ASTM E2592-16
(Practice)Standard Practice for Evaluating Response Robot Capabilities: Logistics: Packaging for Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Equipment Caches
Standard Practice for Evaluating Response Robot Capabilities: Logistics: Packaging for Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Equipment Caches
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Introduction of robots to the responder's cache for use in urban search and rescue missions may have an impact on the logistical planning for the response teams. Additional volume and weight shall be stored and transported to the response site. Additional preparation time shall be allotted to ready the robot for deployment. The tools that are taken to the field may need to be augmented to service the robots. Once the robot is ready for deployment, it shall be transported from the base of operations to the mission zone. Responders may have to carry the robot and its controller or may have to provide some other transportation mechanism if it is too heavy.
5.2 This practice is designed to appraise the impact in terms of logistical considerations for a response organization.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the requirement that urban search and rescue robots and all necessary associated components or equipment (for example, operator control station, power sources, spare parts, sensors, manipulators, tools, and so forth) shall complement the response organization’s cache packaging and transportation systems.
1.2 Shipment by ground, air, or marine should be considered.
1.3 Volume, weight, shipping classification, and deployability of the robots and associated components are considered in this practice.
1.3.1 The deployability is considered through the determination of:
1.3.1.1 The length of time required to prepare the robot system for deployment, and
1.3.1.2 The types of tools required for servicing the robot system in the field.
1.3.2 Associated components or equipment include not only all the onboard sensors, tethers, and operator control station, but also any spare parts and specialized tools needed for assembly, disassembly, and field servicing.
1.3.3 Associated components also include power equipment necessary for the operation of the system, such as batteries, chargers, and power converters. Gasoline, diesel, or other types of liquid fuel are not included.
1.4 The packaged items shall support the operational availability of the robot during a deployment of up to ten days. There shall be no resupply within the first 72 h of deployment.
1.5 No such standards currently exist except for those relevant to shipping (for example, CFR Title 49 and International Air Transport Association (IATA) documents).
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.7 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.
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Designation: E2592 − 16
Standard Practice for
Evaluating Response Robot Capabilities: Logistics:
Packaging for Urban Search and Rescue Task Force
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Equipment Caches
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2592; 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
Anyone interested in developing or deploying response robots for hazardous environments needs
waystoquantitativelymeasurewhetheraparticularrobotiscapableofperformingandreliableenough
to perform specific missions. These missions decompose into sets of elemental robot tasks that can be
represented individually as standard test methods and repeatedly tested to gain confidence and
proficiency. They provide a tangible language to communicate mission requirements and demonstrate
robot capabilities.
The ASTM International Standards Committee on Homeland Security Applications, Operational
Equipment Subcommittee, Robots Task Group (E54.08.01) specifies standard test methods, practices,
and guides for evaluating response robots. These standard test methods measure individual robot
capabilities to facilitate comparisons among different robot models or different configurations of a
particularrobotmodel.Theoverallsetofstandardsaddressestheroboticlogistics,terminology,safety,
maneuvering, terrains, obstacles, dexterity, sensing, communications, energy/power, durability,
proficiency, and autonomy.
These standards support robot researchers, manufacturers, and user organizations in different ways
by enabling testing of chosen combinations that address envisioned mission tasks. Researchers use
them to understand mission requirements, refine innovative approaches, and demonstrate break-
through capabilities. Manufacturers use them to evaluate design decisions, integrate payloads and
emerging technologies, and harden systems. Responder organizations use them to guide purchasing,
align with deployment objectives, and focus training with measures of operator proficiency.
1. Scope 1.3 Volume, weight, shipping classification, and deployabil-
ity of the robots and associated components are considered in
1.1 This practice covers the requirement that urban search
this practice.
and rescue robots and all necessary associated components or
1.3.1 The deployability is considered through the determi-
equipment (for example, operator control station, power
nation of:
sources, spare parts, sensors, manipulators, tools, and so forth)
1.3.1.1 The length of time required to prepare the robot
shall complement the response organization’s cache packaging
system for deployment, and
and transportation systems.
1.3.1.2 The types of tools required for servicing the robot
1.2 Shipment by ground, air, or marine should be consid-
system in the field.
ered.
