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Experiments to Test the A-UGV Capabilities Standard

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Author(s)

Soocheol Yoon, Roger V. Bostelman, Ann Virts

Abstract

Automatic, Automated, or Autonomous - Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), as referred to by ASTM International Committee F45, are industrial vehicles that have capabilities to navigate, dock, avoid obstacles, and interact with other vehicles and systems all within intended environments (e.g., warehouses, hospitals, outdoor facility perimeters) set by the manufacturer. A new ASTM F45 standard is near the ballot stage to serve as a guide for providing a basis for A-UGV manufacturers and users to compare capabilities between A-UGVs. The guide includes a report for documenting that the user has proven or asserted a capability, not tested the capability, or that the A-UGV does not have the capability. Although an infinite number of A-UGV tests are possible, this paper provides three cases that test the new standard where one case demonstrated in a complex dual-vehicles test, several capabilities as written in the standard. Alternatively, two cases demonstrated through experiments that A-UGV capabilities as written in the standard may need improvements and as such, the paper provides recommendations for modifying the standard.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8407
Report Number
8407
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

A-UGV, Autonomous Industrial Vehicles, A-UGV Capabilities, ASTM F45, standards, performance measurement
Standards, Sensing and perception, Robotics in manufacturing, Navigation / actuation / control, Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles, Manufacturing and Conformity assessment

Citation

Yoon, S. , Bostelman, R. and Virts, A. (2021), Experiments to Test the A-UGV Capabilities Standard, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8407 (Accessed October 31, 2024)

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Created December 8, 2021