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1 |=**Objective**|=[[OB01: Increase effectiveness through exploration, sensing and communication means>>path:#]]
2 [[OB04: Improve safety by providing overviews and warnings of environment conditions>>path:#]]
3 |=Description|=(((
4 Enable safe, data‑driven interior reconnaissance and victim triage **before** human entry, with continuous **FR health/location monitoring** informing decisions, rotations, and evacuation.
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6 |**TDP**|[[TDP2 — Robots First, Then Humans Protocol>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP2 — Robots First, Then Humans Protocol.WebHome]] [[TDP4 — Split Role for Robot Control and Data Analysis>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP4 — Split Role for Robot Control and Data Analysis.WebHome]]
7 |**IDP**|[[IDP1 — Role-Based, Context-Specific Information Distribution>>2\. Specification.Requirements.IDP1 — Role-Based, Context-Specific Information Distribution.WebHome]]
8 |**Actors**|Team leader, Robot operator, Analyst, Safety officer (at HQ), Entry Team (FRs) (described at [[4. Personas & Problem Scenarios>>path:/bin/view/Main/sdf/4.%20Scenarios%20%26%20Personas/]] and [[Direct Stakeholders>>path:/bin/view/Main/sdf/Stakeholders/Direct/]])
9 |**Pre-Condition**|(((
10 * Structure is flagged as (relatively?) **safe for direct human entry**; sector/ worksite allocated.
11 * **ANYmal **is mission-ready (battery, controls, and payload checked).
12 * **FRs wearables** distributed, connected, and calibrated.
13 * **C3I is online**, role-based views are configurated (Operator/ Analyst/ Team leader/ Safety officer); **5G pods** are installed for connection.
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15 |**Post-Condition**|(((
16 * Health alerts handled; intervention performed if needed.
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18 |**Status**|Hazards marked and/or victims detected; team proceeds with increased safety.
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20 === **Action Sequence** ===
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22 ===== 1. Deployment and Startup =====
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24  a. **Squad leader** labels the target building as **robot exploration needed **(no human entry until internal reconnaissance is completed and reviewed).
25  b. **Robot operator** stages ANYmal at the safest entry point (door/window/breach) while the **robot operator** opens the robot control and the analyst opens the image analysis. 
26  c. **First responders** check and calibrate wearable sensors (health + localization); the squad leader confirms **team baseline status** are “green/ready” on the squad dashboard; **base of operations** sees the same status across all teams.
27  d. **Comms/network check**: verify stable uplink for robot video/LiDAR + wearable streams between worksite and base of operations; confirm fallback mode (degraded bandwidth / store-and-forward markers).
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29 ===== 2. Indoor Exploration with robot
30 a. **ANYmal **enters via the safest viable opening; **robot operator** tele-operates for tight passages, stairs, and unstable thresholds.
31  b. **ANYmal **produces a live **3D map (LiDAR)** + video (and thermal if available); the **information analyst** interprets map + feeds for hazards, access constraints, and points of interest.
32  c. Feeds stream into **C3I**: analyst places structured markers (e.g., **blocked corridors, collapse risk, gas/smoke pockets, heat zones, viable routes, possible victims**) and flags confidence/uncertainty. =====
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34 ===== 3. Squad leader decisionmaking
35 a. **Squad leader** reviews the updated interior picture on a tablet (route options + hazards + task-relevant markers) and **actively questions** the analyst/operator to resolve uncertainties (“Can we confirm that corridor is passable?”, “What’s the  safest approach to that room?”).
36  b. Squad leader selects an **entry decision** (go / no-go / partial entry) and makes decisions regarding: entry team composition, route, objectives, time limits, and abort criteria. The location its labels are logged in C3I via standard forms and  visible to base of operations.
37  c. **Base of operations** views the squad’s status in the context of **other teams** (parallel buildings/sectors) and may re-task assets (e.g., allocate another drone/robot, redirect a medical team, delay entry) based on overall operational priorities. =====
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39 ===== 4. Human Entry and victim extraction with Health + Location Tracking
40 a. First responders enter along the squad leader’s chosen route; wearables are used for **continuous tracking** (location + vitals) and display their status and location on squad leader dashboard.
