Unclassified – Approved for Public Release A r m y S c i e n c e & T e c h n o l o g y Science and Technology (S&T) March Mad Scientist Conference 7-8 March 2017 Augustus W. Fountain III, Ph.D. FSPIE Deputy Army Chief Scientist (ST) Distribution Statement A – Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Outline • Why Autonomy? • Why Artificial Intelligence? • Why the outreach through the Mad Scientists Initiative? 2 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Future Concept of Operation S&T View A cross-domain offensive capability (Sword) and a mobile, organic, Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) defensive capability (Shield), underpinned by Manned-Unmanned Teaming, to achieve operational dominance in the future. Seek out and destroy enemy Manned-Unmanned Teaming elements in dense urban terrain (Enhanced Mobility) Seize and control key terrain Asymmetric Vision (Improved Situational Understanding) Support partner forces Decide Faster Defend populations (High Operational Tempo) 3 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Interdependent Concepts MUM-T, Decide Faster, and Asymmetric Vision capabilities work in concert to enable Army units to survive and project indirect fires. 4 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Basic Research S&T Strategy Goal: Advance the frontiers of fundamental science and technology and drive long-term, game-changing capabilities for the Army. Key Research Areas • Soldier Performance Augmentation Basic Sciences – life sciences and social/cultural behavioral sciences • Enhanced Lethality, Improved Protection, and Novel Materials Basic Sciences – materials, electronics, and sensors; and bio/nanotechnology • Improved Mobility Basic Sciences – Drivers intelligent and autonomous systems; and air and ground vehicles • Discovery and Scientific Opportunities – Discoveries and innovations made in • Assured Communications and Information collaboration with our academic and Dissemination Basic Sciences – industrial partners information acquisition; and quantum • Emerging Threats / Tech Watch science and effects • Affordability – Technologies that provide low cost beyond state-of-the-art capabilities 5 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Big Data and Artificial Intelligence • What does “Big Data” mean for a military perspective? • Data analytics requires access to lots of relevant data for training algorithms. Are there sources of big data that are militarily relevant? • Verification and validation of “Big Data” algorithms are critical for gaining trust by military operators. How do we validate these? • The ultimate goal: Enhanced decision making tools for the war-fighter. 6 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Why Engage the Mad Scientists • Scientists are great at envisioning technology, but need the assistance of others to understand the opportunities, challenges and pitfalls of it. • The U.S. Army science and technology community needs your help to envision the role of robotics and artificial intelligence in the Future and especially in a combat environment. • Drone swarms. weaponized robots, and driverless cars are already in the news. – How will these change the world… and what comes next? – What ideas are we missing? – Where does conventional wisdom come up short? 7 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Conclusions • Autonomy is more than just robots. – A great deal of our needs are not focused on platforms. – Algorithms are not “sexy” and hard to sell as a program, but are critical to success. • The speed and volume of data necessitates some form of artificial and augmented intelligence to assist military decision making. – How do we validate the algorithms? – How do we build trust with military leaders? – What kinds of decisions or how much are we willing to off- load to artificial intelligence? 8 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release A r m y S c i e n c e & T e c h n o l o g y Army Science & Technology Providing Soldiers with the Technology to Win Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release BACK UP 10 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Manned-Unmanned Teaming S&T Concept Technology Areas: • Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV): Utilize legacy and new Manned-Unmanned Teaming platforms. • Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV): Organic UAVs are legacy and new platforms. Non-organic UAVs will be capable of providing communications relays, data feeds to the maneuver unit and will also be capable of being controlled by the maneuver unit. • Command-and-Control (C2 ): C2 of forces and UGVs/UAVs including remote vehicle capability. • Networks: Mobile and resilient networks for command, control and communications across systems and with the Soldier. • Communications: Enabling seamless transfer of control between manned vehicles and UGVs/UAVs, passage of video, threat and targeting data, and UAV/UGV status; and non-line-of-sight control of UGVs and UAVs. • Reliable PNT: PNT and geospatial technologies to enable enhanced operations in the absence of GPS signals. • Soldier Interface: Intuitive interfaces for Soldier-operator control of UGV/UAV. MUM-T focuses on teams of • Lethality: Will utilize current or improved direct and indirect fire manned and unmanned, weapons, munitions, and protection systems. This will include integrating armed UGVs and UAVs with remote weapon stations or autonomous vehicles, working in remote turrets. Development of integrated automatic fire control systems for manned and unmanned vehicles utilizing aided target concert with mounted and recognition and automated target tracking. dismounted forces • Manned Vehicles. Will utilize legacy vehicles with control stations and control infrastructure to optimize Soldier control of UAVs/UGVs • To sense, close with, and to make compatible with unmanned systems. Applicable MUMT technologies should be integrated into platform to enable operation destroy enemy elements of unmanned assets with reduced crew workload/fatigue. • Influence populations • Cyber Protection: Provide inter- and intra-vehicle cyber protection to safeguard vehicle and manned/unmanned operations. • Seize and occupy terrain • UGV/UAV Self Protection: Platforms require scalable protection technologies. 11 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
Unclassified – Approved for Public Release Asymmetric Vision S&T Concept Technology Areas: Asymmetric Vision • Multi-spectral persistent ISR / Unmanned Formations : An integrated architecture consisting of air ground and Warfighter-borne sensors, Low Cost Swarming UAV Technologies to increase situational awareness in limited line of sight environments • Counter Tactical Surveillance and Targeting: Multi-spectral multi-modal capability that provides 360° coverage to detect, locate, and counter conventional and asymmetric threat activity • Integrated Visual Ensemble: Display System that provides enhanced SU capability to the warfighter by integrating targeting imagery, Asymmetric Vision aims to regain geolocation information, situational awareness situational awareness (SA) and mission command information through the use of unmanned • Urban Sensing for Dismounted and Mounted systems to operate in urban canyons Operations: An integrated suite of capabilities with 3-D threats, and dense and that provide dismounted soldiers with threat detection, situational awareness and target mixed Red/Grey populace. identification and tracking. 12 Unclassified – Approved for Public Release
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