Small Unit Mobility Enhancement Technology (SUMET) Program Funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)

October 2012

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•  Low-Cost, E/O-only perception •  Autonomy in Austere/Harsh Environments •  Reliable ops during GPS drop-outs. •  Highly leverage previous DoD

investments, and performer IP (government purpose rights).

•  Open, scalable, modular, and extensible Government Owned architecture.

•  Target Mission: USMC Logistics “Connector” FOB to Squad

•  Platform Independent: HMMWV -> ITV •  TARDEC and SPAWAR actively utilizing

SUMET source code.

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Performers%•  Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

–  Soar Technology, Inc. –  Battelle Memorial Institute –  Sandia National Lab –  Booz Allen Hamilton

•  Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren •  SSC-PAC

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