41  b. Squad leader uses the live map + responder locations to **direct movement** if needed (e.g., reroute around a newly identified hazard, assign room-clearing sequence, keep separation distances, enforce time-on-task).
42 c. **First responders **navigate to and extract the victims in the order discussed prior to entry. =====
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44 ===== 5. Remote Monitoring, Alerts, and Coordinated Escalation
45 a. **Base of operations** monitors the squads active in the operation; squad leader monitors his own team at higher level detail (individual vitals + track quality + last-known positions).
46  b. If a responder crosses a threshold (e.g., heart rate spike, heat stress indicator, immobility, rapid elevation change, loss of signal), an **alert** is generated simultaneously:
47   • Squad leader receives a **critical on-dashboard alert** tied to the responder’s last-known location + nearby hazards/egress routes.
48   • Base of operations receives the same alert in the multi-team view (for cross-team support decisions).
49  c. **Escalation policy (two-level response)**:
50   1) **Squad leader action**: immediate check-in (voice), buddy-check instruction, micro-reroute to nearest safe point / egress, or pause task.
51   2) **Base of operations action**: dispatch medical support / reallocate teams / request additional sensing (robot reposition, drone overwatch), and initiate comms contingency if signal degradation persists.
52  d. If readings normalize, event is closed with a short note; if abnormal readings persist, the squad leader executes abort criteria (partial withdrawal / full extraction) while base coordinates site-level support and deconfliction with other teams. =====
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59 |=(% style="width: 189px;" %)Claims (title)|=(% style="width: 357px;" %)Function|=Effect(s)|=Measure|=Action Sequence Step(s)
60 |(% style="width:189px" %)CL01 Improve safety for responders|(% style="width:357px" %)Robot explores building first, including unsafe, (human) unreachable, or blocked zones first|EFXX: Improves safety of responder by having robot explore unsafe or blocked zones instead, such that first responder can avoid these [[TDP2>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP2 — Robots First, Then Humans Protocol.WebHome]], [[TDP4>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP4 — Split Role for Robot Control and Data Analysis.WebHome]]|(((
61 - Near-incident reports.
62 - FR time inside.
63 - FR path logs.
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65 |(% rowspan="2" style="width:189px" %)CL02 Increased SA|(% rowspan="2" style="width:357px" %)Analyst interprets robot camera streams etc. and locates hazards, victims, etc.|(((
66 EFXX: First responder team has increased situation awareness on hazards, layout, and potential victim locations of the mission site before entry. [[TDP2>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP2 — Robots First, Then Humans Protocol.WebHome]]
67 )))|- Correctness of FR reported hazards, victims, and layout before entry. |3, 4
68 |EFXX: Squad leader has more effective decision making due to improved situation awareness. [[TDP2>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP2 — Robots First, Then Humans Protocol.WebHome]], [[TDP4>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP4 — Split Role for Robot Control and Data Analysis.WebHome]]|- Safe path chosen
69 - "How good were your decisions looking back?"|3a, 3b, 3c
70 |(% style="width:189px" %)CL03 improved mission effectiveness|(% style="width:357px" %)Analyst monitors and corrects any missed or incorrect detections.|EFXX: Victims are localized and extracted and hazards are avoided without missing or misclassifying any. [[TDP4>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP4 — Split Role for Robot Control and Data Analysis.WebHome]]|- Correctness of FR reported hazards, victims, and layout after mission completion.|2
71 |(% rowspan="2" style="width:189px" %)CL04 acceptable workload |(% style="width:357px" %)Pilot and analyst split tasks.|EFXX: workload of robot operator and analyst is acceptable. [[TDP4>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP4 — Split Role for Robot Control and Data Analysis.WebHome]]|- Self-reported workload questionnaire. (e,g, NASA TLX)|2
72 |(% style="width:357px" %)Role-based, context-specific C3I dashboard with FR location and health information.|EFXX: squad leader and BoO can find and interpret relevant FR health and location information quickly, making their workload acceptable. [[IDP1>>2\. Specification.Requirements.IDP1 — Role-Based, Context-Specific Information Distribution.WebHome]]|- Self-reported workload questionnaire. (e,g, NASA TLX)|5
