diff --git a/EthicalControl.html b/EthicalControl.html
index ebc009baea9a22fed29eb9053925fd426b7cf483..a33c6c8e9b90d1007912d2df4b8265a410fd8cd4 100644
--- a/EthicalControl.html
+++ b/EthicalControl.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
- <title>Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems</title>
- <meta name="description" content="Public website page for Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems"/>
+ <title>Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems</title>
+ <meta name="description" content="Public website page for Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems"/>
<meta name="author" content="Donald P. Brutzman"/>
<meta name="created" content="15 February 2020"/>
<meta name="modified" content="see version control"/>
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
<tr align="center">
<td><a href="https://savage.nps.edu/Savage/developers.html" target="_blank"><img src="documentation/images/SavageLogo.png" width="83" height="100" border="0" title="configuration information" alt="configuration information"/></a></td>
<td><pre> </pre></td>
- <td><h1> Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems </h1></td>
+ <td><h1> Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems </h1></td>
<td><pre> </pre></td>
<td><a href="https://www.nps.edu" target="_blank"><img src="documentation/images/nps_logo.jpg" width="126" height="90" border="0" title="to NPS home page" alt="to NPS home page"/></a></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p align="center">
- Ethical control of unmanned systems can be accomplished through structured mission definitions that are
+ Ethical control of autonomous systems can be accomplished through structured mission definitions that are
consistently readable, validatable and understandable by humans and robots.
Responsible humans must remain in charge of lethal/lifesaving force, and then human-robot teams become more effective.
</p>
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
<p>
<!-- 3456x2304 -->
- <a href="documentation/flyers/EthicalControlUnmannedSystemsQuadChartCRUSER.png"><img src="documentation/flyers/EthicalControlUnmannedSystemsQuadChartCRUSER.png" title="Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems - Project Quad Chart" width="15%" border="1" align="right"/></a><!-- style="padding-left:4px;" style="float:right" -->
- <b>Project Motivation</b>: ethically constrained control of unmanned systems
+ <a href="documentation/flyers/EthicalControlUnmannedSystemsQuadChartCRUSER.png"><img src="documentation/flyers/EthicalControlUnmannedSystemsQuadChartCRUSER.png" title="Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems - Project Quad Chart" width="15%" border="1" align="right"/></a><!-- style="padding-left:4px;" style="float:right" -->
+ <b>Project Motivation</b>: ethically constrained control of autonomous systems
and robot missions by human supervisors and warfighters.
</p>
<p>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
<p>
<b>Long-term Objective:</b>
demonstrate that no technological limitations exist that prevent
- applying the same kind of ethical constraints on robots and unmanned vehicles that
+ applying the same kind of ethical constraints on robots and autonomous vehicles that
already apply to human beings.
</p>
<p>
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
<i>How do humans accomplish such goal tasks today?</i>
</li>
<li>
- <i>How might unmanned systems accomplish similar tasks in the future?</i>
+ <i>How might autonomous systems accomplish similar tasks in the future?</i>
</li>
<li>
<i>How can human commanders safely direct and supervise such systems,
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@
<p>
<b>Abstract.</b>
Ethical human supervision of unmanned maritime systems is foundational
-in future naval warfare. Forward-deployed unmanned systems in the
+in future naval warfare. Forward-deployed autonomous systems in the
human-machine team must comply with their Commander's intent throughout the duration
of their existence in potential future conflicts. Maritime deployment includes harsh physical domains,
long distances from each Commander, and prolonged on-station time, all of which can significantly stress the capabilities
of the unmanned systems and limit their operator's control. Therefore, in order to
-apply ethical control of unmanned systems in future undersea warfare, we develop
+apply ethical control of autonomous systems in future undersea warfare, we develop
an ontology for unmanned systems mission execution and design. This project is studying multiple
canonical missions for unmanned maritime systems, with progressive sophistication, in order
to test and evaluate Ethical Control design on the autonomy of the unmanned systems.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ The goals of this research are to ensure unmanned maritime systems comply with
existing policy guidance of the U.S. Department of Defense and relevant international
organizations, further providing inputs to emerging policy guidance. Our vision is for
Commanders to be confident in authorizing life-saving or lethal force from
-unmanned systems that operate under ethical control in collaboration with human forces.
