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A Validation Architecture for Advanced Interoperability Provisioning

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Nenad Ivezic, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Albert W. Jones, Pat Snack, Zuran Marjanovic, Hyunbo Cho
We describe an architecture to validate new tools in support of interoperability provisioning processes that take place within industrial communities. We start from a best-practices standards development process where an industry community develops

An Infrastructure to Support Performance Analysis in Complex Systems

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Man-Sze Li, A S. Deshmukh, Albert T. Jones
Systems research efforts have increased in a variety of disciplines. Despite these efforts, it is still difficult to predict long-term performance and to understand the relationship between the performance of the parts and the performance of the whole. The

Architecture of Focus 3D Telemodeling Tool

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Arthur Griesser
A high level design of Focus 3D Telemodeling tool is presented. Infrastructure components are selected in the light of the functional and non functional requirements of the Focus project. A description of how these components will fit together is provided

Evaluating Suitability for Replacement of an Integrated Software Component

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Boonserm Kulvatunyou, B Jeong, Hyunbo Cho, Nenad Ivezic, Albert W. Jones
An evaluation of the compatibility of a software component is based typically only on a vendor?s presentation. This means that end users select a software component only based on high-level matches of functional requirements. This can result in an

Performance Standards for Urban Search and Rescue Robots

August 1, 2006
Author(s)
Elena R. Messina
This article describes the motivation and approach for developing standard test methods for robots applied to urban search and rescue missions. The work is being carried out by Task Group E54.08.01, which is within the Operational Equipment subcommittee

Autonomy Levels for Unmanned Systems (ALFUS) Framework: An Update

June 28, 2006
Author(s)
Hui-Min Huang, K Pavek, James S. Albus, Elena R. Messina
The initial construct of the framework for the Autonomy Levels of Unmanned Systems (ALFUS) was presented in the 2004 SPIE3 Defense and Security Symposium. This paper describes the continuing development effort and further accomplishments made by the Ad Hoc

Collaborative Tactical Behaviors for Autonomous Ground and Air Vehicles

June 28, 2006
Author(s)
James S. Albus, Anthony J. Barbera, Harry A. Scott, Stephen B. Balakirsky
Tactical behaviors for autonomous ground and air vehicles are an area of high interest to the Army. They are critical for the inclusion of robots in the Future Combat System (FCS). Tactical behaviors can be defined at multiple levels: at the Company

Experiments toward Non-contact Safety Standards for Automated Industrial Vehicles

June 28, 2006
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai Hong Hong, Rajmohan Madhavan
The performance evaluation of an obstacle detection and segmentation algorithm is explained upon comparing a new range camera to ground truth. Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in factory-like environments may one day utilize this algorithm for advanced

Performance Analysis of Unmanned Vehicle Positioning and Obstacle Mapping

June 27, 2006
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai Hong Hong, Rajmohan Madhavan, Tommy Chang, Harry A. Scott
As unmanned ground vehicles take on more and more intelligent tasks, determination of potential obstacles and accurate estimation of their position become critical for successful navigation and path planning. The performance analysis of obstacle mapping

THE LAGR PROJECT - Integrating learning into the 4D/RCS Control Hierarchy

June 27, 2006
Author(s)
James S. Albus, Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong, William P. Shackleford, Michael O. Shneier
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Intelligent Systems Division (ISD) has been a part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) LAGR (Learning Applied to Ground Robots) Project. The NIST team's objective for the LAGR

3D Range Imaging for Urban Search and Rescue Robotics Research

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai Hong Hong, Rajmohan Madhavan, Brian A. Weiss
Urban search and rescue (US&R) operations can be extremely dangerous for human rescuers during disaster response. Human task forces carrying necessary tools and equipment and having the required skills and techniques, are deployed for the rescue of victims

A Robot Ontology for Urban Search and Rescue

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, Elena R. Messina
The goal of this Robot Ontology effort is to develop and begin to populate a neutral knowledge representation (the data structures) capturing relevant information about robots and their capabilities to assist in the development, testing, and certification

Learning in a Hierarchical Control System: 4D/RCS in the DARPA LAGR Program

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
James S. Albus, Roger V. Bostelman, Tommy Chang, Tsai H. Hong, William P. Shackleford, Michael O. Shneier
The Defense Applied Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Learning Applied to Ground Vehicles (LAGR) program aims to develop algorithms for autonomous vehicle navigation that learn how to operate in com-plex terrain. Over many years, the National Institute of

Performance Standards for Urban Search and Rescue Robots

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
Elena R. Messina, Adam S. Jacoff
In this paper, we describe work in performance standards for urban search and rescue (USAR) robots begun in 2004 by the Department of Homeland Security. This program is being coordinated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and will result

Safety Standard Advancement Toward Mobile Robot Use Near Humans

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong, Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Tommy Chang
As mobile robots have increasingly improved onboard intelligence, they are being used in more flexible manufacturing, warehouse and/or military environments where humans may intervene and interact with these robots frequently causing increased hazards. The
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