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In-situ Atmospheric Intelligence for Hybrid Power Grids:
Volume 2 (Automated Data Flow Tests)
To achieve battlespace dominance, energy flow characterizations of individual platforms and the
aggregate battlespace must be developed to adapt and exploit the variable operating conditions.
Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
T
he future battlefield will be filled with
multiple dissimilar energy networks
including unmanned and manned vehicular
platforms actively engaged in cooperative
control and communications
capable of overpowering an adversary
and dominating the battlespace. This
chaotic multi-domain operational environment
will be limited by variable operating
conditions (mission profiles, terrain,
atmospheric conditions), copious
amounts of real-time actionable intelligence
derived from weapon and sensor
suites, and most importantly, the energy
capabilities of each platform.
To achieve dominance within the
battlespace, energy flow characterizations
of individual platforms and the
aggregate battlespace must be developed
with respect to the variable operating
conditions. As an example, consider
the power-requirement differences
between the General Atomics MQ-1
Predator (an unmanned aerial vehicle),
the Gladiator Tactical Unmanned
Ground Vehicle, and the Mine Countermeasures
Unmanned Surface Vessel (an
unmanned sea vehicle). The predator is
designed to provide air superiority, support
fires, maneuvers, communication,
and coordination-based missions. The
Gladiator supports fires, maneuvers,
communication, and coordination-based
missions. The mine countermeasures
vessel is designed to assist
with maneuver and coordination-based
missions and could be extended to support
fire-based missions. Current and
future military operations will routinely
coordinate with multiple dissimilar heterogeneous
systems spanning multiple
domains resulting in Multi-Domain
Operations (MDO).
While the operational domains may
vary, each is limited in its capabilities by
energy dissipation, storage, and generation
requirements. Other critical factors
include meteorological/hydrological conditions
and the imposed mission profile.
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