Small Robot Mission Profiles
Abstract
This document contains small robot mission profiles for use in testing and development. The profiles contain a description of terrain, distance, time, and activities in a sequential order. To properly test and develop small robots, descriptions of standard tests were established. These tests take the form of typical/worst case missions that the robots need to perform in the real world. In each mission profile, an explanation of the mission type is included containing assumptions and history. A "small robot" is defined for this document as an unmanned ground asset either teleoperated, semiautonomously, or autonomously operated weighing between 6 kg and 57 kg. This weight includes the robot and everything attached to it physically, including on-vehicle power sources, but does not include the Operator Control Unit (OCU). This class of robot comprises the overwhelming majority of the fielded unmanned ground systems currently in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since a mission profile contained in this document may be the combination of several "real world" missions that are closely related or similar in robot performance needs, the missions are numbered and not given a descriptive name.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 27, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA527759
Entities
People
- Ty Valascho
Organizations
- United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center