The Year of Autonomy January – December 2017
Vision of the Year of Autonomy
The 2017 / 18 Year of Autonomy aims to bring together innovators and users of autonomous and robotic systems from across marine, land and air to address key challenges and share learning. With the aim of developing cross sector collaboration
Why?
- Improve industry access to information on cross-sector challenge areas
- Shared understanding of research base and industry approaches to issues they have in common across the autonomy landscape
- Development of cross-sector industry collaborative projects and programmes
- Engage funders and key stakeholders on the key challenge areas
- Create a recognised South Coast Cluster of Excellence for Autonomy
How?
- Five Workshops on the common Key Challenge Areas
- Develop a roadmap of capabilities and challenge areas
- Funding
- Engage Funders (Traditional and User community)
- Horizon scan funding landscape for opportunities
Workshop Themes:
Thursday 1 March 2018 - Societal Acceptance hosted by ASV 
The finale to the series of Year of Autonomy events will draw on the factors that affect the acceptance of autonomous systems within society, both now, and in the future. The programme will feature a host of speakers from across industry, academia and government, each sharing their insights and observations on this topical subject.
Report of The Event click here
Presentations from the day
The presentations from the day are avaliable by clicking here
Thank you to all those who attended.
Events Held in 2017
Collaborative Autonomy Hosted by Qinetiq
Report of The Event Click Here
Presentations
- AEUK click here
- ASV click here
- BAE click here
- BBSR click here
- CMIS click here
- Dstl click here
- NOC click here
- PML click here
- QQ click here
Regulation Hosted by SMMI
Report of The Event click here
Presentations
- Current initiatives to shape future regulations Tony Gillespie UCL click here
- Driverless Cars Ian Stock KTN click here
- Marine Autonomous Regulations James Fanshaw CBE MASWRG click here
- Rail Technical Strategy Piraba Navaratnam RSSB click here
- Remotely Piloted Aircraft Bryan Stanilas ARPAS ckick here
Risk and Reliability Hosted by University of Portsmouth
Report of The Event click here
Presentations
- YOA Tessa Darley KTN click here
- Carolina ASV click here
- Djamila-Ouelhadj - UOP click here
- Hongjlie - UOP click here
- Oli Portsmouth click here
- Three Paradoxes click here
Energy Management hosted by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Plymouth Marine Institute
Report of The Event click here
Presentations
- Trevor Howard Triskel (Presentation to be updated)
- Dave King Viva Rail 2 click here
- K Arnold Sat Apps Catapult click here
- Trevor Jackson MAL click here
- Prof Meiling Zhu Exeter University click here
End of Series Round Up Hosted by NOC as part of MATShowcase 2017
15 November 2017 at NOC
