NREC was the first to leverge the overhead sensing provided by an autonomous UAV to improve UGV navigation effectiveness in complex, cross country terrain.

We have demonstrated market-based collaborative behavior algorithms in which unmanned systems trade off tasks to accomplish a group mission such as area reconnaissance, distributed search, and perimeter guarding while minimizing overall resources. These algorithms have been deployed on teams of multiple vehicle types.

UGV and UAV

UGV with flying eye

UGVs working in tandem