DESCRIPTION
Autonomous Systems (AS) have nowadays a multitude of applications:
- Autonomous Cars
- Autonomous Drones
- Autonomous Marine Systems (surface, underwater)
- Autonomous Robots.
In particular, Autonomous Cars and Autonomous Drones and Drone Swarms are very timely and get a lot of attention in the mass media.
This CVML Web Module focuses on Autonomous Systems and their applications. First, an Introduction to Autonomous Systems is presented. Then, Autonomous Systems Sensors are described, as they play a key role in AS perception. LiDAR is such a primary example in Robotics and Autonomous Systems perception. Drone and Robot Swarms are then overviewed. Privacy Protection, Ethics and Regulations issues are presented, as they are an important topic in AS research and development. Self-Awareness in Autonomous Systems is another important topic that is overviewed. Finally Agent Systems and Natural Selection simulations are presented.
LECTURE LIST
- Introduction to Autonomous Systems
- Autonomous Systems Sensors
- LiDAR in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Robot and Drone Swarms
- Self-Awareness in Autonomous Systems
- Privacy Protection, Ethics and Regulations in AS
- Agent Systems
- Natural Selection
- Human-Centered AI for Autonomous Vehicles
CVML WEB LECTURE MODULE SCHEDULE
This module has been designed to be mastered within 1 month (or less), if you have proper background (at least early undergraduate student in an EE, ECE, CS, CSE or any Engineering or Exact Sciences Department).
We propose that you follow the above mentioned Lecture order. You may want to skip few Lectures that might not be of immediate interest to you for later study.
On average you can study 4 lectures per week. The related effort is as follows:
Lecture pdf study and filling the related understanding questionnaire: 1-2 hours per lecture (on average, depending on your background).