scholarly journals The Ethical Assessment of Autonomous Systems in Practice

J ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 749-763
Author(s):  
Daniel Trusilo ◽  
Thomas Burri
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Applied Ethics ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Ethical Assessment ◽  
Theoretical Tool ◽  
Autonomous Robotic Systems

This paper presents the findings of a study that used applied ethics to evaluate autonomous robotic systems practically. Using a theoretical tool developed by a team of researchers in 2017, which one of the authors contributed to, we conducted a study of four existing autonomous robotic systems in July 2020. The methods used to carry out the study and the results are highlighted by examining the specific example of ANYmal, an autonomous robotic system that is one component of the CERBERUS team that won first place in DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge Systems Competition in September 2021.

Cooperative Behavior of a Schedule-Based Distributed Autonomous Robotic System

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-168
Author(s):  
Jifeng Sun ◽  
◽  
Tadashi Nagata ◽  
Kenji Kurosu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Behavior ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Robot System ◽  
Scheduling Method ◽  
Robot Communication ◽  
Autonomous Robotic Systems

A scheduling method for distributed autonomous robotic systems (DRS) is proposed. Given the global task for a DRS, each robot generates a subtask according to the global load of the whole system and the partial capacity of individual robots. The determined schedule is then executed by a sign-board inter-robot communication. Some experiments of a three-robot system are performed using the proposed method.

scholarly journals Articulation of the problem of ensuring security of the algorithms of intelligent systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Oleg Vasilyevich Tikhanychev
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Autonomous Robots ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Algorithmic Support ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Algorithmic Problems ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Autonomous Robotic Systems

Relevance of the selected topic is defined by implementation of autonomous robotic systems of various designation. The object of this research is the algorithmic problems emerging in monitoring the security of algorithms. The author determines the existing contradiction between the need for automation of robotics and the complexity of software implementation of this requirement. The research is carried out on the example of implementation of robotics in transport and military spheres. Realization of the trends of automation in these spheres generates certain legal and technological problems associated with algorithmic support of the autonomous systems. The indicated problems manifest in unrecoverable application errors, divided by the experts into the errors of first and second grade. The primary cause for the occurrence of such errors in robotics consists in misuse of autonomous robotic systems software. If for conventional technical systems the consequences of such errors and responsibility thereof are predictable, the problem of implementation of the autonomous robots needs to be addressed. Using the general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, the author examines the key aspects of the current state and prospects of algorithmization of usage of autonomous systems. Leaning on the general review of algorithmic problems of implementation of autonomous robots, implications and manifestation of errors of first and second grade emerging in their implementation, the author synthesizes articulation of the scientific problem of division of responsibility between the developers and the users of systems in the context of elaboration of algorithms of their implementation,

Generation of Observation Arrangement in Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Kaga ◽  
◽  
Toshio Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Computational Simulation ◽  
Dynamic Environments ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Distributed Sensing ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Dynamical Generation ◽  
Autonomous Robotic Systems

Distributed Autonomous Robotic System (DARS) copes with dynamic environments with generation of metalevel functions. This paper addresses such functional generation in distributed sensing. In distributed sensing, dynamically adaptable spatial distribution for observation is one of the most important capabilities of DARS. To realize this, we propose a method for dynamical generation of observation arrangement in a distributed manner. The proposed method is verified with computational simulation.

Development of an autonomous robotic system for beard shaving assistance of disabled people based on an adaptive force tracking impedance control

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622098482
Author(s):  
Oladayo S Ajani ◽  
Samy FM Assal
Keyword(s):  
Impedance Control ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Robotic Assistance ◽  
Head Pose ◽  
Detection And Tracking ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Force Tracking

Recently, people with upper arm disabilities due to neurological disorders, stroke or old age are receiving robotic assistance to perform several activities such as shaving, eating, brushing and drinking. Although the full potential of robotic assistance lies in the use of fully autonomous robotic systems, these systems are limited in design due to the complexities and the associated risks. Hence, rather than the shared controlled or active robotic systems used for such tasks around the head, an adaptive compliance control scheme-based autonomous robotic system for beard shaving assistance is proposed. The system includes an autonomous online face detection and tracking as well as selected geometrical features-based beard region estimation using the Kinect RGB-D camera. Online trajectory planning for achieving the shaving task is enabled; with the capability of online re-planning trajectories in case of unintended head pose movement and occlusion. Based on the dynamics of the UR-10 6-DOF manipulator using ADAMS and MATLAB, an adaptive force tracking impedance controller whose parameters are tuned using Genetic Algorithm (GA) with force/torque constraints is developed. This controller can regulate the contact force under head pose changing and varying shaving region stiffness by adjusting the target stiffness of the controller. Simulation results demonstrate the system capability to achieve beard shaving autonomously with varying environmental parameters that can be extended for achieving other tasks around the head such as feeding, drinking and brushing.

Automated Quantum Entanglement and Cryptography for Networks of Robotic Systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farbod Khoshnoud ◽  
Maziar Ghazinejad
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Robots ◽  
Quantum Entanglement ◽  
Quantum Control ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Photon Counting ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Single Photons ◽  
Alignment Procedure ◽  
Automated Alignment

Abstract In this paper the procedure for automating the photon quantum experiments for mobile robotic applications is presented. Due to the rapid advances of quantum technologies and quantum engineering, the integration of quantum capabilities in robotic and autonomous systems will be inevitable, and therefore the study and investigation of compatibility and adaptability of quantum systems and classical autonomous systems is of great importance. In a quantum-classical hybrid setup, the source of single photon generation is placed on a leader robot which can send correlated single photons to robot followers. In the case of quantum entanglement, spontaneous parametric down-conversion process using nonlinear paired BBO crystals is implemented which sends entangled photons to the single photon counting modules installed on mobile robots. In the case of quantum cryptography, single photons are sent from Alice robot to Bob robot, where Alice has the course of single photon and Bob has a polarizing beamsplitter and two detectors and that can detect the polarization of photons as vertical and horizontal. Bob then can convert the polarizations to a digital signals as zeros and ones and use them as communication information for control purposes through a classical channel. Motorized optics equipment can automatically align the source of photons to detectors on the mobile robots. The automated alignment procedure is one of the key enabling technologies in integrating quantum capabilities with control of mobile robotic systems. In this paper, in particular, the automated alignment is studied while considering the uncertainties in the dynamic of the system which can potentially cause the alignment task very challenging. The uncertainty analysis in the automated alignment is implemented by Optimal Uncertainty Quantification technique to ensure achieving the quantum control of the robotic systems and presented here for the first time.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document