RAS Standing Committee for Standards Activities - An Update on Recent Activities [Industrial Activities]

The Standing Committee for Standards Activities (SCSA) under the Industrial Activities Board (IAB) of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) is working together with the research and industrial communities and other standards developing organizations to help develop standards for robotics and automation. The scope of the activities of the RAS-SCSA is to formally adopt and confirm best practices in robotics and automation as standards. Within this scope, the RAS-SCSA is pursuing the following objectives: (1) promote commonmeasures and definitions in robotics and automation; (2) promote measurability and comparability of robotics and automation technology; (3) promote integrability, portability, and reusability of robotics and automation technology. On the basis of the discussions stemming from past meetings and with input and consensus from participating members, two SGs have been formed in the following topic areas: "Map Data Representation and Fundamental Data Types" and 'Glossary/Ontology for Robotics and Automation."