Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II

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H. R. Everett (Technical Director for Robotics, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific) Michael Toscano (President and CEO, Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI))

Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II

H. R. Everett (Technical Director for Robotics, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific), Michael Toscano (President and CEO, Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI))

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MIT Press
06 November 2015

First World War; Second World War; Weapons & equipment

Series: Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II

The first comprehensive technical history of air, land, sea, and underwater unmanned systems, by a distinguished U.S. Navy roboticist.

Military drones have recently been hailed as a revolutionary new technology that will forever change the conduct of war. And yet the United States and other countries have been deploying such unmanned military systems for more than a century. Written by a renowned authority in the field, this book documents the forgotten legacy of these pioneering efforts, offering the first comprehensive historical and technical accounting of unmanned air, land, sea, and underwater systems. Focusing on examples introduced during the two world wars, H. R. Everett meticulously traces their development from the mid-nineteenth century to the early Cold War. A pioneering Navy roboticist, Everett not only describes these systems in detail but also reverse-engineers the designs in order to explain how they operated in real-world conditions of the time. More than 500 illustrations-photographs, drawings, and plans, many of them never before published-accompany the text.

Everett covers the evolution of early wire-guided submersibles, tracing the development of power, propulsion, communication, and control; radio-controlled surface craft, deployed by both Germany and Great Britain in World War I; radio-controlled submersibles; radio-controlled aircraft, including the TDR-1 assault drone project in World War II-which laid the groundwork for subsequent highly classified drone programs; and remote-controlled ground vehicles, including the Wehrmacht's Goliath and Borgward demolition carriers.

By: H. R. Everett (Technical Director for Robotics Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific)
Foreword by: Michael Toscano (President and CEO Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI))
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 2.041kg
ISBN: 9780262029223
ISBN 10: 0262029227
Series: Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II
Pages: 768
Publication Date: 06 November 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

H. R. Everett, a retired U. S. Navy commander, is Technical Director for Robotics at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSCPAC) in San Diego. In 1986, he established a pioneering in-house government program in robotic science and technology at this location, then the Naval Ocean Systems Center.

Reviews for Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II

Drones are the hallmark of tech-y modern warfare, but weapons piloted from afar have been around for more than a century. These long-gone systems used servos, gyroscopes, motors, and rotary switches, and they're all lovingly described in Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II, an encyclopedic history of remotely controlled ships, planes, and tanks. -Wired Drones are the hallmark of tech-y modern warfare, but weapons piloted from afar have been around for more than a century. These long-gone systems used servos, gyroscopes, motors, and rotary switches, and they're all lovingly described in Unmanned Systems of World Wars I and II, an encyclopedic history of remotely controlled ships, planes, and tanks. -Wired * Reviews *