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Objective

Develop coordinated behaviors for small groups of autonomous agents to perform doctrinal as well as novel tactical maneuver in realistic simulations of complex military-relevant environments. Performers will develop novel techniques to learn as well as demonstrate coordinated models of maneuver in realistic simulations of complex terrain such as forest/jungle, undulating desert/grassland, watershed/wet-gap, and rural settings (fields with boundary fences, sparse road networks, intermittent watershed and forested areas). The coordinated behaviors exhibited by the ground robot team should find military-relevant routes which maximize cover and concealment and maneuver as if adversary contact were imminent. In areas where environmental cover is absent, but traversal is required by the mission, elements of the team should provide cover for their advancing teammates.
Program structure
The TBAM-CRP is a 6.1 basic research program. It will consist of a series of two-year sprint efforts executed with annual program reviews. Each two-year sprint topic will be focused on addressing a different set of scientific areas which will support higher tech readiness level (TRL) research with internal ARL subject-matter experts. The first two-year sprint topic is “coordinated and adversarial tactical maneuver in complex terrains”, with an operational scenario entitled “Movement to Contact”. In this scenario, contact with adversarial positions is a constant concern – in some situations this contact should be avoided through use of terrain features and cover; in other missions the adversary positions should be met with a posture of tactical overmatch through coordinated maneuver – the synchronized actions of a distributed system.
Notional timeline
Event | Estimated date/timeframe |
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Opportunity released | 22 April 2022 |
Opportunity webinar | 29 April 2022, 1500 EDT |
Deadline for questions on funding opportunity | 16 May 2022 |
Proposals due for Cycle 1 | 27 May 2022, 1700 EDT |
Notification to recipients | 1-14 July 2022 |
Cycle 1 awards | Sept 2022 |
Links
TBAM-CRP Opportunity Webinar
Date: Friday, April 29
Time: 1500 – 1630 EDT
Submit questions prior to deadline (16 May 2022):
usarmy.adelphi.devcom-arl.mbx.tbam-crp-questions@army.mil
Answers to received questions:
Coming soon