Autonomy, Navigation, Command & Control (ANCC)

ANCC delivers Resilient Mission Autonomy™ for unmanned systems. A platform-agnostic solution trusted by defense and commercial leaders, it enables real-time mission planning, seamless UMAA/OpenAUV compatibility, and adaptability in dynamic environments. Proven in thousands of operational hours across diverse platforms. Engineered for missions where failure is not an option.

Platform, Sensor, & Domain Agnostic Control System

ANCC is a cutting-edge autonomy solution that integrates seamlessly with any platform, delivering Resilient Mission Autonomy™ across all operational domains. By combining pre-existing (a priori) data with real-time locally sensed environmental and vehicle data, ANCC enables extrospective and introspective decision-making, ensuring mission success in dynamic and uncertain environments.

Resilient Mission Autonomy™

Metron’s core autonomy has been rigorously tested, completing thousands of in-water test hours on more than 10 platforms. ANCC controls vehicle-specific propulsion, payloads, and sensors in accordance with mission concepts of operation, ensuring adaptability and resilience in any environment.

Proven Autonomy

14+ Years of Trust: Trusted by defense and commercial autonomous programs.
Wide Deployment: Deployed on 10 unmanned subsurface vehicles.
Real-Time Mission Planning: Enables in situ, real-time mission planning and re-planning, with or without a human in the loop.

Mission Resilience

Averts mission abort or failure in response to environmental or conditional changes.
Adapts to dynamic situations to accomplish mission objectives.

REMUS 100 & 600

ONR INP LD 2, 3

IVER3

GD Bluefin‑12

Saab Sabertooth

DIVE‑LD

Cellula AUVs

L3H Kuka Arm

Customizable Platform and Payload Control

ANCC offers unparalleled flexibility, supporting a wide range of configurations:

Sensors

FLS, INS, DVL, ADCP, SAS, SSS, MBES, LBL, USBL, and more

Communications

VLF, ACOMMS, RF, Tethered

Payloads

Long‑range sensing, environmental, manipulation, kinetic

Power Modes

Very Low Power Mode, Hibernate

Compatibility

Data Distribution Service (DDS) communications backbone
US Navy Unmanned Maritime Autonomy Architecture (UMAA)
OpenAUV ecosystem

Key Components

WATCHMAN

Monitors and records adversary contacts and tracks
Continuously oversees the status of vehicle systems, subsystems, and payloads

SPHERE

Operator intent‑driven behaviors (dive, transit, loiter, search, survey, anchoring, payload operations, etc.)
Payload management
Adapts mission based on detections, patterns, and platform status
Sensor employment based on in situ environmental conditions and threats

WORLD MODEL

Stores and manages pre‑loaded and in situ sensed environmental data:

Current, salinity, turbidity, conductivity, temperature, depth
Bathymetry, obstacles/hazards, keep‑in/ keep‑out areas

POWER MANAGEMENT

Controls power relays based on mission phase
Commands relays temporally and sequentially to maintain power bus

HELMSMAN

Monitors command execution, vehicle navigation and mission progress against predicted success based on current environment and pre-mission sim results
Issues commands to front seat driver via a custom vehicle bridge

HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Monitors command execution, vehicle navigation and mission progress against predicted success based on current environment and pre‑mission sim results
Issues commands to front seat driver via a custom vehicle bridge

ADAPTIVE PLANNING

Offers on‑board real‑time mission (re)planning for obstacle avoidance, environmental changes, platform health, task success/failure and energy consumption.

VEHICLE BRIDGE

Custom designed to communicate with a specific platform, enables ANCC to exchange information with a vehicle based on its ICD.

Real World Applications

Commercial

survey of construction areas and infrastructure for near and offshore energy and transoceanic cables
search and rescue operations
maritime exploration
mobile sensors

Defense

extreme duration, undersea missions in deep or contested waters
perimeter surveillance, reconnaissance, and patrolling
mine clearance both at sea and on land

Core Technologies

ANCC builds on Metron advances in the multiple research areas.

Autonomy

Metron designs and develops custom Resilient Mission Autonomy™ software that fuses fault detection, diagnosis, prognosis and mitigation with mission requirements, priorities, and platform capabilities.

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Self-Assessment

Metron is developing technologies to improve mission reliability for unmanned vehicles via improved prognostics, intelligent planning, and adaptive decision making.

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Perception

Metron develops tools that enable autonomous systems to process sensor data to make flexible planning decisions.

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