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WITAS, the Wallenberg Laboratory for Information Technology and
Autonomous Systems, was a research project during years 1997-2005.
It was engaged in goal-directed basic research in the area
of intelligent autonomous vehicles and other autonomous systems.
focussing on the development of an airborne
computer system that is able to make rational decisions about
the continued operation of the aircraft, based on various
sources of knowledge including pre-stored geographical knowledge,
knowledge obtained from vision sensors, and knowledge communicated
to it by data link.
There were two main goals or 'deliverables' for the project:
- to demonstrate, before the end of the year 2003, an autonomous
aerial vehicles with the kind of high-level autonomy just
described
- basic research in areas that are relevant for
the design, development, and use of such systems.
The demonstration was held successfully in October, 2003, and the goal
achievement of the project was evaluated by an international evaluation group
that delivered its report in February, 2004.
Phase I of WITAS, 1997-1999
Phase I of the project occurred during 1997-1999. The
WITAS Phase I webpage is still available although of course
some of the information in it, such as the personnel list, is now obsolete.
Phase II of WITAS, 2000-2003
Phase II of the project, 2000-2003, consisted of the following parts which are
described by separate webpages.
WITAS during 2004-2005
The project had an extension into the years 2004 and 2005 during which time there
were transitions to other projects in the same or related research areas,
and the work was organized organized as two distinct, cooperating projects:
The links provided here can also lead to continuation projects.
Please refer as well to the information about the
project in general: donation, board, goals, etc.
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