ASTM F2545-07
(Guide)Standard Guide for Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Physical Payload Interface (Withdrawn 2016)
Standard Guide for Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Physical Payload Interface (Withdrawn 2016)
ABSTRACT
This guide covers the interface requirements for the physical payload interface of Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs), specifically the 21-in. heavyweight UUV body. This guide is intended to provide the developer with parameters necessary to integrate various combinations of system components and mission payload packages into the UUV, but at the same time not specify particular versions of a commercial product or tool. This guide does not address specific system functionality required of UUVs, but rather evaluates several autonomous vehicle architectures, performs a functional decomposition, and identifies key aspects that are common throughout.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the interface requirements for physical payload interface for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs). In its initial release, the purpose of this standard is to specify the physical, electrical, and operational interfaces between the host UUV and the modular payload sections. This guide provides specific requirements for the 21-in. heavyweight UUV body. Future iterations of this standard will add requirements for additional bodies.
1.2 The desired system is based on the qualitative features defined in this guide and the quantitative requirements as specified in individual performance specifications. Quantitative measures are beyond the scope of this guide. The resulting system is a combination of both.
1.3 This guide is intended to provide the developer with parameters necessary to integrate various combinations of system components and mission payload packages into the UUV, but at the same time not specify particular products. The established standard evaluates several autonomous vehicle architectures, performs a functional decomposition, and identifies key aspects that are common throughout. Through this process, a common architecture standard can be adopted that covers the family of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) and the integration of emerging technologies.
1.4 This guide should be tailored to each application.
1.5 This guide does not attempt to specify a particular version of a commercial product or tool, but it does show examples that might conform. This guide does not address specific system functionality required of UUVs, but focuses on architectural matters.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide covers the interface requirements for physical payload interface for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs).
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F41 on Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Systems, this guide was withdrawn in January 2016 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
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Designation: F2545 − 07
StandardGuide for
Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Physical Payload
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Interface
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2545; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
ASTM has prepared this series of standards to guide the development of autonomous unmanned
underwater vehicles (UUVs). The standards address the key capabilities that a UUV system must
possess in order to be considered autonomous and reconfigurable:
Autonomous—Capable of operating without operator input for extended periods of time. Implicit in
this description is the requirement that the UUV’s sortie accomplishes its assigned goal and makes the
appropriate rendezvous for a successful recovery.
Reconfigurable—Capable of operating with multiple payloads.
The top level requirement is established that the UUV systems will consist of:
Payloads to complete specific system tasking such as environmental data collection, area
surveillance, mine hunting, mine countermeasures, intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance (ISR), or
other scientific, military, or commercial objectives.
Vehicles that will transport the payloads to designated locations and be responsible for the launch
and recovery of the vehicle/payload combination. While the payload will be specific to the objective,
the vehicle is likely to be less so. Nevertheless, commonality across all classes of UUV with respect
to such features as planning, communications, and post sortie analysis (PSA) is desirable. Common-
ality with regard to such features as launch and recovery and a common control interface with the
payload should be preserved within the UUV class. In accordance with this philosophy, ASTM
identifies four standards to address UUV development and to promote compatibility and interoper-
ability among UUVs:
F2541 Guide for UUV Autonomy and Control,
F2545 Guide for UUV Physical Payload Interface,
F2594 Guide for UUV Communications, and
F2595 Guide for UUV Sensor Data Formats.
The relationships among these standards are illustrated in Fig. 1.The first two standards address the
UUV autonomy, command and control, and the physical interface between the UUV and its payload.
The last two ASTM standards address the handling of the most valuable artifacts created by UUV
systems: the data. Since there are many possibilities for communications links to exchange data, it is
expected that the UUV procurement agency will provide specific guidance relative to these links and
the appropriate use of the UUV communications standard. In a similar manner, specific guidance is
expected for the appropriate use of the UUV data formats.
F2541 Standard Guide for UUV Autonomy and Control—The UUV autonomy and control guide
defines the characteristics of an autonomous UUV system. While much of this guide applies to the
vehicle and how the vehicle should perform in an autonomous state, the relationship of the payloads
within the UUV system is also characterized. A high level depiction of the functional subsystems
associatedwithagenericautonomousUUVsystemispresented.Theimportantfunctionalrelationship
established in this guide is the payload’s subordinate role relative to the vehicle in terms of system
safety. The payload is responsible for its own internal safety, but the vehicle is responsible for the
safety of the vehicle-payload system. Terminology is defined to provide a common framework for the
discussion of autonomous systems. System behaviors and capabilities are identified that tend to make
a system independent of human operator input and provide varying levels of assurance that the UUV
will perform its assigned task and successfully complete recovery. A three-axis sliding scale is
presented to illustrate the system’s level of autonomy (LOA) in terms of situational awareness,
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FIG. 1 Notional System Interfaces and Governing Standards
decision-making/planning/execution, and external interaction. The control interface (messages ex-
changed between the vehicle and the payload) is described and instantiations of this interface for the
various classes of UUV are presented in associated appendices.
F2545 Standard Guide for UUV Physical Payload Interface—The UUV physical payload interface
guide is a physical and functional interface standard that guides: the mechanical and electrical
interface between the vehicle and the payload, and the functional relationship between the vehicl
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