Essential Technologies for Autonomous Systems: Theory, Verification, and Applications

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Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles (AUVs) are systems that are capable of maneuvering in the air, on the ground, above or under the water. There are a number of potential applications for AUVs in civilian, military, and security areas and AUVs have great potential benefits to Canada for numerous reasons. This proposed NSERC Alliance project is a natural sequel to the NSERC Engage project between the applicant and Quanser Consulting Inc. It aims to advance some essential technologies (cooperative control of multiple autonomous vehicles; high-precision navigation and positioning; optimal motion planning and decision-making) for autonomous unmanned vehicles in applications, such as autonomous transportation, self-driving cars, collaborative mapping, etc. The successful development of these technologies will further contribute to maintaining Canada's status as a leading research country in the area of autonomous unmanned vehicles, and will, in addition, translate into monetary benefits for the Canadian companies who participate in these areas. This project is also important for developing expertise and talent within Canada needed for the next phases of AUVs research and development.The proposed research has the potential to enable new innovative products and services, based on autonomous unmanned vehicles, to be developed and produced in Canada. That would bring benefits of economic expansion and innovation savings. The application of autonomous unmanned vehicles will improve the competitiveness of Canadian industries; innovative products arising from new technology applications will impact positively on Canadian's health and quality of life.