DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program recently fielded demonstrations of projects developed by teams and companies under R&D Phase 2. This program showcases demonstrate how future combat vehicles could improve on mobility, survival, safety, and effectiveness, without having to increase their armor.
It features a Reconfigurable Wheel-Track (RWT), or shape-shifting wheel-track mechanisms that transition from a round wheel to a triangular track and back again while the vehicle is on the move. Placing electric motors directly inside the wheels offers numerous potential benefits for combat vehicles, such as heightened acceleration and maneuverability with optimal torque, traction, power, and speed over rough or smooth terrain.
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We’re looking at how to enhance survivability by buttoning up the cockpit and augmenting the crew through driver-assistance aids. For mobility, we’ve taken a radically different approach by avoiding armor and developing options to move quickly and be agile over all terrain,” said Major Amber Walker, program manager for GXV-T in DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO).
