Charles Werner, your host, welcomes Adam Jacoff project leader of Robot Test Method. In today’s episode, he shares his knowledge and experience developing standardized tests for unmanned aircraft systems. His mission is to develop and deliver standardized tests for emergency response robots, foster innovation, help with commercial competitiveness while using measuring science and standard test methods. Adam works passionately at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) where he plays an active part in developing a comprehensive set of standard test methods and associated performance metrics to quantify key capabilities of emergency response robots.

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:05] Adam shares how he got started and how the standardized test started.

[2:58] How do standardized test methods play a role in defining proficiency?

[7:05] Charles and Adam talk about the issue of size while taking standardized tests for unmanned aircraft.

[8:45] Adam talks about the particularities of each test.

[10:45] Why are buckets part of these test methods?

[11:20] Adam describes how to run the tests and use the materials that come on the kit.

[15:12] The importance of knowing what can be seen from a certain altitude.

[15:48] When can systems be compared?

[17:10] Adam talks about the common aha moment when drone pilots take the tests NIST provides.

[20:10] What happens during the 25 minutes of testing?

[22:37] Adam shares the particularities of his role in the field of measuring science and standardized infrastructure.

[24:53] Adam talks about embedding tests into operational scenarios.

[28:58] This testing lets you know which aircraft is better for different kinds of scenarios.

[31:08] Ground robots test vs aerial systems.

[35:57] How to test the visual line of sight?

[39:14] The first level of due diligence is measuring what you can do first.

[42:30] Adam talks about the use of drones to drop things in rescue missions.

[46:15] The need to evolve along with the technology to ensure that the state of the science is getting measured and communicated.

 

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