Surveillance and Reconnaissance Ground Equipment
(SARGE)

The Surveillance And Reconnaissance Ground Equipment (SARGE) vehicle is based on a Yamaha Breeze four-wheeled all terrain vehicle. It was developed for the US Army/Marine Corps Joint Program Office for Unmanned Ground Vehicles/Systems (JPO-UGV/S). Intended as a production prototype for military applications, SARGE incorporates the latest technology in affordable embedded computing and sensing systems. SARGE's sensor suite includes day/night imaging capability, thermal imaging, and a high power zoom surveillance camera capable of resolving a walking man at distances of over 1 km. SARGE's onboard computing system incorporates a 32 bit backplane, a single board 386SX class cpu, and is upgradable to a multiprocessor configuration for future expansion of capabilities. While somewhat similar to the DIXIE system, SARGE represents a significant improvement in the areas of modular design, vehicle performance, and mission adaptability.

To see SARGE in action, click on picture.