Why AGVRA?

Autonomous Ground Vehicle Reference Architecture (AGVRA) was chartered by U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center Ground Vehicle Robotics to provide a framework for establishing Army-sanctioned architectures to enable the scalable design and integration of Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) capabilities.

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Reference Architecture

AGVRA is a reference architecture for AGVs that provides architectural guidelines and best practices, as well as a breadth of representative models to apply, for the Army Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) community and beyond. AGVRA satisfies the DoD definition of a reference architecture as โ€œan authoritative source of information about a specific subject area that guides and constrains the instantiations of multiple architectures and solutions” and provides:

  • Common language for the various stakeholders
  • Consistency of implementation of technology to solve problems
  • Support for the validation of solutions against proven reference architectures
  • Encouragement towards adherence to common standards, specifications, and patterns
AGVRA provides these through a suite of models that enable the development of integrated MBSE system architectures with a comprehensive set of views covering various mission segments, functional decomposition, standards, interfaces, and data. AGVRA empowers the RAS community to effectively capture, analyze, and manage the complexity of autonomy within their system architectures, enabling more informed decision-making and advanced system development.

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DoD Digital Transformation

The DoD’s transition from traditional paper-based design to model-based systems engineering (MBSE) as part of its digital transformation is a pivotal step towards achieving agile development of complex military systems and ensuring high-quality outcomes across the system lifecycle. However, in the specialized field of autonomy-enabled missions, meeting modeling needs with existing tools can be challenging due to the rapid evolution of technology and its impact on requirements. AGVRA was developed as a solution to bridge this gap by providing a comprehensive modeling framework and libraries of reusable content. The products offered by AGVRA are designed to promote the implementation of the five key principles of the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA):

  • An Enabling Environment
  • Modular Design
  • Key Interface Designation
  • Open Standards Use
  • Conformance Guidance

The products developed under AGVRA enable Government, academia, and industry defense robotics partners to readily and uniformly meet objectives.

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