1.3.2 Associated components or equipment include not only
all the onboard sensors, tethers, and operator control station,
but also any spare parts and specialized tools needed for
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assembly, disassembly, and field servicing.
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland
Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.09 on
1.3.3 Associated components also include power equipment
Response Robots.
necessary for the operation of the system, such as batteries,
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2016. Published January 2016. Originally
chargers,andpowerconverters.Gasoline,diesel,orothertypes
approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as E2592 – 07. DOI:
10.1520/E2592-16. of liquid fuel are not included.
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1.4 The packaged items shall support the operational avail- organization an estimate of how long to allocate to the
ability of the robot during a deployment of up to ten days. preparation of the robot for deployment.
There shall be no resupply within the first 72 h of deployment.
4.3 The tools that are required for servicing the robot in the
1.5 No such standards currently exist except for those
field are identified. This will help the logistics manager
relevant to shipping (for example, CFR Title 49 and Interna-
determine whether additional, special tools will need to be
tional Air Transport Association (IATA) documents).
packed along with the robot. It is preferable to avoid using
specialized tools that are not typically avail
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Designation: E2592 − 07 E2592 − 16
Standard Practice for
Evaluating Cache Packaged Weight and Volume of Robots
Response Robot Capabilities: Logistics: Packaging for
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Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Equipment Caches
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2592; 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
Anyone interested in developing or deploying response robots for hazardous environments needs
ways to quantitatively measure whether a particular robot is capable of performing and reliable enough
to perform specific missions. These missions decompose into sets of elemental robot tasks that can be
represented individually as standard test methods and repeatedly tested to gain confidence and
proficiency. They provide a tangible language to communicate mission requirements and demonstrate
robot capabilities.
The ASTM International Standards Committee on Homeland Security Applications, Operational
Equipment Subcommittee, Robots Task Group (E54.08.01) specifies standard test methods, practices,
and guides for evaluating response robots. These standard test methods measure individual robot
capabilities to facilitate comparisons among different robot models or different configurations of a
particular robot model. The overall set of standards addresses the robotic logistics, terminology, safety,
maneuvering, terrains, obstacles, dexterity, sensing, communications, energy/power, durability,
proficiency, and autonomy.
These standards support robot researchers, manufacturers, and user organizations in different ways
by enabling testing of chosen combinations that address envisioned mission tasks. Researchers use
them to understand mission requirements, refine innovative approaches, and demonstrate break-
through capabilities. Manufacturers use them to evaluate design decisions, integrate payloads and
emerging technologies, and harden systems. Responder organizations use them to guide purchasing,
align with deployment objectives, and focus training with measures of operator proficiency.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice covers the requirement that urban search and rescue robots and all necessary associated components or
equipment (for example, operator control station, power sources, spare parts, sensors, manipulators, tools, and so forth) shall
complement the response organization’s cache packaging and transportation systems.
1.2 Shipment by ground, air, or marine should be considered.
1.3 Volume, weight, shipping classification, and deployability of the robots and associated components are considered in this
practice.
1.3.1 The deployability is considered through the determination of:
1.3.1.1 The length of time required to prepare the robot system for deployment, and
1.3.1.2 The types of tools required for servicing the robot system in the field.
1.3.2 Associated components or equipment include not only all the onboard sensors, tethers, and operator control station, but
also any spare parts and specialized tools needed for assembly, disassembly, and field servicing.
1.3.3 Associated components also include power equipment necessary for the operation of the system, such as batteries,
chargers, and power converters. Gasoline, diesel, or other types of liquid fuel are not included.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.08 on
Operational Equipment.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2007Jan. 1, 2016. Published November 2007January 2016. Originally approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as
E2592 – 07. DOI: 10.1520/E2592-07.10.1520/E2592-16.
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1.4 The packaged items shall support the operational availability of the robot during a deployment of up to ten days. There shall
be no resupply within the first 72 h of deployment.
1.5 No such standards currently exist except for those relevant to shipping (for example, CFR Title 49 and International Air
Transport Association (IATA) documents).
1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.7 Thi
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