personnel carriers with drive-by-wire and autonomy kits so that the Army can begin learning how to best use a remote capability. As we identify which technologies provide the biggest operational payoff, we will transition them to future NGCV increments.
Since prototypes are more targeted and specific, we view them as the best way to “fail early” and “fail cheaply.” RDECOM devel- ops a physical prototype after a digital prototype has passed a rigorous process of testing and experimentation. Putting designs and concepts through such a process greatly reduces the risk of significant redesign costs after production.
Te MAPS program received its first prototype controller (hard- ware and software) base kits in 2016. Tese have been updated through ongoing development and demonstration efforts throughout the program. Te base kits will be demonstrated on a platform at the end of FY19 for an overall system technology readiness level 6, but we have already transitioned products to the Product Manager for Vehicle Protection Systems within the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems.
TEAM OF TEAMS By collaborating across the command and working with academic and industry partners, we maintain a steady stream of world- class technology. We also work with hundreds of nontraditional defense companies on NGCV ideas and technologies, particularly
those from the automotive industry, whose long-term goals with improved powertrains and robotics strongly align with those of the Army. Tis synergy already has produced valuable advances in vehicle capability. Significant improvements in engine and transmission technology have resulted from these partnerships, including vehicles that are lighter and more powerful. Tese rela- tionships, along with the expertise of the RDECOM workforce, will enable the NGCV Cross-Functional Team to make informed decisions about future technology.
We regularly engage our academic collaborative partners on a wide variety of technology to support the NGCV modernization priority. Some of our academic partners include the University of Michigan, the University of Michigan Dearborn, Auburn University, Carnegie Mellon University and Michigan Techno- logical University. We currently have more than 500 cooperative research and development agreements with domestic and inter- national academic institutions, industry, partner militaries and government agencies. Such agreements enable both parties to trade access to labs, equipment, data and other resources for tech- nical knowledge.
CONCLUSION RDECOM is committed to bringing the latest, most flexible, adaptable, modular and smart capabilities possible to Soldiers to give our leaders the tools they need to accomplish their mission effectively and safely. By partnering with industry and academia, as well as the automotive and defense industries’ ground vehi- cle developers, we accomplish our mission and provide the Army with our expertise in ground vehicle technology development and integration.
MAPS has been identified as a critical technology in the draft NGCV capabilities development document, and it supports the current NGCV requirements, so it will be integrated at the earliest possible date.
For more information, go to
http://www.rdecom.army.mil/ or contact RDECOM Public Affairs at 443-395-3922. Indus- try partners who wish to participate in the MAPS community of interest can contact the National Advanced Mobility Consortium at
Questions@NAMConsortium.org to learn how to participate.
MAJ. GEN. CEDRIC T. WINS is the commanding general of RDECOM. Wins graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned in the field artillery in July 1985. His mili- tary education includes Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the National War College, where he earned an M.S. in national security and strategic studies. Wins also holds an M.S. in manage- ment from the Florida Institute of Technology.
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