4-D/RCS Reference Model Architecture for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Published

April 1, 1999

Author(s)

James S. Albus

Abstract

4-D/RCS is the reference model architecture currently being developed for the Demo III Experimental Unmanned Vehicle program. 4-D/RCS integrates the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) RCS (Real-time Control System) with the German (Universitat der Bundeswehr Munchen) VaMoRs 4-D approach (3-Dimensions + time) to dynamic machine vision. The 4-D/RCS architecture consists of a hierarchy of computational nodes each of which contains behavior generation (BG), world modeling (WM), sensory processing (SP), and value judgment (VJ) processes. Each node also contains a knowledge database (KD) and an operator interface. These computational nodes are arranged such that the BG processes represent organizational units within a command and control hierarchy.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 3693 AeroSense Session on Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology

Volume

2000

Issue

4

Conference Dates

April 7-8, 1999

Conference Location

Orlando, FL

Conference Title

AeroSense Session on Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Control, Mobility, intelligent control, RCS, real-time control architectures, unmanned ground vehicles

Citation

Albus, J. (1999), 4-D/RCS Reference Model Architecture for Unmanned Ground Vehicles, Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 3693 AeroSense Session on Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology, Orlando, FL, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=820632 (Accessed October 18, 2025)