VTD Functions:  

• Develop fundamental technology required to enable unmanned systems to autonomously understand their local environment and to intelligently plan and execute military missions with minimal soldier intervention.

• Manage the ARL Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance. (Click here for CTA Robotics Collaborative page)

• Conduct theoretical and experimental investigations with a focus on all unmanned systems: microsystem mechanical systems, tactical perception, low-level technology integration.

• Conduct theoretical and experimental investigations in vehicle loads analysis, structural dynamics, aero-elasticity, structural acoustics, and vibration reduction.

• Conduct theoretical and experimental investigations in vehicle structural mechanics, structural analysis, strength and durability, nondestructive evaluation, and structural concepts.

• Conduct theoretical and experimental investigations in engines and drive systems, including component research of either a basic or applied nature, oriented toward significant improvements of Army vehicle technology.

• Assess the potential of new vehicle concepts and translating findings to new requirements for research while pursuing detailed programs that take maximum advantage of precedent-setting technological opportunities.

• Conduct theoretical and experimental investigations and applied research in structural health monitoring, prognostics, diagnostics, and physics of failure of U.S. Army air and ground vehicles. Assist in the implementation of Health and Usage Monitoring System for Condition-Based Maintenance.

VTD Visitor Information:

NASA-Glenn, OH
NASA-Langley, VA