Army and Universities Deploy New Warfighter Communication Technology

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-38541
Published February 01, 2021 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

Researchers from the U.S. Army and the University of Maryland, College Park, have developed a controller for deploying robots that forms antenna arrays to maintain longer-range wireless communication. Antennas are distributed between mobile robots, allowing the controller to autonomously guide robots to create and maintain a reliable wireless communication network in challenging battlefield environments.