73 |(% style="width:189px" %)CL05 Trustworthy SA|(% style="width:357px" %)Analyst-validated visuals|EFXX: Trust in robot findings increased by analyst confirmation. [[TDP4>>2\. Specification.Requirements.TDP4 — Split Role for Robot Control and Data Analysis.WebHome]]|- Trust survey or follow-up interviews.|4a
74 |(% style="width:189px" %)CL06 Improved FR health|(% style="width:357px" %)FR location and health information is monitored and acted on when necessary|(((
75 EFXX: squad leader and BoO can act on health and location status of first responders to keep them healthy. [[IDP1>>2\. Specification.Requirements.IDP1 — Role-Based, Context-Specific Information Distribution.WebHome]]
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77 - Health indicators of FR stay in acceptable range
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79 - Health issues are tackled in an acceptable time
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81 |(% style="width:189px" %)CL07 Degraded mission efficiency|(% style="width:357px" %)Robot scouts ahead of team, which is slower than team going in directly.|EFXX: Operational speed degraded. |- Mission completion time|All
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85 == Open questions on technology capabilities ==
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87 1. Anymal:
88 11. What sensors does the Anymal have? LiDAR, day-light camera, depth-camera, thermal camera, microphones, speakers, GPS?
89 11. How many of these sensors are available to the operator/analyst?
90 11. Is the operator UI connected with C3I?
91 11. Can the operator share information via the operator UI connected to C3I to the command center? If so, in what form? Photo with image and text? A short video? A livestream? Live location of the robot? 
92 11. Can the operator place a marker on the C3I map with a detection (e.g. hazard or victim)? Can information be attached to that marker? Can that marker be confirmed / prioritized / further specified with constraints (e.g. access constraints)?
93 11. Can the robot do object detection for finding victims? If so, how are results presented to the operator/analyst?
94 1. C3I:
95 11. What information can be logged in C3I on the teamleaders tablet? Can suggested routes and no-go zones also be specified?
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97 == Open questions on user needs ==
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99 1. HQ
100 11. At what level of detail do they require Situation Awareness? Does this differ per situation?
101 11. Does HQ communicate always via the teamlead, or also directly with the robot operator/analyst? As in, does the squad leader "confirm" new markers etc in C3I before they become visible to HQ?
102 11. In what way does HQ want to maintain SA? Markers on C3I map with text description, with image and description, only image with category, multiple images, short video, livestream, live 3D map, live thermal camera stream, audio recordings.
103 11. Does HQ need to know where the teammembers AND robots are currently?
104 11. What are the tasks of HQ?
105 11. How many teams typically are coordinated by HQ?
106 11. How much time does HQ have available for maintaining SA and communicating with the squad leader etc on this part of the mission?
107 1. Squad leader
108 11. At what level of detail does the squad leader require Situation Awareness? Which info do they need? Does this differ per situation?
109 11. In what way does squad leader want to maintain SA? Should they have enough info from inspecting the C3I map, do they require talking with the analyst, or do they require looking along to inspect the robot sensors?
110 11. Does the squad leader need to know where the teammembers AND robots are currently?What other tasks does the teamlead have? How much time do they have available for maintaining SA on the mission / talking with the analyst / talking with HQ / making plans, etc.
111 11. How many teams does the squad leader have? Are they always close to the operator/analyst (shouting distance), or not?
112 11. How do the analyst and squad leader communicate? Via talking in person, or via radio?
113 11. What are the needs of the squad leader, given their tasks?
114 1. Operator/Analyst
115 11. What tasks does the Analyst have: analysing the robot sensor streams, instructing operator for where to go, updating the teamlead, updating the C3I interface, other tasks?
116 11. How does the Analyst communicate with others, via speech in person, via radio, via C3I?
117 11. What are the needs of the Analyst, given their tasks?
118 11. What are the tasks of the operator? Manage robot condition (battery, connectivity, damage)?
119 11. What are the needs from the operator, given their tasks?