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A Reference Model Architecture for Intelligent Systems Design

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Author(s)

James S. Albus

Abstract

Robotics & Intelligent Systems
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5502
Report Number
5502
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

autonomous systems, canonical model, engineering methodology, hierarchical control

Citation

Albus, J. (1994), A Reference Model Architecture for Intelligent Systems Design, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=820139 (Accessed November 3, 2025)

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Created September 1, 1994, Updated December 1, 2008
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