TANDEM

Tactical-Level Autonomy Solution (TANDEM)

TANDEM is a tactical-level autonomy solution developed for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). It enables vehicles operating in defense and security fields to move autonomously in complex, unpredictable, and GPS-denied environments. By combining capabilities such as perception, terrain classification, dynamic obstacle detection, and adaptive path planning, TANDEM equips UGVs with continuous decision-making and environmental adaptation throughout the mission. Thanks to its multi-sensor fusion architecture, it delivers high-accuracy mapping and can be integrated into different ground platforms independent of the host vehicle. It is a robust autonomy module designed to ensure mission continuity and reduce operator workload in tactical operations.

Capabilities

  • Detection of desired objects
  • Object tracking
  • Level-4 autonomy support
  • Ground segmentation
  • Sensor fusion providing 3D position and velocity
  • Speed and position estimation
  • Autonomous decision-making and mission management
  • Feature extraction
  • Dynamic obstacle detection
  • Environmental modeling within a 200 m radius

Project Info

  • Category: Autonomous Systems, Multi-Sensor Fusion, Mapping
  • Scope: Tactical-level autonomous motion and mission execution in GPS-denied environments
  • Platform: Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), platform-independent integration
  • Operating System: Real-time / Linux-based autonomy software
  • Compatibility: Various vehicle control units and communication protocols
  • Processing Unit: Modular sensor-fusion and mapping module
  • Communication: Local telemetry, camera streams, and control interfaces
  • Performance: Real-time perception and path planning
  • Power Consumption: Varies by application/platform (reference configurations provided)
  • Accuracy: High mapping/position accuracy; industry-grade performance in environmental modeling and obstacle detection
  • Durability: Long-duration operation in harsh terrain conditions
  • Sensing Architecture: Combined use of LiDAR, radar, and cameras

Highlights

  • • Autonomous navigation in GPS-limited/denied environments
  • • Dynamic obstacle detection and on-the-fly re-planning
  • • Reliable perception via multi-sensor fusion
  • • Platform-independent integration
  • • Tactical-level autonomy reducing operator workload

Technical Specs

  • • Sensing range: 20 m
  • • Data generation frequency: 30 Hz
  • • Power consumption: 40-60 W (depending on configuration)
  • • Position accuracy: ±5 m
  • • Autonomy level: 3-4
  • • 3D position and velocity; ground segmentation

Architecture

TANDEM provides a modular autonomy stack (perception → perception fusion → mapping → planning → behavior management). It delivers both environmental modeling and mission-oriented planning in real time while minimizing operator interaction.

  • • Modular sensor fusion
  • • Real-time mapping and environmental modeling
  • • Adaptive path planning
  • • Open interfaces for easy integration