02438cam a2200457 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001300065020002200078027002400100035002000124037001100144040001900155043001200174050002300186100004500209245006600254264003700320300004700357336002600404337002600430337002800456338003600484338002700520500002100547500002200568500008200590504004900672520082200721530005801543588004701601650004701648650002001695650001801715650002401733710006001757710002201817710006301839856005901902999001901961rnd000000000047253RAND920212s1982    cauab    b    000 0 eng d  a82021541  a083300462X (pbk.)  aRAND/R-2933-ARPA/RC  a(Sirsi) a188292  c$23.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us--- 4aUG446.5b.W43 19821 aWhelan, W. J.q(William Joseph)eauthor.10aNew concepts for U.S. combat vehicle systems /cW. J. Whelan. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1982.  ax, 47 pages :billustrations, map ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"December 1982."  a"Order No. 3584."  aThis research was conducted under RAND's National Security Research Division.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 45).  aThis publication describes a research effort which examined a new approach for developing land combat vehicle systems.  The research focused specifically on new tank systems.  The report begins with a summary of the asserted needs for significant increases in the capabilities of current combat vehicle systems.  Next, a generic concept development approach based on the idea of distributed vehicle systems with unmanned subsystems is described and related to R&D challenges.  The approach is used to generate a distributed tank concept, TEARS (Tank Effectiveness Augmentation by Remote Subsystems).  The TEARS concept is explored from several aspects, including combat engagement capabilities, technological feasibility, and affordability.  Last, a TEARS technology development and demonstration program is outlined.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aArmored vehicles, MilitaryzUnited States. 0aRemote control. 0aTank warfare. 0aTarget acquisition.2 aRand Corporation.bNational Security Research Division.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2933/  c599064d599064