Overview
The SAE AS-4 committee addresses all facets of unmanned systems¿design, maintenance, and inservice experience. The primary goal of AS-4 is interoperability of unmanned systems for military, civil and commercial use through the use of open systems standards and architecture development. The group is comprised of three subcommittees and an executive board dedicated to creating, preparing and maintaining all relevant specifications, standards, and requirements for unmanned systems. The subcommittees include:
AS-4A Architecture Framework
AS-4B Network Environment
AS-4C Information Modeling and Definition
The AS-4 committee was formed as a result of the Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems Working Group (JAUS WG) migration to SAE. The JAUS WG was chartered by The Deputy Director, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,
Strategic & Tactical Systems/Land Warfare. Its objective was to develop, implement and sustain a joint architecture for the domain of unmanned systems. The architecture is component-based and specifies data formats and methods of communication among computing nodes. It defines messages and component behaviors that are independent of
technology, computer hardware, operator use, and vehicle platforms, and isolated from mission. The documents that were developed in support of these efforts will now serve as the basis for SAE standards.
Participation in the SAE AS-4 committee includes OEMs, suppliers, robotics and unmanned systems integration companies, consulting firms, government, academic institutions and others across the unmanned systems industry.
