GVSC is the US Army's research and development facility for advanced technology in ground systems. GVSC is the United States Army’s primary agency for autonomous, driver-optional, and ground vehicle robotics.
U.S. GVSC collaborates with industry to accelerate vehicle modernization. This includes the use of advanced engineering, materials, and production processes in a common, economies-of scale environment. These industry-academic collaborations, based on a variety of mechanisms including formal contracts, Other Transaction Agreements and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, have contributed to the continued progress of key ground vehicle technology platforms, as well as advancing the future of mobility for all military services.
Clemson's VIPR GS center has partnered with GVSC in a multiyear project to improve digital modeling of ground vehicle fleets, and to provide new simulation capabilities and digital engineering capabilities to support GVSC’s ambitious goals to rapidly modernize U.S. Army fleets in order to meet changing operational requirements.
As part of this partnership, GVSC leadership recently visited the campus to review research accomplishments and innovations that are contributing to a faster modernization of ground vehicle fleets. This review was held at CU-ICAR's innovation campus in Greenville in South Carolina. The participants included a group consisting of both faculty and graduate students involved in VIPR GS research projects. Many were focused on the integration technology into design-to–build processes to speed up ground car modernization.
In addition, the GVSC team reviewed work in the area of Cyber Defense, including a simulated bus defender intrusion defense and prevention system that aims to protect ground vehicles from attacks by malware and hackers using a combination of automated and driver-optional security measures. The project is operational since 2019, and will be evaluated during a Yuma Proving Ground exercise in September 2021.
The Vehicle Systems Security Program at GVSC develops and tests cyber defense technologies to protect ground vehicles against a growing range of threats. These technologies include cybersecurity protection for mission systems, communications, and power systems.
The team is also working on new ways to deploy, integrate and secure ground vehicle systems against cyberattacks. This collaboration is made possible by Peraton Labs, an American cyber security company, located in San Jose, California.
The GVSC team works to reduce the environmental impact from the current vehicle fleet. It also helps secure the Army’s future. These are toxic materials that are not only corroding the metals from which they are made, but also damaging the environment through their release into water and air.
To combat these issues, GVSC is also working with the automotive industry through partnerships and cooperative agreements, such as those with General Motors, to develop an all-electric fleet of military vehicles. These agreements allow for the rapid development and deployment of an electric military ground vehicle.