+autonomous systems that operate under ethical control in collaboration with human forces.
Simulation playback of multiple key scenarios demonstrates these principles in action,
and building a TestDevOps architecture offers potential for establishing virtual/actual testbeds
to confirm and certify effective robot operations.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ more-effective supervision of operations involving lethal or life-saving force.
<p>
Comprehensive presentation:
- <a href="documentation/presentations/EthicalControlUnmannedSystemsOverview.pdf" target="_blank">Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems overview</a>
+ <a href="documentation/presentations/EthicalControlUnmannedSystemsOverview.pdf" target="_blank">Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems overview</a>
describes all aspects of this project, along with related work and relevant resources.
</p>
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ trust in robots capable of lethal force.
<p>
This paper is dedicated to the memory of Rich Markeloff who made substantial contributions
towards our understanding, adaptation and usage of advanced Semantic Web capabilities
- supporting ethical control of unmanned systems.
+ supporting ethical control of autonomous systems.
</p>
</li>
<li>
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ trust in robots capable of lethal force.
<p>
<i>Abstract.</i>
Metrics for AI are important, as illustrated by the workshop topics of interest. We note that
-commonplace gaps in applied AI derive from “Here are the measurements we know how to take” which are too
+commonplace gaps in applied AI derive from "Here are the measurements we know how to take" which are too
easily over-extrapolated into conclusions of interest. In other words, such precise metrics are necessary and
appealing but may not broadly apply to general situations. We assert that necessary subsequent questions are
-“How do we define meaningful objectives and outcomes for a current unmanned system,” “How do we measure
-those characteristics that indicate expected success/failure,” and “Once we can measure meaningful results,
+"How do we define meaningful objectives and outcomes for a current unmanned system," "How do we measure
+those characteristics that indicate expected success/failure," and "Once we can measure meaningful results,
how do we assemble exemplars into test suites that confirm successful completion across ongoing system life
-cycles?”
+cycles?"
</p>
<p>
This discussion session seeks to find common threads among all workshop contributions that may help advance
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ progress on these fundamental challenges.
(0:00) Attendee introductions,
</li>
<li>
- (4:30) Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems context,
+ (4:30) Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems context,
</li>
<li>
(6:00) Jon shows new capabilities include a Python implementation for exercising decision logic in Autonomous Vehicle Command Language (AVCL) mission. Additional features include the ability to exhaustively test mission variations, checking functional mission correctness and detecting decision loops.
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ progress on these fundamental challenges.
</p>
<p>
In this work, ethical theory meets professional practice.
- Each step must work for human commanders and unmanned systems alike.
+ Each step must work for human commanders and autonomous systems alike.
</p>
<p>
Numerous assets are provided here to explain how this approach works and continues to mature.
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ progress on these fundamental challenges.
</a>
</h2>
<p>
- Unmanned systems working in tandem with human forces, authorized by commander for life-saving or lethal force,
+ Autonomous systems working in tandem with human forces, authorized by commander for life-saving or lethal force,
can handle progressive challenges in distance and time.
</p>
<p>
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ progress on these fundamental challenges.
<p>
Questions, suggestions, additions and comments about this
- Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems page are welcome.
+ Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems page are welcome.
Please send them to
<a href="https://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman" target="_blank">Don Brutzman</a>
and
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ progress on these fundamental challenges.
</p>
<p>
- Updated: 20 March 2022
+ Updated: 3 June 2023
</p>
</body>
</html>
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 2469ca6dba3097888d5817ca77009b2b8d16f1d1..fcd560a24e1caa296858540002a834141f94b79f 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
- Copyright (c) 2000-2022 held by the author(s). All rights reserved.
+ Copyright (c) 2000-2023 held by the author(s). All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-->
-<project name="Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems" default="" basedir=".">
- <description>Builds, tests, and runs the Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems project.</description>
+<project name="Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems" default="" basedir=".">
+ <description>Builds, tests, and runs the Ethical Control of Autonomous Systems project.</description>
<!-- private configuration properties: server names, user names and passwords ====================== -->