Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Design, Parameters, and Applications

By Alpha@24

Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Design, Parameters, and Applications is a comprehensive yet accessible guide to one of the most consequential technologies of our time. From the fundamental physics of how vehicles move across terrain to the sophisticated algorithms that allow them to navigate without human input, the book covers the full engineering arc of UGV development in plain, honest language that neither oversimplifies nor overwhelms. Real operational deployments from bomb disposal robots and Mars rovers to autonomous mining fleets and sidewalk delivery vehicles ground every technical concept in the reality of what these machines actually do in the world. The book examines not just capability but limitation, addressing honestly the engineering challenges that remain unsolved, the persistent gap between laboratory performance and field reliability, and the ethical questions about lethal autonomy, surveillance, and accountability that the field cannot responsibly ignore. Legal frameworks, regulatory landscapes, and the genuine human consequences of automation for workers, communities, and the people these vehicles are built to protect receive the serious treatment they deserve alongside the technical content. Looking forward, the book assesses emerging developments in artificial intelligence, swarm robotics, and human-machine teaming with the calibrated optimism that the evidence actually supports, rather than the breathless enthusiasm that has too often characterized predictions about autonomous vehicles. Written for engineers, policymakers, students, and anyone who wants to understand a technology that is quietly reshaping warfare, agriculture, logistics, and emergency response simultaneously, this book holds throughout to a single conviction: that unmanned ground vehicles are important enough to deserve understanding that is genuinely clear, genuinely complete, and genuinely honest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GW22CNSD
• ISBN13: 9798233596681
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Alpha@24
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"