4D/RCS Version 2.0: A Reference Model Architecture for Unmanned Vehicle Systems

Published

August 22, 2002

Author(s)

James S. Albus, Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina, Karl Murphy, Maris Juberts, Alberto Lacaze, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Michael O. Shneier, Tsai H. Hong, Harry A. Scott, Frederick M. Proctor, William P. Shackleford, John L. Michaloski, Albert J. Wavering, Thomas Kramer, Nicholas Dagalakis, William G. Rippey, Keith A. Stouffer, Steven Legowik

Abstract

The 4D/RCS architecture provides a reference model for military unmanned vehicles on how their software components should be identified, organized, and interacting such that missions, especially those involving unknown or hostile environments, can be analyzed, decomposed, distributed, planned, and executed intelligently, effectively, efficiently and in coordination. To achieve this, the 4D/RCS reference model provides well defined and highly coordinated sensory processing, knowledge management, cost and benefit analysis, and behavior generation functions, as well as the associated interfaces, that are based on proven scientific principles and are consistent with military hierarchical command structures. The 4D/RCS reference model architecture is naturally adaptable to the DoD/Army standards in a combined domain of vehicle systems, combat support, and software engineering. 4D/RCS provides an architectural framework to facilitate component and interface standards development, including command and control, sensors, communication, mapping, operating environments, safety, security, software engineering, user interface, data interchange, and graphics. As such, the 4D/RCS reference model architecture forms a standard based architectural framework.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6910

Report Number

6910

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

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NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6910

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Keywords

Intelligent Systems, Mobile Robots, Performance Evaluation, Performance Metrics, Robotics, Robotics Search and Rescue, Testbeds

Citation

Albus, J. , Huang, H. , Messina, E. , Murphy, K. , Juberts, M. , Lacaze, A. , Balakirsky, S. , Shneier, M. , Hong, T. , Scott, H. , Proctor, F. , Shackleford, W. , Michaloski, J. , Wavering, A. , Kramer, T. , Dagalakis, N. , Rippey, W. , Stouffer, K. and Legowik, S. (2002), 4D/RCS Version 2.0: A Reference Model Architecture for Unmanned Vehicle Systems, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6910, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821823 (Accessed October 7, 2024)