Designation:E2592−07StandardPracticeforEvaluatingCachePackagedWeightandVolumeofRobotsforUrbanSearchandRescue1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2592;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstherequirementthaturbansearchandrescuerobotsandallnecessaryassociatedcomponentsorequipment(forexample,operatorcontrolstation,powersources,spareparts,sensors,manipulators,tools,andsoforth)shallcomplementtheresponseorganization’scachepackagingandtransportationsystems.1.2Shipmentbyground,air,ormarineshouldbeconsid-ered.1.3Volume,weight,shippingclassification,anddeployabil-ityoftherobotsandassociatedcomponentsareconsideredinthispractice.1.3.1Thedeployabilityisconsideredthroughthedetermi-nationof:1.3.1.1Thelengthoftimerequiredtopreparetherobotsystemfordeployment,and1.3.1.2Thetypesoftoolsrequiredforservicingtherobotsysteminthefield.1.3.2Associatedcomponentsorequipmentincludenotonlyalltheonboardsensors,tethers,andoperatorcontrolstation,butalsoanysparepartsandspecializedtoolsneededforassembly,disassembly,andfieldservicing.1.3.3Associatedcomponentsalsoincludepowerequipmentnecessaryfortheoperationofthesystem,suchasbatteries,chargers,andpowerconverters.Gasoline,diesel,orothertypesofliquidfuelarenotincluded.1.4Thepackageditemsshallsupporttheoperationalavail-abilityoftherobotduringadeploymentofuptotendays.Thereshallbenoresupplywithinthefirst72hofdeployment.1.5Nosuchstandardscurrentlyexistexceptforthoserelevanttoshipping(forexample,CFRTitle49andInterna-tionalAirTransportAssociation(IATA)documents).1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestabli...
