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Ariadne
Ariadne: Building safe autonomy with unproven algorithms
Eric Feron, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Feb 7, 12:00
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13:00
KAUST
Ariadne
safe autonomy
unproven
algorithms
With the advent of increasingly intelligent algorithms, robots are capable of planning and performing increasingly challenging and creative tasks. Safety, however, remains an essential requirement on robotic behaviors. It is also a property that is hard or impossible to prove for virtually all intelligent algorithms of practical value. Ariadne is a model-based paradigm that enables the safe operation of many robotic systems, even though the algorithms involved with the operation may not be verifiable. Ariadne, or "plan B" engineering, will be illustrated in various current Robotics contexts derived from Ariadne's own Greek mythology, railroad systems, nuclear energy production, air transportation, and others.
