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Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Implementação em escalões secção e pelotão
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Authors
Barreto, Rodrigo Sánchez
Abstract(s)
Face às caraterísticas associadas ao atual campo de batalha, no qual se verificam conflitos de diferentes naturezas desde o combate convencional até ao híbrido, onde a tecnologia se encontra em permanente desenvolvimento, surge a necessidade de salvaguardar cada vez mais a integridade dos militares. Fatores como a redução dos efetivos dos militares e a redução de mortes motivaram a criação dos Unmanned Ground Vehicles, viaturas que operam no meio terrestre sem necessidade de tripulação que podem realizar tarefas invés do militar, ou prestar-lhe apoio na consecução das operações.
O objetivo da investigação prende-se com a análise da implementação de Unmanned Ground Vehicles nos escalões secção e pelotão de infantaria, percecionando qual a tipologia e payload que se devem associar a determinado escalão, de acordo com a tipologia de força em questão, para colmatar limitações e potenciar as capacidades destas forças.
Deste modo, a fim de alcançar o objetivo do Relatório Científico Final do Trabalho de Investigação Aplicada foi utilizado um raciocínio indutivo, com recurso a uma estratégia de investigação mista. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas, a par da realização de inquéritos por questionário.
Verificou-se que um UGV que equipe uma secção deverá ser micro exclusivamente para tarefas de reconhecimento e vigilância, no caso das forças ligeiras. No que concerne às forças médias ou pesadas poderá ser micro ou pequeno dedicado a tarefas no âmbito do reconhecimento e vigilância, podendo também adquirir funções como reabastecimento ou evacuação de baixas. No caso do pelotão o UGV poderá ser médio ou pesado, com vista realizar tarefas de transporte de cargas, evacuação de baixas, reconhecimento, vigilância e combate. Sendo que nas forças médias e pesadas não se revela tão importante a capacidade de transporte de cargas.
Given the characteristics associated with the current battlefield, where conflicts of different natures are observed, ranging from conventional to hybrid warfare, and where technology is constantly advancing, there is a growing need to safeguard the integrity of military personnel. Factors such as the reduction in military personnel and lower the casualties have motivated the creation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), which are vehicles that operate on land without the need of a crewman and can perform tasks instead of the soldiers and can provide support in military operations. The objective of this research is to analyze the implementation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles at the squad and platoon levels of infantry, identifying the appropriate typology and payload associated with each unit, based on the type of force, in order to address limitations and enhance the capabilities of these forces. In order to achieve the objective of the Final Scientific Report of the Applied Research Work, an inductive reasoning approach was used, employing a mixed research strategy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in conjunction with questionnaire surveys. It was found that a UGV equipped for a squad should be micro-sized, exclusively for reconnaissance and surveillance tasks, particularly for light forces. In the case of medium or heavy forces, the UGV could be micro or small-sized, dedicated to reconnaissance and surveillance tasks, and could also perform functions such as resupply or casualty evacuation. For the platoon level, the UGV could be medium or heavy, capable of carrying out tasks such as cargo transportation, casualty evacuation, reconnaissance, surveillance, and combat. However, the ability to transport cargo is not as important for medium and heavy forces.
Given the characteristics associated with the current battlefield, where conflicts of different natures are observed, ranging from conventional to hybrid warfare, and where technology is constantly advancing, there is a growing need to safeguard the integrity of military personnel. Factors such as the reduction in military personnel and lower the casualties have motivated the creation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), which are vehicles that operate on land without the need of a crewman and can perform tasks instead of the soldiers and can provide support in military operations. The objective of this research is to analyze the implementation of Unmanned Ground Vehicles at the squad and platoon levels of infantry, identifying the appropriate typology and payload associated with each unit, based on the type of force, in order to address limitations and enhance the capabilities of these forces. In order to achieve the objective of the Final Scientific Report of the Applied Research Work, an inductive reasoning approach was used, employing a mixed research strategy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in conjunction with questionnaire surveys. It was found that a UGV equipped for a squad should be micro-sized, exclusively for reconnaissance and surveillance tasks, particularly for light forces. In the case of medium or heavy forces, the UGV could be micro or small-sized, dedicated to reconnaissance and surveillance tasks, and could also perform functions such as resupply or casualty evacuation. For the platoon level, the UGV could be medium or heavy, capable of carrying out tasks such as cargo transportation, casualty evacuation, reconnaissance, surveillance, and combat. However, the ability to transport cargo is not as important for medium and heavy forces.
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Unmanned Ground Vehicles Infantaria Pelotão Secção Infantry Platoon Squad