Land Tamer

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The Land Tamer is a range of remote access vehicles made by the Hydratrek company.

Commercial applications

Military applications

  • Squad Mission Support System (SMSS), uses the Land Tamer vehicle as a robotic military support vehicle. The SMSS decreases the amount of time a soldier has to spend controlling robotic systems by providing vehicles with a greater perception of their surroundings on the battlefield and allow vehicles to follow a soldier across terrain, allowing payload to be available whenever it is required. It is designed to provide manned and unmanned transport and logistical support to Light and Early Entry Forces.
  • Mine Stalker is used as a remote controlled system designed to detect and mark anti-tank mines. It consists of a remote control commercial platform fitted with ground penetrating radar (GPR) to produce radar imaging of targets.

Technical details

  • Body - aluminum construction.
  • Engine - choice of 60hp Diesel Kubota, 80hp Diesel Deutz AG.
  • Drive - 6 or 8 all wheel drive. Hydrostatic with sealed gear drive system.
  • Steering - dual knob controlling all driving functions or electronic servo controlled pumps for robotic applications.
  • Water Propulsion - powered by auxiliary PTO
  • Three Point Hitch - system with hydraulic lift and 540 RPM PTO (power take off) will accept Category 1 three point hitch attachment.
  • Rubber tracks for mud and snow

References

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  • Grant Banks, [http://www.gizmag.com/squad-mission-support-system-set-for-afghanistan/17246/ "Squad Mission Support System set for Afghanistan"], gizmag, 14 December 2010 (Accessed 16 June 2013)
  • Kris Osborn, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090316192926/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1884169,00.html?iid=tsmodule "Army Robots: Will Humans Still Be in Control?"], Time, 15 March 2009 (Accessed 16 June 2013)
  • Mike Hanlon, [http://www.gizmag.com/go/6089/ "Supervised autonomy for unmanned ground vehicles"], gizmag, 31 August 2006 (Accessed 16 June 2013)
  • [http://defense-update.com/products/s/smss.htm "Squad Mission Support System from Lockheed Martin"], Defense Update, 2007 (Accessed 16 June 2013)