I/UCRC FRP: Collaborative Research: Network-enabled Airborne Autonomy

该奖项将为自主机载机器人技术奠定基础，最终将基于云计算。这项工作有可能为网络车辆网络/系统中的分布式自治开发新的框架和理论。结合机载自主系统，开发用于车辆网络稳健决策的新解决方案，有可能极大地提高人类用户的安全和生活质量。在此项目期间，将调查三个研究方向：(i)网络物理元素的协同优化，（ii）自治任务和（iii）云平台。基础研究将集中在无人机系统（UAS）的具体例子上，其中包括所有三个研究重点。该项目旨在研究网络化道路监控网络中基于机载云的自主性，即执行与感知、规划和学习相关的复杂任务。

This award will develop foundations for autonomous airborne robotics, ultimately to be based on the cloud. This work has the potential to develop new frameworks and theories for distributed autonomy in networked vehicular networks/systems. The development of novel solutions for robust decision making in vehicular networks in conjunction with airborne autonomous systems has the potential to greatly improve the safety and quality of life of human users. Three research directions will be investigated over the duration of this project: (i) co-optimization of cyber-physical elements, (ii) autonomy tasks and (iii) cloud platform. The fundamental research will focus on the concrete example of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), whereby including all three research thrusts. This project aims to study airborne cloud-based autonomy in networked road surveillance networks, i.e., to perform complex tasks relating to perception, planning, and learning.