Development of testing metrics for military robotics

Raymond J. Resendes

doi:10.1117/12.143802

4 May 1993 Development of testing metrics for military robotics

Raymond J. Resendes

Proceedings Volume 1831, Mobile Robots VII; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143802
Event: Applications in Optical Science and Engineering, 1992, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The use of robotics or unmanned systems offers significant benefits to the military user by enhancing mobility, logistics, material handling, command and control, reconnaissance, and protection. The evaluation and selection process for the procurement of an unmanned robotic system involves comparison of performance and physical characteristics such as operating environment, application, payloads and performance criteria. Testing an unmanned system for operation in an unstructured environment using emerging technologies, which have not yet been fully tested, presents unique challenges for the testing community. Standard metrics, test procedures, terminologies, and methodologies simplify comparison of different systems. A procedure was developed to standardize the test and evaluation process for UGVs. This procedure breaks the UGV into three components: the platform, the payload, and the command and control link. Standardized metrics were developed for these components which permit unbiased comparison of different systems. The development of these metrics and their application will be presented.

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Raymond J. Resendes "Development of testing metrics for military robotics", Proc. SPIE 1831, Mobile Robots VII, (4 May 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.143802

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