "Intelligent Trial and Error" kicks in and allows the robot to perform self testing, game out a solution, and then put it into practice.

"Each behavior it tries is like an experiment and, if one behavior doesn't work, the robot is smart enough to rule out that entire type of behavior and try a new type," Cully said.

"For example, if walking, mostly on its hind legs, does not work well, it will next try walking mostly on its front legs. What's surprising is how quickly it can learn a new way to walk. It's amazing to watch a robot go from crippled and flailing around to efficiently limping away in about two minutes."

The team is confident that the same software can be applied across a wide range of robot models, allowing them to cope with mechanical problems until they can be fixed, rather than shutting down or carrying on failing in their tasks repetitively.

"It could enable the creation of robots that can help rescuers without requiring their continuous attention," said coauthor Danesh Tarapore. "It also makes easier the creation of personal robotic assistants that can continue to be helpful even when a part is broken."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/0..._that_wont_stop_even_if_you_break_their_legs/

 

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LAR == Leathal Autonomous Robots, mutta jenkit eivät olleet tyytyväisiä siihen vaan pitää vääntää uusiksi. Uusi nimitys on LAWS == Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems @setämies voisiko otsikkoa muokata uudestaan, vai annetaanko olla?

Technologies have reached a point at which the deployment of such systems is — practically if not legally — feasible within years, not decades. The stakes are high: LAWS have been described as the third revolution in warfare, after gunpowder and nuclear arms.


Autonomous weapons systems select and engage targets without human intervention; they become lethal when those targets include humans. LAWS might include, for example, armed quadcopters that can search for and eliminate enemy combatants in a city, but do not include cruise missiles or remotely piloted drones for which humans make all targeting decisions.

Existing AI and robotics components can provide physical platforms, perception, motor control, navigation, mapping, tactical decision-making and long-term planning. They just need to be combined. For example, the technology already demonstrated for self-driving cars, together with the human-like tactical control learned by DeepMind’s DQN system, could support urban search-and-destroy missions.

Two US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programmes foreshadow planned uses of LAWS: Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) and Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE). The FLA project will program tiny rotorcraft to manoeuvre unaided at high speed in urban areas and inside buildings. CODE aims to develop teams of autonomous aerial vehicles carrying out “all steps of a strike mission — find, fix, track, target, engage, assess” in situations in which enemy signal-jamming makes communication with a human commander impossible. Other countries may be pursuing clandestine programmes with similar goals.

http://www.nature.com/news/robotics-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence-1.17611#/russell

 

[vlad]

janes.com: Russia formulates UAV development programme

http://www.janes.com/article/51652/...Deployment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

"Key Points

• Russia plans to produce hundreds of UAVs and develop a supporting RDT&E and industrial base by 2025
• Most of these UAVs will be for tactical use, and some will be developed for weapons delivery

Russia's armed forces and 'power' ministries may procure hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by 2025 under a draft interdepartmental programme.


Most will be short-range UAVs needed in tactical units, according to an outline of the plan provided to Russian media.


The draft co-ordinates requirements for UAVs with measures needed to develop and produce them. It specifies schedules and financing for RDT&E, industrial capacity, serial production, and maintenance.


The UAV programme stresses development of domestic technologies and components, including high-strength composite airframes, highly efficient engines, electromagnetic and acoustic signature reduction, and jam-resistant data links and navigation.


"The programme envisions development of weapons systems for UAVs," said Vega Radio Engineering Concern General Director Vladimir Verba. However, he did not indicate how they would be armed. Vega played a "leading role" in drafting the programme. It is a designer of radar and unmanned aerial systems and subsidiary of government-owned Russian Technologies (Rostec) acquired in early 2014.


Russian press reports stated that the UAV plan is currently with the Ministry of Industry and Trade. There is no indication when it will be adopted, but it could be approved by the Russian government in the next few months. UAV developments will be implemented as part of Russia's state programme of armaments (GPV) for 2016-25. The GPV is supposed to be enacted in December with a budget of RUB30 trillion (USD490 billion)."

Tietenkin muiden maiden UAV-ohjelmilla ja niiden käytöllä on ollut vaikutusta siihen, että Venäjä pyrkii jälleen niiden maiden mukaan joilla on laajaa osaamista uav:stä mutta en väheksyisi Ukrainan sodan osuutta. Kyseessä kun on käytännössä ensimmäinen sota/(konflikti) jossa Venäjän asevoimien yksiköt ja heidän liittolaisensa turvautuvat laajemmin erilaisiin uav-laitteisiin tiedustelussa ja sieltä saatua tietoa ja kokemusta tullaan varmasti hyödyntämään jatkossa Venäjällä (jos vain rahaa riittää).

vlad.

 

[setämies]

LAR == Leathal Autonomous Robots, mutta jenkit eivät olleet tyytyväisiä siihen vaan pitää vääntää uusiksi. Uusi nimitys on LAWS == Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems @setämies voisiko otsikkoa muokata uudestaan, vai annetaanko olla?

http://www.nature.com/news/robotics-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence-1.17611#/russell

Ei varmaankaan kannata vielä muutella otsikkoa. Käytännössä tuo tarkoittaa vain sitä että käyttöön ei vielä ole vakiintunut sopivaa termiä. Vrt. AKE -> TRA

Tuo vaihtunee vielä useasti ennen kuin saadaan käyttöön ensimmäiset itsenäiset sotakoneet. Erityisesti hakisin otsikon kautta suomalaiseen kielenkäyttöön sopivaa termiä jolloin voidaan keskittyä spesifimmin siihen mitä käsite pitää sisällään. Vrt. Rynnäkköpanssarivaunu -> taistelupanssarivaunu.

 

[Raveni]

"Miehittämättömät tiedustelu- ja taistelukoneet" olisi se varmaan kansantajuisin otsikko.. Pitää sisällänsä niin ohjautut kuin autunomiseen toimintaan kykenevät vehkeet...

 

[Mustaruuti]

Ei tämä vielä ihan pollelle pärjää esteratsastuksessa, mutta kuitenkin...