This lecture overviews Introduction to UAV Multicopters that has many applications in autonomous drones. It covers the following topics in detail: UAV Categories, UAV subsystems, How multicopters fly, Flight modes, Applications in cinematography, surveillance, inspection, agriculture etc.
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Autonomous Underwater Vessels
This lecture overviews Autonomous Underwater Vessels that has many applications in ocean engineering. It covers the following topics in detail: AUV technologies, sensors, communications, applications.
Autonomous Surface Vessels
Autonomous marine vessels can be described as surface (boats, ships) and underwater ones (submarines). They have many applications in marine transportation, marine/submarine surveillance and many challenges in environment perception/mapping and vehicle control, to be reviewed in this lecture. The following topics are covered: Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) Applications, ASV types, ASV autonomy types, Basic elements… Continue reading Autonomous Surface Vessels
Autonomous Underwater Vessel Sensors
This lecture overviews Autonomous Underwater Vessel Perception that has many applications in Autonomous Underwater Vessel missions. It covers the following topics in detail: Hydroacoustics, Acoustic Beacons and Modems, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Doppler Velocity Log (DVL), Sonar, Imaging, Ranging / Bathymetric, Optical Sensors, Led Beacons, Gated viewing.
Sonar Imaging
This lecture overviews Sonar Imaging that has many applications in autonomous marine vessels. It covers the following topics in detail: Hydro Acoustics, Sonar Hardware, Calibration, Noise reduction, Echograms, Post Processing.
Privacy Protection, Ethics and Regulations for Autonomous Cars
This lecture overviews Privacy Protection, Ethics and Regulations that have many applications in Autonomous Cars. It covers the following topics in detail: Levels of Autonomy, Misuse avoidance & Data Security, Data Protection, Privacy protection, Moral Machine issues.