螺旋滚筒式机器人(本刊1996年第5期曾作过报道)是一种新型多用途的全地形军用车辆,它在执行监视、侦察及渗透等任务时,可以减少人员及装备的损失。 螺旋滚筒式机器人是由美国劳伦斯·利弗莫尔国家实验室开发的,它经历了三个阶段。第一阶段在1995年8月已经完成,在这一阶段制成了方案论证样机,检验了样机在硬土、软土、沙地、水、泥地及沟壑上行驶时的方向控制能力。第二阶段生产出具有遥操作能力的样机。 第三阶段1997年1月开始,为期三个月,已在机器人上安装了差分式GPS系统,以便能更好地自主操作并利用微功率脉冲雷达探测地雷。 The spiral drum robot (reported in Issue 5, 1996) is a new multi-purpose all terrain military vehicle that can reduce the loss of personnel and equipment while performing surveillance, reconnaissance and infiltration missions. Developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States, the spiral drum robot has gone through three stages. The first phase was completed in August 1995 and during this phase a prototype prototype was developed to test the directional control of the prototype when driving on hard soil, soft soil, sand, water, mud and gully. The second phase produced prototypes with teleoperation capabilities. The third phase began in January 1997 for a period of three months with a differential GPS system installed on the robot to enable better autonomous operation and detection of mines with micropower pulsed radars.