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Capabilities and facilities
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High-fidelity modelling and simulation
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Mathematical analysis, formal verification,
and certification of autonomous behaviour
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High-level programming and control of
autonomous systems
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Coordination and cooperation techniques for
multiple autonomous entities
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Advanced sensor-fusion and tracking
techniques.
Relevant centres and groups
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Centre for Autonomous Systems Technology
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Virtual Engineering Centre.
Uninhabited Air Vehicles (UAVs) have been developed
and deployed in military applications for many years.
There is now a strong move to use UAVs for civilian
applications, such as security surveillance, motorway
patrols, law enforcement support, mapping boundaries
or even transport. But this requires a much greater
degree of safety and reliability.
The Centre for Autonomous Systems Technology
works with the aerospace industry to produce the safe
and reliable vehicles that will be certified for use in a
potentially huge range of civilian applications.
We work closely with the Virtual Engineering Centre
whose high-fidelity simulation and modelling facilities
create a virtual prototype; we take these prototypes
through the development and certification phases
of the virtual engineering life cycle. The resulting
prototype can then be used as a test-bed for
demonstrating a range of systems including novel
sensor systems which are critical to autonomous flight.
For further information
on all our specialist
centres, facilities and
laboratories
go to page
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