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自主先进空中交通——面向无人机及更广领域的端到端自主框架

Autonomous Advanced Aerial Mobility -- An End-to-end Autonomy Framework for UAVs and Beyond

Microsoft Business AI + Research(微软商业人工智能与研究部门)

Sakshi Mishra, Praveen Palanisamy

AI总结:

本文提出面向UAV与eVTOL的端到端自主框架,涵盖传感、感知、规划、控制,并讨论机队管理、测试认证及单体模型的潜力与局限。

摘要:

开发能够在没有任何人工干预的情况下安全导航并执行指定任务的空中机器人,即实现乘客和货物的完全自主空中运输,是引领空中自主领域研究、设计与开发工作的更宏大愿景。然而,要使共享空域并以完全自主方式运行的各类航空器同时投入实际运营,极具挑战性。空中运输部门的完全自主包含多个方面,例如为飞行器提供动力的技术设计、多智能体机队运行,以及满足航空业严格安全要求的认证流程。因此,Autonomous Advanced Aerial Mobility(自主先进空中交通)仍是一个模糊术语,其对研究人员和专业人士的影响也并不明确。为弥补这一空白,本文对新兴的自主先进空中交通领域提出了全面视角,该领域涉及将 unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV,无人机)和 electric vertical takeoff and landing(eVTOL,电动垂直起降)飞行器用于城市空中交通、包裹递送和监视等多种应用。文章提出了一个可扩展、可扩展的自主框架,由传感、感知、规划和控制四个主要模块组成。此外,文章讨论了多智能体机队运行与管理中的挑战和机遇,以及自主空中系统的测试、验证和认证方面。最后,文章探讨了用于空中自主的单体模型的潜力,并分析了其优势和局限。该视角旨在呈现自主先进空中交通领域及其未来方向的整体图景。

英文摘要:

Developing aerial robots that can both safely navigate and execute assigned mission without any human intervention - i.e., fully autonomous aerial mobility of passengers and goods - is the larger vision that guides the research, design, and development efforts in the aerial autonomy space. However, it is highly challenging to concurrently operationalize all types of aerial vehicles that are operating fully autonomously sharing the airspace. Full autonomy of the aerial transportation sector includes several aspects, such as design of the technology that powers the vehicles, operations of multi-agent fleets, and process of certification that meets stringent safety requirements of aviation sector. Thereby, Autonomous Advanced Aerial Mobility is still a vague term and its consequences for researchers and professionals are ambiguous. To address this gap, we present a comprehensive perspective on the emerging field of autonomous advanced aerial mobility, which involves the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for various applications, such as urban air mobility, package delivery, and surveillance. The article proposes a scalable and extensible autonomy framework consisting of four main blocks: sensing, perception, planning, and controls. Furthermore, the article discusses the challenges and opportunities in multi-agent fleet operations and management, as well as the testing, validation, and certification aspects of autonomous aerial systems. Finally, the article explores the potential of monolithic models for aerial autonomy and analyzes their advantages and limitations. The perspective aims to provide a holistic picture of the autonomous advanced aerial mobility field and its future directions.

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