Autonomous Systems
 

Research

 


Modelling

Understanding controllability and the possible motions of platforms or actions of systems underlies any ability to usefully plan and execute tasks. The partners have considerable expertise in modelling the kinematics and dynamics of large and complex platforms (air, land and sub-sea systems). Research in modelling will focus on:

  1. Understanding the effects of model fidelity on system performance, system complexity and sensor requirements;
  2. Using platform models to allow learning of terrain and environment structure, and especially traversability of a terrain by an agent of a given modelled capability; and
  3. Modelling and describing coupling between platforms, particularly synergistic systems in which one platform deploys or controls other smaller agents.

Research in modelling is led by Gamini Dissanayake.