D2AIR: Dependable and Deployable Artificial Intelligence for Robotics 2

This course is for students in the D2AIR CDT, and will be taught in two parts, the first by Prof. Barbara Webb (B.Webb@ed.ac.uk) and the second by Prof. Subramanian (Ram) Ramamoorthy (S.Ramamoorthy@ed.ac.uk).

The course has the following aims:

• Introduce the students to different approaches to system design, concentrating on issues arising in the design of closed-loop robotics systems operating in human-centred and dynamic field environments.
• Ensure students understand how responsible research and innovation issues can and should be incorporated at the stages of concept development and system design, with a specific focus on issues arising in RAS domains.
• Make students aware of methodologies for measurement, testing and evaluation of the performance of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) in field environments.
• Through case studies and real-world examples, expose students to dependability and deployabiity issues arising in the field. This includes discussion and reflection on how design choices, integration and testing methodologies help or hinder safe field deployments of RAS technologies.