Milrem and Leica Geosystems announce Pegasus:Multiscope – a new unmanned ground vehicle for surveying

Milrem and Leica Geosystems announced Pegasus:Multiscope, the first unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for off-road use, opening new applications in surveying, security and monitoring.

Combining Milrem’s Multiscope UGV and Leica Geosystems’ Pegasus:Two mobile mapping sensor platform, the UGV provides faster, cost-effective and flexible technology for commercial and government use, including civil engineering and security applications.

Pegasus:Multiscope is ideal for industries that can gain from automating processes to eliminate physical risk, such as surveying challenging terrain for civil engineering infrastructure projects, agriculture, or in hazardous areas such as near nuclear power stations or areas of intense conflict. The UGV’s low ground pressure allows it to traverse any type of terrain, including mud, sand or snow and, when combined with the Pegasus:Two’s multiple sensor options, the applications are unlimited.

For civil engineering use, the UGV is able to more easily and cost effectively traverse potentially dangerous or difficult areas, such as unstable riverbanks when surveying for dam construction.

“The Pegasus:Multiscope proves how far UGVs have advanced to help significantly increase efficiency in civil engineering, border patrol, and a range of commercial applications,” said Kuldar Väärsi, CEO, Milrem AS. “We’re thrilled to partner with Leica Geosystems for the first product in the Multiscope modular UGV series and demonstrate how our combined technology offers reduced labour costs, faster results, and much higher reliability than existing options.”

”We live in an ever-changing world where difficult terrain can prohibit our abilities to advance. We can now overcome these challenge with the Pegasus:Multiscope, enabling mobile mapping to be carried out in places unreachable by traditional vehicles,” said Stuart Woods, vice president of Leica Geosystems Geospatial Solutions Division. “Knowing Milrem’s pioneering reputation, we are proud to partner with this solutions provider to bring a flexible and robust autonomous platform that speaks to our organizations’ combined innovation.”

Technical specifications include:

• Maximum speeds of 15 – 22 mph
• Zero turning radius
• Ground Pressure: 0.98 – 1.635 psi
• Driving capability up to 45-degree rise
• Base length of 79 inches, width of 36 – 83 inches and height of 38.5 inches
• Weight 1,985 pounds
• Payload 1,655 pounds
• Pulling force 11,000 N
• Power source diesel generator, Li-Ion battery packs and graphene ultracapacitors that allow for up to 10 hours of nominal work use