UGV acceptance testing

Jeffrey A. Kramer; Robin R. Murphy

doi:10.1117/12.668929

9 May 2006 UGV acceptance testing

Jeffrey A. Kramer, Robin R. Murphy

Proceedings Volume 6230, Unmanned Systems Technology VIII; 62300P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668929
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

With over 100 models of unmanned vehicles now available for military and civilian safety, security or rescue applications, it is important to for agencies to establish acceptance testing. However, there appears to be no general guidelines for what constitutes a reasonable acceptance test. This paper describes i) a preliminary method for acceptance testing by a customer of the mechanical and electrical components of an unmanned ground vehicle system, ii) how it has been applied to a man-packable micro-robot, and iii) discusses the value of testing both to ensure that the customer has a workable system and to improve design. The test method automated the operation of the robot to repeatedly exercise all aspects and combinations of components on the robot for 6 hours. The acceptance testing process uncovered many failures consistent with those shown to occur in the field, showing that testing by the user does predict failures. The process also demonstrated that the testing by the manufacturer can provide important design data that can be used to identify, diagnose, and prevent long-term problems. Also, the structured testing environment showed that sensor systems can be used to predict errors and changes in performance, as well as uncovering unmodeled behavior in subsystems.

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Jeffrey A. Kramer and Robin R. Murphy "UGV acceptance testing", Proc. SPIE 6230, Unmanned Systems Technology VIII, 62300P (9 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668929

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