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

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 Mitacs-Alliance project 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.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jinjun Shan

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Partner:

Quanser Inc;York University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

York University

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