讲座摘要
Computer vision-based perception systems play a vital role in the development and deployment of autonomous driving and other autonomous systems. Raw images are processed and comprehended by various AI enabled algorithms, and then follow-on decisions/actions are taken in accordance with derived information and situational awareness. To ensure safety and improve efficiency, it is important to understand the error characteristics of a perception system and their consequences at a system/vehicle level. Furthermore, the performance of the perception system is also significantly affected by environmental and other factors. This talk introduces perception error modelling including random error, misdetection, fake objects, etc. Preliminary work on misdetection is presented where the influence of misdetection arising in a perception system on the driving performance and safety is investigated. Control and mitigating strategies are introduced to reduce its influence. This talk argues that, to ensure safety of autonomous systems operating in complicated traffic environments, it is important for the community of both computer vision and vehicle systems to work together. Particularly, a contractual approach of ‘assume-guarantee’ is strongly advocated.
嘉宾介绍
Dr Wen-Hua Chen holds Professor in Autonomous Vehicles in the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering at Loughborough University, UK. Recently, he joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as Chair Professor in Robotics and Autonomous Systems and the Director of Research Centre for Low Altitude Economy. Prof Chen has a considerable experience in control, signal processing and artificial intelligence and their applications in aerospace, automotive and agriculture systems. In the last 20 years, he has been working on the development and application of unmanned aircraft and intelligent vehicle technologies, spanning autopilots, situational awareness, decision making, verification, remote sensing for precision agriculture and environment monitoring. He is a Chartered Engineer, and a Fellow of IEEE, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK. Prof Chen currently also holds a 5-years UK EPSRC (the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Established Career Fellowship award in developing new control theory for robotics and autonomous systems.
讲座时间：2025/6/6 15:00 (GMT+08:00)
讲座地点：东南大学机械楼南高厅
主持人：祝小元
