Growing Technology in the Mountain State

©2006 West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation

WVHTC Foundation/IRT NIJ Robotic Development

October 31, 2008

Ronald Cochran 301-392-1056

Brian Stolarik 304-333-6461

Growing Technology in the Mountain State

©2006 West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation

BACKGROUND

• Cooperative Agreement Number: 2006-MU-MU-K006 Foundation Proposal # WVHTCF-06-0004

• Develop a modular/reconfigurable vehicle to support first responders – non traditional users

• Primary mission Recon/Surveillance – eyes on target quickly

• T&E with selected units feed back to NIJ• Final Report • NIJ Program Managers – Mr. Chris Tillery and Ms.

Cathy Girouard

Growing Technology in the Mountain State

©2006 West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

• Develop a modular, light weight system for first responders – to be complimentary with current robots

• Single chassis with interchangeable top plates supporting various missions

• Modify EOD BomBot military IED/UXO counter-charge delivery system

• Plug and play flexibility• Primary mission recon/surveillance• Training and User feedback• UHF digital radio on two units

Innovative Response Technologies, Inc,

Basic Expendable System - EOD

• EOD BomBot– Government Design Developed by AFRL Robotics

Group– Kit configuration 6 vehicles, 2 OCUs with spares

kit – Detect and neutralize IED/UXOs - expendable with

no logistics trail– Initial order for 309 kits with 483 spare vehicles – Additional USMC EOD for 29 kits– Government Program of Record– Issues sloppy suspension, poor video

performance, 30 minute mission duration, OCU on tray easy to lose parts

– Good idea no program flexibility for changes

Basic Expendable System

BomBot EOD

BomBot EOD Controller

Special Operations

• SOFBot (UXO RCV –XM2)– Robotics R&D group modification for SOF

customer funded by EOD/LIC for 14 kits – Kit configuration 6 vehicles with 2 OCUs– Primary use to detect and detonate IED/UXOs,

again expendable with no logistics trail– Design Differences

• military batteries – run time of over 2 hours• New video transmitter/receiver – range of 1200 feet LOS• drive train modifications; suspension locked in place,

differentials, metal drive shafts and new transmission – Requirement generated by USASOC

SOF UXO RCV

BomBot XM2 Vehicle

BomBot XM2 Controller

XBot for NIJ Program• 12 prototypes with improvements• OCU in pelican case• New clutch assembly, metal drive shafts and

chassis, 24 volt Maxxon motor, better steering, various configurations – EOD, Monitor, Enforcer and Search and Rescue

• Two with WEUF radio systems and navigation module

• New software allows hot swap of top plates• EOD - dump basket for delivering counter charge• Enforcer – Pepper Ball gun – riot/crowd control• Monitor – Scissors lift – recon/surveillance• S&R – low profile for under vehicle inspection and

tight spaces• On GSA Schedule #

X-Bot Commercial Units

XBot EOD

XBot EOD Controller

Enforcer EOD S&R

Test and Evaluation Participants • San Rafael PD, CA• Independence PD, MO• Las Vegas SWAT, NV• Fort Meyers Bomb Squad, FL• Orlando PD, FL • Cary PD, NC• Fredericksburg PD, VA• Delaware State Police• Albuquerque PD, NM• Montgomery County, MD Fire and Rescue

USER GROUPS• Boarder Patrol, SWAT, Police

Departments, Bomb Squads, Fire and Rescue, Military EOD and SOF

New Product LinesMonitor - Scissors LiftManipulator

Reach – 33” to side and 22” to frontDOF – 2 plus gripperGripper opens 6”Rotary Shoulder 270 degreesLift capacity 4 lbs tested Prototype cost $13,000

Manipulator

©2008 by Innovative Response Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved

X-4

©2008 by Innovative Response Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved

X-4 Development

• XBot with WEUF, compass and CORVID integration

• Capabilities– Sensor connectivity with power and IO ports– Processor based with navigation module – Laptop as controller with game pad interface– Software based configuration extremely flexible – Manipulator control – Multiple frequencies potential 2.4 GHZ, 400 MHz,

700 MHz, 1.3 GHz, 4.9 GHz; all first responder support

– Two systems upgraded for NIJ for demonstrations– Two-way audio w multiple camera support– Good penetration through walls and foliage