Relating Autonomy to a Task - Can It Be Done?

Abstract

There are currently countless methods touting being the best at autonomous control. whether it is emergent behavior or dynamic programming, fuzzy logic or Bayesian Belief Networks, each technology has its phalanx of zealots that proclaim it to be superior for the job and the rest rotten, or at least trivialized. In this paper, we step back and look at the big picture in autonomous control, developing the idea that what will drive the choice of the particular technology is the task, or tasks, that the autonomous system must do, and not the merits of any particular technology by itself. The optimal technology for any task in inexorably intertwined with the task - they cannot be separated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA405438

Entities

People

  • Bruce T. Clough

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Astronautics
  • Autonomous Guidance
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy
  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Engineering
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Governments
  • Operations Research
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control