As autonomous ground systems move from experimentation to operational deployment, the role of simulation, operator training, and human-autonomy evaluation becomes increasingly important. Together with Eira Systems AB and researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and Halmstad University, Tactisim is contributing to the development of a new generation of simulation-supported evaluation environments for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs).
The collaboration focuses on resilient off-road autonomy in contested and GNSS-degraded environments, with particular attention to the interaction between operators and autonomous systems. Rather than evaluating autonomy in isolation, the project investigates how operators plan, supervise, trust, and intervene in autonomous UGV missions under realistic operational conditions.
At the center of this work is a simulator environment developed in Unreal Engine and integrated with human-in-the-loop experimentation. The simulator enables mission rehearsal, operator training, terrain assessment, and evaluation of decision-making before real-world deployment.
The system is designed to support realistic military logistics and CASEVAC scenarios, including:
- Autonomous resupply missions
- Medical evacuation in contested environments
- Navigation in degraded communications environments
- Human-supervised autonomous operations
- Evaluation of operator workload and autonomy transparency
