The five program activities to meet the objectives of this initiative are shown in the top row of the block diagram in Figure 1. These activities include preparatory analyses, system design, building and validation of prototype vehicles, field operational tests (FOTs), and independent evaluation. This outline of program activities and tasks will be revised as the U.S. DOT obtains input on program direction from its industry partners and stakeholders.
Each program activity is made up of a series of actions that must occur to complete the activity and move to the next one. Below is a list of each program activity and its sub activities:
Preparatory Analyses - Government Initiated Activity
Solicit stakeholder input - Government Initiated Activity
Develop functional & evaluation requirements - Government Initiated Activity
Conduct technical review - Government Initiated Activity
Investigate preliminary DVI concepts - Government Initiated Activity
Assess business case/ deployment potential - Government Initiated Activity
Prepare program execution strategy - Government Initiated Activity
System Design: Develop Operational Concepts, Develop Performance Specifications and Test Procedure - Partner-led Activity
Develop Performance Specifications - Government Industry Activity
Design, build and test sensor subsystems - Partner-led Activity
Design, build and test threat assessment algorithms - Partner-led Activity
Design, build and test DVI - Partner-led Activity
Develop objective test procedures - Government Initiated Activity
Build and validate prototype vehicles - Partner-led Activity
Design and build data acquisition systems - Partner-led Activity
