Concept of Operations Development for Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Swarm of Robotic Vehicles

Abstract

As robotic systems become more complex, new tools and methods are required for the design of human-robot interaction. A Concept of operations (ConOps) is a knowledge sharing artefact that help developers in early decision making and in requirement elicitation so that the final product can meet the demands and expectations. We present here an on-going effort to develop a ConOps for autonomous and semi-autonomous swarm of robotic vehicles for safety-critical domains. The ConOps of a robotic system consists of documents, illustrations and animations describing the characteristics and intended usage of proposed and existing system from the viewpoint of their users.