[ad_1]
13 September 2022
by Jakub Link-Lenczowski
The new Taero optionally unmanned ground vehicle was unveiled at MSPO 2022. (Jakub Link-Lenczowski)
A Polish consortium between Wojskowy Instytut Techniki Pancernej i Samochodowej (WITPiS), Stekop, Auto Podlasie, and AP Solutions unveiled the new Taero optionally unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO 2022 held in Kielce from 6 to 9 September. The vehicle is based on the Aero 4×4 Pojazdy Wojsk Aeromobilnych (PWA) next-generation lightweight all-terrain airborne vehicle used by the Polish Army’s 6th Airborne Brigade.
The platform is fitted with the Central Vehicle Control System (Centralny System Sterowania Pojazdem: CSSP) developed by Stekop. The system equips a standard Aero 4×4 vehicle, enabling it to move on a previously programmed route, to be remotely controlled by an operator, to follow troops autonomously, and to team with other manned platforms.
Taero is fitted with electro-optical sensors and a dual antenna, as well as a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver and light detection and ranging (lidar), which enables detection of obstacles and calculation of the optimal route. The UGV’s navigation system uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal, with the CSSP providing inertial navigation in case of GNSS denial.
Get the full article by
subscribing to Janes
Already a Janes subscriber?
Keep reading
[ad_2]
Source link