Seminar: Multi-UAV Planning and Control for Autonomy

David Casbeer, PhD, Air Force Research Laboratory

All dates for this event occur in the past.

E525 Scott Laboratory
E525 Scott Laboratory
201 W. 19th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

Seminar also simulcast to the Aerospace Research Center, room 100.

 

Abstract

UAVs, commonly called drones, are everywhere, and the autopilots that guide them are becoming more reliable and capable. However, there is a large hurdle that must be overcome before UAVs are truly “autonomous.” This seminar looks at how autopilots and the tools available in control science and other disciplines act as a foundation for UAV autonomy and teaming. Examples and applications highlighting these ideas will come from an Air Force perspective.

 

About the speaker

David Casbeer is the technical area lead for the UAV Cooperative and Intelligent Control Team within the Control Science Center of Excellence in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate. The UAV team focuses on decision making, planning and coordination for multiple autonomous UAVs acting and reacting in uncertain and adversarial environments. Casbeer received his bachelor and doctoral degrees from Brigham Young University in 2003 and 2009, respectively, where he advanced theory describing the statistics of decentralized estimation techniques. In 2016 he received AFRL’s Early Career Award for distinguished foundational research in multi-agent control. Casbeer currently serves as the chair for the AIAA Intelligent Systems Technical Committee and as a senior editor for the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems.

 

Hosted by Prof. Ran Dai.