1.1 ,This guide categorizes the autonomous capabilities of an automatic through autonomous-unmanned ground vehicle (A-UGV) based on the following list of capability categories:
(a) ,Goal Navigation: Pre-Programmed,
(b) ,Goal Navigation: In situ,
(c) ,Localization,
(d) ,Docking—,Infrastructure Dependence,
(e) ,Obstacle Avoidance—,Types of objects that can be avoided and are within the A-UGV envelope, and types of objects that can be avoided and are outside of the A-UGV envelope,
(f) ,Changing Contour Area or Envelope,
(g) ,Changing Payload,
(h) ,Impaired Communication Behavior,
(i) ,Lost Communication Behavior,
(j) ,Environmental Conditions,
(k) ,Fleet Makeup—,Fleet Task Assignment, Information Sharing/Updating, Fleet Navigation Coordination, and Fleet Task Coordination.