Expendable Electric Landrover (EEL)

摘要

Three generations of Expendable Electric Landrover (EEL) robots were developed during fiscal year 2003 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City (NSWC-PC). The vehicles were designed to meet stringent shock requirements in order to survive air deployment via parachute drop. On 20 March 2003, as part of the 'STORK' Project demonstration, an EEL became the first unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) successfully emplaced by a fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The STORK Initiative was part of the USSOCOM Pathfinder Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) provided funding for the EEL development.