Self-X Characterization of Autonomous Systems: A Systematic Literature Review

Kurzfassung

Autonomous systems are being discussed increasingly as a next-level system paradigm after automated systems. Although the vision of autonomous systems seems to be on the verge of realization today, there is still a lack of standards, and consequently a missing common understanding on what exactly constitutes an autonomous system in the current research state. This paper contributes to the clarification of system autonomy based on a systematic literature review. Thereby, the characteristics of autonomous systems and the relation to comparable system classes are examined and a conceptual model for the self-x characterization of autonomous systems is introduced.