Architectural concept for systems that make decisions and act autonomously, e.g., in robotics, vehicles, or distributed control systems.
Autonomous systems are technical systems capable of making decisions and acting without continuous human control. They combine perception, planning, and actuation to achieve goals in dynamic environments. The concept covers robotics, autonomous vehicles, and distributed control architectures. They impose specific requirements on safety, reliability, and system design.
Time to restore functionality after a failure.
Share of correctly detected safety-critical situations.
Delay from sensor input to actuator action.
Autonomous driving platform focused on perception, planning and scaled field testing.
Open-source stack for autonomous vehicles used for research and prototypes.
Robot cells that adapt to part variations and integrate inspection processes.
Perform requirements analysis and define operational domain.
Design modular architecture with clear interfaces.
Build prototypes for core functions and test in controlled scenarios.
Establish verification, validation and certification processes.