Designation:E2855−12StandardTestMethodforEvaluatingEmergencyResponseRobotCapabilities:RadioCommunication:Non-Line-of-SightRange1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2855;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Purpose:1.1.1Thepurposeofthistestmethod,asapartofasuiteofradiocommunicationtestmethods,istoquantitativelyevaluateateleoperatedrobot’s(seeTerminologyE2521)capabilitytoperformmaneuveringandinspectiontasksinanon-line-of-sightenvironment.1.1.2Robotsshallpossessacertainsetofradiocommuni-cationcapabilities,includingperformingmaneuveringandinspectiontasksinanon-line-of-sightenvironment,tosuitcriticaloperationsforemergencyresponses.Thecapabilityforarobottoperformthesetypesoftasksinobstructedareasdownrangeiscriticalforemergencyresponseoperations.Thistestmethodspecifiesastandardsetofapparatuses,procedures,andmetricstoevaluatetherobot/operatorcapabilitiesforperform-ingthesetasks.1.1.3Emergencyresponserobotsshallbeabletooperateremotelyusingtheequippedradiosinline-of-sightenvironments,innon-line-of-sightenvironments,andforsig-nalpenetrationthroughsuchimpedimentsasbuildings,rubbles,andtunnels.Additionalcapabilitiesincludeoperatinginthepresenceofelectromagneticinterferenceandprovidinglinksecurityanddatalogging.Standardtestmethodsarerequiredtoevaluatewhethercandidaterobotsmeettheserequirements.1.1.4ASTME54.08.01TaskGrouponRoboticsspecifiesaradiocommunicationtestsuite,whichconsistsofasetoftestmethodsforevaluatingthesecommunicationcapabilities.Thisnon-line-of-sightrangetestmethodisapartoftheradiocommunicationtestsuite.Theapparatusesassociatedwiththetestmethodschallengespecificrobotcapabilitiesinrepeatablewaystofacilitatecomparisonofdifferentrobotmodelsaswellasparticularconfigurationsofsimilarrobotmodels.1.1.5Thistestmethodestablishesprocedure...
