Contractor/s EADS Rheinmetall Defence Family Members Wiesel
Description:
The PRIMUS (Programme of Intelligent Mobile Unmanned Systems) is an experimental program aimed to provide a robotic unmanned vehicle capable of moving autonomously off the road. Currently the PRIMUS is being tested into a Wiesel 2 air droppable armored vehicle at the German Army test range in Pfullendorf.
The PRIMUS uses a 3D laser scanner, located at the vehicle's front sector, to independently identify and avoid obstacles or dangerous areas. The 3D laser scanner generates a 3D terrain map in real time to be processed by the system to calculate the most appropriate path to follow.
PRIMUS installed into a Wiesel 2 chassis has achieved a maximum cross country speed of 30 km/h and 50km/h on the road. Eventually, the PRIMUS technology is being developed to be integrated into other existing and planned armored vehicles that will operate without human crew.
Specifications Accommodation: Unmanned
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 20 mm
Weights: Max Weight 2,750 kg (6,063 lb)
Performance: Cross Country Speed 8 mps (16 kt), Max Range 730 km (394 nm), Top Speed 14 mps (27 kt)
Power: Power 90 shp
Operators
Germany
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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Germany