Eye-in-the-sky: Satellite supported autonomous vehicles

该项目将探索如何通过对地球的实时卫星观测（即在几秒钟内捕获）来了解自动驾驶车辆的行为。这些远程观测可以揭示从车辆的角度可能看不到的隐藏危险。例如，车辆或行人从隐蔽的转弯处出现，或者汽车在对向车道超车。该项目将探索该项目的地面和在轨两个方面。具体而言，它将：1）评估有效性和能够及时广播此类卫星图像的机制（即专业硬件和压缩系统）。2)探索自动驾驶汽车的AI系统如何有效地使用这些数据。例如，预测其他道路使用者的即将到来的行为，并使用它来通知车辆的行为。

This project will explore how the behaviour of autonomous vehicles may be informed by live satellite observations of earth (i.e. captured within a few seconds). These remote observations can reveal hidden dangers that may not be visible from the vehicles point-of-view. For example vehicles or pedestrians emerging from hidden turnings, or cars overtaking in the opposite lane. The project will explore both the terrestrial and on-orbit aspects of the project. Specifically it will 1) assess the validity and mechanisms that might enable the broadcast of such satellite imagery in a timely manner (i.e. specialist hardware and compression systems). 2) explore how the data might be effectively used by the AI system of the autonomous vehicle. For example predicting the upcoming behaviours of other road users, and using this to inform the vehicles behaviour.