Performance
Measure pose, path deviation, narrow passage and mapping.
System anatomy · 06
Navigation in human spaces
Join map quality, localisation, obstacle handling, social yielding, accessibility and recovery.
Evidence statusService decision framework · site and user validation requiredLast reviewed: 14 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
Avoiding a test obstacle is not the same as moving safely and acceptably among people.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
People
Challenge crowds, wheelchairs, children, pets and sudden reversal.
Infrastructure
Test lifts, doors, ramps, dead zones and fire routes.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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Which metrics are not safety claims?
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Where can the robot block access?
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How are unmapped changes handled?
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What happens after localisation loss?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Route and interface record
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Evidence package 2
Conditioned navigation results
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Evidence package 3
Blocked-path and encounter logs
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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ISO 18646-2 measures selected navigation performance and explicitly does not validate safety.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
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ISO · 2024-01
↗02ISO 18646-2:2024 — Navigation performance of service robots
Defines methods for pose accuracy, obstacle response, path deviation, narrow passage and mapping accuracy.
ISO · 2023-11
↗ISO 31101:2023 — Safety management for services provided by service robots
Addresses safety management for service-robot applications in human spaces with trained and untrained people.