Conceptualizing an Urban Operations Vehicle within a Comprehensive
Research and Development Program 12-07-01-0005
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In the last decades we have witnessed an increasing number of military operations
in urban environments. Complex urban operations require high standards of
training, equipment, and personnel. Emergency forces on the ground will need
specialized vehicles to support them in all parts and levels of this extremely
demanding environment including the subterranean and interior of infrastructure.
The development of vehicles for this environment has lagged but offers a high
payoff. This article describes the method for developing a concept for an urban
operations vehicle by characterization of the urban environment, deduction of
key issues, evaluation of related prototyping, science fiction story-typing of
the requirements for such a vehicle, and comparison with field-proven and
scalable solutions. Embedding these thoughts into a comprehensive research and
development program provides lines of development, setting the stage for further
research.
Citation: Hofer , P. and Knight, C., "Conceptualizing an Urban Operations Vehicle within a Comprehensive Research and Development Program," SAE Intl. J CAV 7(1):53-67, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/12-07-01-0005. Download Citation
Author(s):
Peter Hofer , Charles Knight
Affiliated:
Theresian Military Academy, Institute of Advanced Officer Training,
Austria, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Pages: 16
ISSN:
2574-0741
e-ISSN:
2574-075X
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