Skip to main content

NOTICE: Due to a lapse in annual appropriations, most of this website is not being updated. Learn more.

Form submissions will still be accepted but will not receive responses at this time. Sections of this site for programs using non-appropriated funds (such as NVLAP) or those that are excepted from the shutdown (such as CHIPS and NVD) will continue to be updated.

U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Autonomy Level Specification for Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles: Interim Progress Report

Published

Author(s)

Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina, James S. Albus

Abstract

As unmanned systems are becoming widely employed in various applications, it is critical to have a set of standard definitions and metrics for specifying and evaluating the systems in terms of their levels of autonomy. Autonomy levels for unmanned systems is a complex issue that has to take into account many factors such as task complexity, human interaction, environmental difficulty, mission and system dependence, and quality factors. We report on a workshop that addresses this issue.
Proceedings Title
Proceedings of the 2003 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop | | |
Conference Dates
September 16-18, 2003
Conference Location
Gaithersburg, MD
Conference Title
Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems

Keywords

autonomy, human-robot interaction, robotic vehicles, task analysis, unmanned systems

Citation

Huang, H. , Messina, E. and Albus, J. (2003), Autonomy Level Specification for Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles: Interim Progress Report, Proceedings of the 2003 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop | | |, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=823469 (Accessed October 20, 2025)

Issues

If you have any questions about this publication or are having problems accessing it, please contact [email protected].

Created October 1, 2003, Updated February 19, 2017
Was this page helpful?