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Jul 2, 2018
Charles River Analytics Inc., developer of intelligent systems solutions, has been selected by DARPA to design, develop, and evaluate swarm tactics, primitives, and algorithms that support warfighters in urban operations. As part of DARPA's Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, Charles River is one of the sprinter teams chosen to develop tactics for successful swarm deployment.
Under its Swarm Algorithms and Tactics for Urban Reconnaissance and Isolation (SATURN) effort, Charles River Analytics is developing capabilities to provide heterogeneous swarms of unlimited size with resilient swarm behavior while achieving mission objectives.
Conducted in a series of sprints, the goal of the OFFSET program is to develop and demonstrate 100+ operationally relevant swarm tactics that could be used by groups of unmanned air and/or ground systems, eventually numbering more than 250 unmanned systems. Charles River is one of five sprinter teams that are developing and testing swarm tactics within the simulation environments created by the two integrator teams, Raytheon BBN and Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.
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Download free sample pages“Using autonomous swarm systems in urban operations could offer U.S. forces and their allies a significant advantage,” said Dr. Spencer Lynn, Senior Scientist at Charles River Analytics. “We are thrilled that we were selected by DARPA to advance swarm tactics by applying principals derived from biological swarms. Our tactics are being designed to make swarms more effective in urban operations, ultimately keeping our warfighters out of harm’s way.”
Under SATURN, Charles River is designing swarm tactics, primitives, and algorithms with:
