Post on 29-Dec-2015
Autonomous Systems:
Opportunities and Challenges for the UK
Dr Ruth L Mallors-Ray
Director of AAD KTN, Space SIG, Defence SIG
Monday 3rd February 2014
Aerospace& Defence
Overview
Autonomous Systems – How important is the definition
Market Potential – Maturity of different markets
A need for a UK Strategy
Are we coalescing towards one?
Who are we?
Arm’s Length AgencyChair and Governing BoardOwn ring fenced budget
Arm’s Length ProgrammesChair and Steering BoardOwn ring fenced budget
Aerospace, Aviation and Defence KTN
Aerospace Growth Partnership – Active member of the Technology Working Group
UK Aerospace Technology Strategy – custodianship and facilitation
Autonomous Systems – integration of various networks, roadmaps, etc
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul – composite repair innovation requirements
Aviation Security – watching brief
Space SIG
Dissemination
National Space Technology Strategy
Defence SIG
Accelerate interactions across
research communities
Improve the flow of knowledge and
understanding between civil and
defence
Coordination of 250 companies through roadmapping to collate the Aerospace
Technology Strategy
Scoped £55m worth of Aerospace Led CR&D Calls for TSB in last 2 years
Reach 4000+ people each week
Objective voice of aerospace technology requirements
UK’s largest on line network for Space
Secured £10m for Space Strategy
Member of Sat Apps Catapult Advisory
Board
“connector” of technology needs
between Dstl and KTN themes
Facilitator of 5 joint calls with TSB
and Dstl investments
Our journey in Autonomous Systems
KTN established in 2007
Autonomous Systems on roadmaps – ASTRAEA
2009/2010 established the Autonomous Systems National Technical
Committee, ~ 55 organisations
Roadmap expands – though still air centric
Three Knowledge Transfer and Networking events – academia, cross
sectoral, large and small organisations – 300 participants
Commissioned Study: Autonomous Systems – Opportunities and
Challenges for the UK
Engaged in the Robotics and Autonomous Systems SIG
Publication of Autonomous Systems Market Refresh 2014
Autonomous Systems: Opportunities and Challenges for the UK
Steered by the AAD KTN
Delivered in partnership with Callen Lenz and North West Aerospace
Alliance
NOT Defence
Everything and anything but Defence
Autonomous Systems – How important is the definition?
It is can mean too many things to too many people - UAVs, Drones, Rovers,
It can be misunderstood – a world of faceless robots roaming the planet? Cars up and down motorways filled with
people eating four course meals?
Is it the machine or the stuff in side the machine that is autonomous?
Is it autonomous or intelligent?
Is it autonomous or automatic?
Is it the thing or what it does that is important?
It is needed to take your audience with you, to engage those customers you are all seeking, they need to know what it
is.
fairly
But, can you?
The study was bound in two way
A sensing or monitoring system which may include a vehicle or vehicles
(submarine, water surface, land, air, space) which is operated autonomously
(or capable of being operated autonomously)
A broader autonomous and intelligent system, or system of systems. This
may include robotics or autonomous vehicles, where data acquired by a
sensing or monitoring capability is utilised as part of the overall process.
Vehicle-y thing
Its application
Areas of clarity are required ….
“Autonomous and Intelligent Systems” could be sufficient
A taxonomy for the “aspects” of technology to gain consistency
Broad taxonomy of applications
There are some floating about …
Autonomous Systems NTC
ASTRAEA Technology Breakdown
European Commission documentation on Robots, Service Robotics
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A suggestion:
Define it
Stick to it
Move on
Oceans are more likely to boil before you have consensus
Market Potential – Maturity of different markets
Market Areas Maturity
AgricultureFood productionAgriculture ServicesAgriculture supply industry
Unmanned Remote Sensing, no AS
HealthAssisted livingMedical DevicesStratified Medicine
Experience in JapanUK Trials
Blue LightFire and RescuePoliceCoast guard
Unmanned remote observation trials, no AS
EnergyNuclearOffshore windPower Distribution
Commercial unmanned Remote Sensing, not AS
EnvironmentWaterCarbon CaptureNatural Hazards
Commercial unmanned Remote Sensing, not AS
TransportHighwaysRailAir Marine
Commercial unmanned Remote Sensing, not AS
Market Potential – Estimated Values
Market Areas Values - BILLIONS
AgricultureFood productionAgriculture ServicesAgriculture supply industry
-0.61.5
HealthAssisted livingMedical DevicesStratified Medicine
32--
Blue LightFire and RescuePoliceCoast guard
-10-
Energy Low Carbon 150
EnvironmentWaterCarbon CaptureNatural Hazards
11--
Transport
AutomotiveAirRailMarine
10221117
EstimatedAnnual Market Value
£265bn
Robotics and Autonomous Systems SIG – creating focus
Bristol Robotics Laboratory
Oxford University Developments
ASTRAEA
OC Robotics
Shadow robot
Heriot Watt University
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AAD KTN
ESP KTN
AISP
BARA
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