PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GROUND-BASED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

The revival of manufacturers interest in ground-based robotic systems pose new challenges to scientists of the world's leading countries in terms of their development and improvement. Considerable experience was obtained in the use of ground-based robotic systems during the performance of combat (special) tasks in the course of repelling large-scale aggression of the Russian Federation. The rapid development of weapons system data is due, among other things, to the transition of the Russia-Ukraine war into the digital dimension, where the leading role in defeating the enemy and performing combat (special) tasks is assigned to various types of unmanned systems. Unmanned aircraft systems for aerial reconnaissance and FPV drones have developed significantly. Currently, a number of ground-based and surface robotic systems are being tested in units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This paper analyses the latest developments of ground-based robotic systems, options for their classification in accordance with mass-dimensional characteristics, the degree of autonomy, the nature of the tasks performed, the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of engines. Comparative characteristics of ground robotic systems of different classes, general and functional structures are given. Based on the analysis of the application of the main types of ground-based robotic systems, a block diagram which reveals the problems of research in this field was developed. Factors that directly affect the overall effectiveness of ground-based robotic systems are given. A list of the main criteria forming a general assessment of the effectiveness of ground-based robotic systems has been created. This list is justified on the basis of the main challenges that arose during the analysis of ground-based robotic systems during the performance of combat (special) tasks and the primary technical requirements that are put forward for any military type of weaponry.