Innovation in autonomous systems: sensing and machine control for localised autonomy Event

Join the Impatech Hub members at this unique event. The specific goal of the Impatech Hub is to develop a connected academic and industrial community that will deliver a portfolio of collaborative research projects aimed at pulling through academic know-how into the industrial market.

Draft Programme: (Chair: Simon Atkinson, Roke Manor Research)

09:30 Coffee & registration

10:00 Introduction & welcome by Professor Michael Butler, Impactech, University of Southampton

10:05 ' Growth Strategies in the Solent Area and the Role of Impactech in Supporting Innovation' - Stuart Baker, LEP Solent

10:15 ' Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Real-Time Collision-Free Route Planning' - Mike Hook, Principal Consultant at Roke Manor Research

10:30: Tea, Coffee and Networking

10:45 ' The Visual Control of Small Drone in GPS-Denied Environments' - Chang Liu, University of Southampton

11:00 ' Stabilization and Control of Fleets of Autonomous vehicles' - Professor Eric Rogers, University of Southampton

11:15 ' Autonomous Sensor Platforms and the Impact on Future Naval Operations' - Simon Willmore, Deputy head Combat Systems at BMT

11:40 Tekever

12:00: Site Tour & Lunch

13:15 Scisys

13:35 ' Biogeochemical Sensor Enabled Marine Autonomous Systems' - Professor Matt Mowlem, Head of Ocean Technology and Engineering Group at University of Southampton

13:50 TBC

14:05 ' Technology Barrier to Exploring the Marine Environment' -   Professor Stephen Turnock, University of Southampton

14:20: Tea, Coffee and Networking

14:35 ' Assurance Challenges' - Paul Caseley, Senior Fellow at Dstl

14:55 ' Automated Design & Autonomous Systems within CEDG' - Dr David Toal, Lecturer in Computational Engineering & Design, University of Southampton

15:10 ' Verification of Safe Movement of Autonomous Systems' - Dr Toby Wilkinson, Research Fellow, University of Southampton

15:25: Close