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Flamingo - a UAV for autonomy research
(2021-02-18)
Flamingo is a four-motor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed at the Norwegian Defence
Research Establishment (FFI) primarily for use in research on cooperating autonomous systems.
The drone is designed with a focus ...
Path Planning for UGVs Based on Traversability Hybrid A*
(2021-02-01)
In this letter, a new method of path planning for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) on terrain is developed. For UGVs moving on terrain, path traversability and collision avoidance are important factors. If traversability ...
Changes in inoperability for interdependent industry sectors in Norway from 2012 to 2017
(2021-03)
The purpose of this work has been to investigate changes in interdependencies between Norway's mainland industry sectors and how it might affect national security. To this end, the interdependencies were analysed by using ...
Simulation-supported wargaming for assessing force structures – methodology and best practices
(2021-02-26)
When developing and assessing future force structures, wargaming is a key activity for gaining
deeper insight and better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the force structures.
Today, computer-based ...
Mobbing og seksuell trakassering i Forsvaret - resultater fra MOST-undersøkelsen 2020
(2021-02-15)
Høsten 2020 gjennomførte Forsvaret en spørreundersøkelse om mobbing og seksuell
trakassering (MOST). Den gikk ut til alle ansatte i Forsvaret og menige som hadde tjenestegjort i
minst seks måneder. Hensikten med undersøkelsen ...
Redrawing borders, reshaping orders: Russia’s quest for dominance in the Black Sea region
(2021-01-04)
Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014, severe limitations have been placed on Ukraine’s coastal state rights and navigational freedoms in the Black and Azov Seas and the Kerch Strait. The "Kerch Strait clash" ...
A study of the Browning M2 Quick Change Barrel and problems experienced in the Norwegian Armed Forces
(2021-03-09)
Norway has used the Browning M2 heavy machine gun for decades. The first guns were US weapons
given to us through the Mutual Defence Assistance Program. They were M2 Heavy Barrel (HB)
versions. All weapons were converted ...
Vehicle Safety of the Velocity Obstacle Algorithm
(2021-01)
This paper presents a mathematical analysis of the velocity obstacle algorithm applied to a nonholonomic vehicle for avoiding a moving obstacle in the plane. The velocity obstacle algorithm can be used for local navigation ...
A2/AD and the missile threat - systems, countermeasures and models
(2021-03-12)
In this report we discuss the (relatively) novel military term A2/AD, which is an acronym for Anti-
Access/Area Denial. We cover both general aspects related to how the term should be
understood, Russian A2/AD capabilities ...
Alternative baneavisingsmidler og -metoder - en litteraturstudie
(2021-03-25)
Formålet med denne litteraturstudien har vært å sammenstille informasjon som finnes om
baneavisingsmidler og alternative metoder for å holde rullebaner snø- og isfrie. Målet har vært å
finne en metode som ikke forårsaker ...