Development of an automated curbside waste collection system based on artificial intelligence

拟议的研究项目包括圭尔夫大学(安大略省圭尔夫)的智能控制和估计(ICE)实验室(加兹登博士)和鹰视觉系统(安大略省基奇纳)之间的伙伴关系。合作研究伙伴关系的主要目标是开发一种在住宅和商业环境中安全可靠地运行的自动化废物收集系统。由于许多经济、社会和政治原因，这个话题对加拿大很重要。联邦政府最近制定了一项关于加拿大人工智能发展和使用的战略。制定这一联邦战略是为了实现四个主要目标：在加拿大增加人工智能研究人员和熟练的HQP的数量；在全国各地建立相互联系的研究中心；在人工智能对经济、伦理、政策和法律领域的影响方面发展领导力；以及支持全国人工智能研究社区。预期成果和影响包括：1)路边废物收集的自动化；2)开发新的人工智能(AI)战略；3)向制造业等其他行业转移知识；4)降低市政当局的路边废物收集成本；以及5)对HQP进行人工智能、机器人和机电系统方面的培训。拟议研究项目的预期结果将对加拿大经济和成为人工智能技术领先者的总体目标做出积极贡献。

The proposed research project includes a partnership between the Intelligent Control and Estimation (ICE) Laboratory (Dr. Gadsden) at the University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario) and Eagle Vision Systems (Kitchener, Ontario). The primary goal of the collaborative research partnership is to develop an automated waste collection system that is safe and reliable to operate in both residential and commercial settings. This topic is important to Canada for a number of economic, societal, and political reasons. The federal government recently established a strategy on the development and use of AI in Canada. This federal strategy was developed to accomplish four main goals: to increase the number of AI researchers and skilled HQP in Canada; to establish interconnected research hubs throughout the country; to develop leadership on implications of AI to the economy, ethics, policy, and legal fields; and, to support a national AI research community. The expected outcomes and impacts include: 1) automation of curbside waste collection; 2) development of new artificial intelligence (AI) strategies; 3) knowledge transfer activities to other industries such as manufacturing; 4) reduction of curbside waste collection costs to municipalities; and, 5) training of HQP in AI, robotics, and mechatronic systems. The expected outcomes of the proposed research project will positively contribute to Canada's economy and overall goal to be a leader in AI technology.