Research, Development & Engineering Command Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems Robert Robert L.L. Wade Wade Software Software Engineering Engineering Directorate Directorate
Goal and Approaches The Purpose Of JAUS Is Interoperability With An Emphasis On The Logical Communications Between Heterogeneous Computing Systems Used For Unmanned Systems Command And Control. JAUS Is A Common Language Enabling Internal And External Communication Between Unmanned Systems. It Incorporates A Component Based, Message-Passing Architecture Specifying Data Formats That Promote The Stability Of Capabilities By Projecting Anticipated Requirements As Well As Those Currently Needed. JAUS Is Open, Scalable, And Responsive To The Unmanned Systems Communities Needs. A Common Interface Language For U nm anned System s
Program Overview Purpose: The primary purpose of JAUS is interoperability -- the ability to operate unlike systems with unlike controllers. Product: A standard messaging set to support the rapid and cost-effective development of unmanned systems. Payoff: More efficient development, Reduced ownership cost, and An expanded range of vendors. Sponsored By: OSD Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise
Challenge Objectives: Vehicle Platform Independence Supports Interoperability on any platform Mission Isolation Supports configurable payloads Computer Hardware Independence Not based on dated technology Technology Independence Supports technology insertion Operation Independence Allows the user to determine the operation Communications Independence No requirement for specific data link Problem: Subsystems common to unmanned systems (UMS) have been unique for each system. Performance gains made by one system cannot be easily leveraged for a different system with a similar requirement. Challenges: Avoid being locked into a vendor s solution. Avoid being locked out of technology advancements. Support all classifications of control (teleop, semi-autonomous) and all classifications of systems (combat, combat support, combat service support). Support the evolution of a system from one classification to another. Usable under current acquisition guidelines. Exploit Existing And Future Technologies W hile Simultaneously Supporting System s Evolution To Autonomy
Timeline Oct-95 JAUGS Initiated by the UGV/S JPO Apr-97 1st JAUGS WG Meeting Dec-97 OSD charters JAUGS WG Feb-98 JRP mandates JAUGS for all UGV projects Oct-00 Voting and Change Control are formalized Aug-01 Configuration Mgt instituted Sep-02 OSD recharters JAUS, Includes all classes of unmanned systems Apr-04 SAE adopts JAUS as AS-4 Apr-05 Navy mandates JAUS for UUV/USV Nov-05 NBSCAB mandates JAUS for all Federally funded acquisitions Jul-97 DM 1.0 RA 1.0 Oct-98 RA 1.1 Aug-99 RA 1.2 Aug-00 RA 2.0 Dec-00 SOP 1.0 Jul-01 DCP 1.0 SOP 1.3 Mar-02 DCP 1.1 SP 1.0 Oct-02 RA 3.0 SOP 1.5 Dec-03 DM 3.0 Mar-04 RA 3.1 DM 3.1 Oct-04 RA 3.2 DM 3.2 CS 1.0 Jan-06 AIR 5664 Mar-07 RA 3.3 Aug-07 AIR 5665 Apr-99 Message Routing Experiment Oct-03 OPC 1.0 Experiment Aug-04 OPC 2.0 Experiment Jul-05 OPC 2.5 Experiment Nov-05 OPC 2.75 Experiment Apr-06 OPC 3.0 Experiment Oct-06 JSSL Workshop 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Apr-97 Dec-97 Feb-98 Mar-98 Apr-98 Jul-98 Oct-98 Mar-99 Jul-99 Oct-99 Jan-00 May-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jul-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Oct-02 Feb-03 May-03 Aug-03 Dec-03 Apr-04 May-04 Aug-04 Nov-04 Jan-05 Apr-05 Jul-05 Oct-05 Jan-06 Apr-06 Aug-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Aug-07 Oct-07 JA U S Has Over 10 Years OfHistory
JAUS Working Group Compliance Plan Robert Wade US Army AMRDEC Chairman Jeff Kotora Transport Kathy Weinhold irobot SOP/Doc Control Daniel Carroll SSC San Diego Strategic Planning Jeff Kotora Titan/OSD Experimentation Parag Batavia Applied Perception Domain Model Robert Wade US Army AMRDEC Reference Architecture Jeff Wit WINTEC, Inc Web Page: www.jauswg.org FTP Site: ftp.jauswg.org Username: jauswgftp Password: jauswgftp
Transition To An Industry Standard Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) October 2004 Aerospace Council» Avionics Systems Division (ASD) Unmanned Systems Committee (AS-4) SAE Aerospace Council Avionics Systems Division (ASD) AS-1 Aircraft Systems and Systems Integration AS-2 Embedded Computing Systems AS-3 Fiber Optics and Applied Photonics AS-4 Unmanned Systems Executive Woody English DiVivo AST Architecture Framework Network Environment Information Modeling and Definition Robert Wade US Army AMRDEC Kathy Weinhold irobot Jeff Wit WINTEC, Inc Experimentation Parag Batavia Applied Perception JAUS And AS-4 4 Will Execute In Parallel Until Further Notice
Systems Incorporating JAUS Current Systems & Developments Current Systems & Developments: Air Force ARTS Air Force REDCAR Army CRS Army FCS (UGV, UAV, US, UM, MGV) Army MDARS-E Army RCSS Marine Corps Gladiator Navy JUSC2 ACTD Navy MTRS Navy Spartan ACTD Navy USSV State Department NGEODRCV
SAE Participant Organizations Service, Industry & Academic Participants: Applied Perception Autonomous Solutions BAE Boeing Carnegie Mellon General Dynamics Harris irobot L-3 Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman SAIC Univ of Florida DoCNIST OSD JGRE The JAUS Working Group Has Over 29 Organizational Members Air Force AAC Air Force Research Laboratory Army AMDEC Army ARDEC Army CERDEC Army MANSCEN Army STRI Army TARDEC Army UAMBL Marine/Army RS JPO Navy EODTECHDIV Navy NSWC Navy NUWC Navy SPAWAR SC PM Soldier
Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems Recent Accomplishments OSD Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise Mandated for use by all JGRE programs. Army Future Combat Systems Operational Requirements Document required capability. Navy Littoral & Mine Warfare Directed for incorporation in Unmanned Ground Systems, Unmanned Surface Vehicles and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board Requires JAUS compliance for use by all federally funded robotic programs FY 08 and beyond. JAUS Is Evolving Into The Unmanned Systems Messaging Standard
Upcoming Milestones Complete transition to SAE Dynamic registration/configuration Mission planning and execution Transport specification Weapons/fire control Component definition changes Products Compliance Tool Suite JAUS/SAE AS-4 Unmanned Systems Interoperability
Mr. Robert L. Wade US Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center Joint Technology Center/Systems Integration Laboratory Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (256) 842-6174 robert.l.wade@us.army.mil