
\begin{packed_itemize}
\item \pvar{Core Decision Layers}: The difference between: Planning, Autonomy
  and Control.
\item \pvar{Collaboration paradigms}: The types of multi-vehicle
  collaboration: co-fielded, protocol-based, consensus-based, and the
  assumptions about inter-vehicle messaging in each.
\item \pvar{Core architectures}: (a) field control, (b) robot
  middleware, (c) behavior-based decision-making, (d)
  front-seat/backseat or payload architecture.
\item \pvar{Full life-cycle mission phases}: The major phases of
  marine robot operation: (a) mission planning, (b) mission launching,
  (c) mission operation, (d) post-mission analysis, and the tools
  associated with each.
\item \pvar{Mission structures}: The difference between time-linear or
  sequentially scripted missions and open-ended mode based autonomy
  missions.
\item \pvar{Robot Field Operations}: The full preparation and operation
  of an un-crewed marine vehicle in the outdoor environment, including
  vehicle recovery and data archiving and post-mission analysis.
\item \pvar{Automated Monte Carlo Mission Simulations}:
  Construction of missions with performance metric utilities runable
  in headless unsupervised mode Monte Carlo tests.
\end{packed_itemize}
 
