The Test and Evaluation of Unmanned and Autonomous Systems

Abstract

Current Department of Defense test and evaluation capabilities and methodologies are insufficient to address testing of weapon systems operating in non-deterministic and unscripted modes characteristic of the unmanned and autonomous system. Task complexity and adaptability to the environment are critical for evaluation of unmanned and autonomous performance. This represents a new challenge for the test and evaluation community. Verification of system performance and interactions will require the tester to understand the nuances of multiple technical domains such as physical/Battlespace, information/knowledge, and cognitive/social.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA513910

Entities

People

  • Fil Macias

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly Lines
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Business Administration
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Complex Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction