Army and Universities Deploy New Warfighter Communication Technology

Researchers from the U.S. Army and the University of Maryland, College Park, have developed a controller for deploying robots that forms antenna arrays to maintain longer-range wireless communication. Antennas are distributed between mobile robots, allowing the controller to autonomously guide robots to create and maintain a reliable wireless communication network in challenging battlefield environments.

Recent progress in antenna design for the lower bands of the very high frequency, or VHF, range and corresponding research shows it is possible to form multi-robot antenna arrays, said, researcher with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's.