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A-UGV Capabilities - Recommended Guide to Autonomy Levels

Published

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, Elena R. Messina

Abstract

A-UGV has been defined by ASTM Committee F45 as an "Automatic, Automated, or Autonomous vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground without a human operator." However, what do the levels actually mean to manufacturers, users, or especially potential users? This paper defines, and in many cases provides examples of, recommended autonomy levels for all three automatic, automated, and autonomous unmanned ground vehicles.
Proceedings Title
3rd IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing
Conference Dates
February 25-27, 2019
Conference Location
Naples, IT

Keywords

A-UGV, autonomous, capability, ASTM F45, classifiers

Citation

Bostelman, R. and Messina, E. (2019), A-UGV Capabilities - Recommended Guide to Autonomy Levels, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing, Naples, IT, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=927167 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created February 26, 2019, Updated April 14, 2022