Northrop Grumman - Remotec Charreau Bell Chris Campis Ben Dowell Mike Duffy Drew Schnabel Tom Waddell

Introduction Remotec is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Founded in 1980 to provide remote handling consultation to the nuclear industry Experience gained by supporting the nuclear industry, identified the opportunity to expand and apply core competencies to meet robotic requirements outside of the nuclear field Industry leader in hazardous duty robotics by continually improving technology to meet the ever-changing challenges Recognized for the outstanding support to fielded systems with 24 hour on-call technical support and the ability to rapidly provide spares support to customers around the world

Stakeholders Northrop Grumman - Remotec ▫Point of Contact: Bill Whiteley This tool will be very valuable in the neutralization of Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED) Additional Stakeholders ▫Military: Navy/Army/Air Force ▫Law Enforcement Agencies

Situation Robots are employed to evaluate suspicious packages or vehicle: open doors, break windows, open trunk, jaws of life Neutralization of bomb: high pressure water cannon, drop charges, or tear package apart Access to car may restricted due to obstacles: move car to safer area to investigate the car

Design Proposal: Large Vehicle Movement Tool Northrop Grumman currently has three robots in the lbs range User community desires the capability to use these robots to move a common automobile a short distance, such as across a parking lot, but not up or down a hill or across uneven terrain Robots have plenty of power (have towed a school bus before) but no way to lift one end of a parked vehicle Tool must be able to be attached in someway to the robot and must be capable of lifting a must common car (~4000 lbs) enough to tow it to a new location Tool provides all of the lifting power and must be controlled in someway from the command console

Robot Platform: F6A Features Full camera suite system Multiple-mission tool/sensor mounts with plug-and-play capabilities Gripper with continuous rotate Manipulator arm's seven degrees of freedom ensure optimum dexterity Quick-release pneumatic wheels for rapid width-reduction, no tools required Patented articulating tracks for traversing ditches, obstacles and the roughest terrain Increased height to meet mission requirements Dual accessory mounts on arm allow simultaneous, multiple weapon/sensor deployment Communication Fiber-optic cable – deployed from the vehicle Radio control (wireless) Hard-tether cable

Specific Requirements Goal: Design of tool ▫Pending approval: prototype followed by production Cost: $12, ,000 tool ▫Target: build for $6, ,000 including materials and assembly High probability of moving the car ▫Not every vehicle will be moveable Communication: must provide serial communication protocol and interface for operation of tool

Procedures – Progress Reports Frequency: Bi-Weekly Medium: Template: PowerPoint ▫Received from POC

Actions Began preliminary design ▫Receive CAD model of robot from POC Began development of project requirement definition ▫Rough draft completed and sent in 2 weeks Develop project schedule ▫Rough draft completed and sent in 2 weeks Schedule visit to facilities for on-site research ▫To be determined (mid-late November)

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