UGV means unmanned ground vehicle: a ground platform without a person onboard. Unmanned does not necessarily mean autonomous; the system may be remotely controlled, include defined automated functions or combine modes.
Mission context
ISR means intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; payload is the mission equipment; ICD means interface control document; configuration control manages product versions; recovery retrieves damaged or immobilised equipment.
Engineering approach
HARDY uses functional definitions: name the specific route, control or sensing function and its conditions rather than make a broad “fully autonomous” claim.
What must be demonstrated
A term becomes technically useful when it has context.
- what the system performs;
- under which conditions and configuration;
- how the function was tested and where it stops.
Limits and responsible claims
This glossary does not establish standards or legal definitions. Contracts require an agreed vocabulary and relevant normative documents.