1、Designation:E285412Standard Test Method forEvaluating Emergency Response Robot Capabilities:RadioCommunication:Line-of-Sight Range1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2854;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revis
2、ion,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 Purpose:1.1.1 The purpose of this test method,as a part of a suite ofradio communication test methods,is to
3、 quantitatively evaluatea teleoperated robots(see Terminology E2521)capability toperform maneuvering and inspection tasks in a line-of-sightenvironment.1.1.2 Robots shall possess a certain set of radio communi-cation capabilities,including performing maneuvering andinspection tasks in a line-of-sigh
4、t environment,to suit criticaloperations for emergency responses.The capability for a robotto perform these types of tasks in unobstructed areas downrange is critical for emergency response operations.This testmethod specifies a standard set of apparatuses,procedures,andmetrics to evaluate the robot
5、/operator capabilities for perform-ing these tasks.1.1.3 Emergency response robots shall be able to operateremotely using the equipped radios in line-of-sight(LOS)environments,in non-line-of-sight(NLOS)environments,andfor signal penetration through such impediments as buildings,rubbles,and tunnels.A
6、dditional capabilities include operatingin the presence of electromagnetic interference and providinglink security and data logging.Standard test methods arerequired to evaluate whether candidate robots meet theserequirements.1.1.4 ASTM E54.08.01 Task Group on Robotics specifies aradio communication
7、 test suite,which consists of a set of testmethods for evaluating these communication capabilities.Thisline-of-sight range test method is a part of the radio commu-nication test suite.The apparatuses associated with the testmethods challenge specific robot capabilities in repeatableways to facilitat
8、e comparison of different robot models as wellas particular configurations of similar robot models.1.1.5 This test method establishes procedures,apparatuses,and metrics for specifying and testing the capability of radio(wireless)links used between the operator station and thetesting robot in a line-
9、of-sight environment.These linksinclude the command and control channel(s)and video,audio,and other sensor data telemetry.1.1.6 This test method is intended to apply to ground basedrobotic systems and small unmanned aerial systems(sUAS)capable of hovering to perform maneuvering and inspectiontasks d
10、own range for emergency response applications.1.1.7 This test method specifies an apparatus that is anessentially clear radio frequency channel for testing.Fig.1provides an illustration.NOTE1Frequency coordination and interoperability are not addressedin this standard.These issues should be resolved
11、 by the affected agencies(Fire,Police,and Urban Search and Rescue)and written into the StandardOperating Procedures(SOPs)that guide the responses to emergencysituations.1.1.8 The radio communication test suite quantifies elemen-tal radio communication capabilities necessary for robotsintended for em
12、ergency response applications.As such,basedon their particular capability requirements,users of this testsuite can select only the applicable test methods and canindividually weight particular test methods or particular met-rics within a test method.The testing results should collec-tively represent
13、 a ground robots overall radio communicationcapability.These test results can be used to guide procurementspecifications and acceptance testing for robots intended foremergency response applications.NOTE2As robotic systems are more widely applied,emergencyresponders might identify additional or adva
14、nced robotic radio commu-nication capability requirements to help them respond to emergencysituations.They might also desire to use robots with higher levels ofautonomy,beyond teleoperation to help reduce their workloadsee NISTSpecial Publication 1011-II-1.0.Further,emergency responders in ex-panded
15、 emergency response domains might also desire to apply robotictechnologies to their situations,a source for new sets of requirements.Asa result,additional standards within the suite would be developed.Thisstandard is,nevertheless,standalone and complete.1.2 Performing LocationThis test method shall
16、be per-formed in a testing laboratory or the field where the specifiedapparatus and environmental conditions are implemented.1.3 UnitsThe values stated in SI units shall be the stan-dard.The values given in parentheses are not precise math-ematical conversions to inch-pound units.They are closeapproximate equivalents for the purpose of specifying materialdimensions or quantities that are readily available to avoid1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 onHomeland Securi
