Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company today debuted its new CoreMotion™ robotic control package. Developed to serve as a middle-layer execution system, the CoreMotion package interprets and translates commands between ground vehicle subsystems, robotic controls, autonomous navigation and mission payloads to ensure confident mission set execution in diverse operating environments. As the proven control backbone behind Textron Systems' RIPSAW® family of uncrewed ground vehicles, the CoreMotion package also provides an affordable and scalable pathway for retrofitting existing fleets of crewed vehicles for reliable robotic operation.
The CoreMotion package seamlessly interprets both human and machine-generated commands to coordinate critical vehicle functions, including steering, braking and power distribution. The package combines both mission-ready software and ruggedized hardware including computers, actuators, wires and electronics designed for field-level kit installation.
“Our CoreMotion technology has been proven over more than 8,000 miles of UGV operation,” said Ryan Schaffernocker, Senior Vice President, Air, Land & Sea Systems. “By bringing this same field-proven robotic control capability to both new and existing vehicle platforms, CoreMotion provides customers with a low-risk path to autonomy adoption while preserving the flexibility to integrate the autonomy stack of their choice.”
With more than five decades of robotics and autonomy experience, Textron Systems’ CoreMotion has been deployed across the full RIPSAW UGV family. Implemented as a modular kit, the CoreMotion package enables customers to rapidly integrate autonomous capabilities across new and existing vehicle fleets while reducing technical and integration risk. CoreMotion technology accelerates the transition from autonomy development and experimentation to operationally relevant capability.