Assessing Military Benefits of S&T Investments in Micro Autonomous Systems Utilizing a Gedanken Experiment

Authors

Albert Sciarretta, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Joseph N. Mait, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Richard Chait, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
Elizabeth Redden, Army Research Laboratory Human Research and Engineering Directorate's (HRED's) Ft. Benning Field Element
Jordan Wilcox, System of Systems Analytics, Inc.

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Description

This paper address The Army Research Laboratory’s Micro-Autonomous Systems and Technology Collaborative Technology Alliance program which was chosen to demonstrate the utility of the methodology in the evaluation of an actual Army S&T effort. It was chosen because it offers significant future capabilities for our Army, provides a set of very robust present-day technical challenges, and offers a significant assessment challenge since it is focused on basic research.

Document Type

Occasional Paper

Topic(s)

Emerging Science and Technologies

Publication Date

1-2011

Publication

Defense and Technology Paper

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

science, technology, Army, warfighting, Army research laboratory

Recommended Citation

Sciarretta, Albert; Mait, Joseph N.; Chait, Richard; Redden, Elizabeth; and Wilcox, Jordan, "Assessing Military Benefits of S&T Investments in Micro Autonomous Systems Utilizing a Gedanken Experiment" (2011). Defense and Technology Papers. 29.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-tech-papers/29