
The project developed a modular and scalable architecture for hybrid manned-unmanned systems in order to address a large range of missions and to enable easy update or modification of assets and functionalities within the system: aerial and ground platforms, command, control and communication equipment, sensors, payloads and algorithms. For demonstrating the features of the project, the iMUGS prototype is based on an existing unmanned ground vehicle and a specific list of payloads.
European Commission
European Defence Industrial Development Programme
2020 – 2023
32,6 M€

Project Publications
2022
- G. De Cubber and F. E. Schneider, “Military Robotics," in Encyclopedia of Robotics, M. H. Ang, O. Khatib, and B. Siciliano, Eds., Springer, 2022.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF]@InCollection{encyclopedia2022, author = {De Cubber, Geert and Schneider, Frank E.}, title = {Military Robotics}, editor = {Ang, Marcelo H. and Khatib, Oussama and Siciliano, Bruno}, booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Robotics}, publisher = {Springer}, year = {2022}, url = {https://meteor.springer.com/project/dashboard.jsf?id=347}, project = {iMUGs}, unit= {meca-ras} }
- G. De Cubber and F. E. Schneider, “Military Robotics," in Encyclopedia of Robotics, M. H. Ang, O. Khatib, and B. Siciliano, Eds., Springer, 2022.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF]@InCollection{encyclopedia2022, author = {De Cubber, Geert and Schneider, Frank E.}, title = {Military Robotics}, editor = {Ang, Marcelo H. and Khatib, Oussama and Siciliano, Bruno}, booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Robotics}, publisher = {Springer}, year = {2022}, url = {https://meteor.springer.com/project/dashboard.jsf?id=347}, project = {iMUGs}, unit= {meca-ras} }
2021
- K. Mathiassen, F. E. Schneider, P. Bounker, A. Tiderko, G. D. Cubber, M. Baksaas, J. Główka, R. Kozik, T. Nussbaumer, J. Röning, J. Pellenz, and A. Volk, “Demonstrating interoperability between unmanned ground systems and command and control systems," International Journal of Intelligent Defence Support Systems, vol. 6, iss. 2, pp. 100-129, 2021.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] [DOI]@article{doi:10.1504/IJIDSS.2021.115236, author = {Mathiassen, Kim and Schneider, Frank E. and Bounker, Paul and Tiderko, Alexander and Cubber, Geert De and Baksaas, Magnus and Główka, Jakub and Kozik, Rafał and Nussbaumer, Thomas and Röning, Juha and Pellenz, Johannes and Volk, André}, title = {Demonstrating interoperability between unmanned ground systems and command and control systems}, journal = {International Journal of Intelligent Defence Support Systems}, volume = {6}, number = {2}, pages = {100-129}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.1504/IJIDSS.2021.115236}, url = {https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJIDSS.2021.115236}, eprint = {https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1504/IJIDSS.2021.115236}, project = {ICARUS, iMUGs}, doi = {10.1504/ijidss.2021.115236}, unit= {meca-ras} }
- Y. Baudoin, G. De Cubber, and E. Cepolina, “Mobile Robots Supporting Risky Interventions, Humanitarian actions and Demining, in particular the promising DISARMADILLO Tool," in Proceedings of TC17-VRISE2021 – A VIRTUAL Topical Event of Technical Committee on Measurement and Control of Robotics (TC17), International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO), Theme: “Robotics for Risky Interventions and Environmental Surveillance", Houston, TX, USA, 2021, pp. 5-6.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF]@INPROCEEDINGS{knvrise, author={Baudoin, Yvan and De Cubber, Geert and Cepolina, Emanuela}, booktitle={Proceedings of TC17-VRISE2021 - A VIRTUAL Topical Event of Technical Committee on Measurement and Control of Robotics (TC17), International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO), Theme: "Robotics for Risky Interventions and Environmental Surveillance"}, title={Mobile Robots Supporting Risky Interventions, Humanitarian actions and Demining, in particular the promising DISARMADILLO Tool}, year={2021}, volume={}, number={}, pages={5-6}, url={https://mecatron.rma.ac.be/pub/2021/TC17-VRISE2021-Abstract%20Proceedings.pdf}, project={AIDED, Alphonse, MarSur, SSAVE, MarLand, iMUGs, ICARUS, TIRAMISU}, publisher={IMEKO}, address={Houston, TX, USA}, month=oct, unit= {meca-ras} }