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Semi-Autonomous Systems with Contexual Competence Awareness
Competence modeling is critical for the efficient and safe operation of semi-autonomous systems (SAS) with varying levels of autonomy. …
Connor Basich, Saaduddin Mahmud, and Shlomo Zilberstein
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A sampling-based optimization approach to handling environmental uncertainty for a planetary lander
Planning for autonomous operation in unknown environments poses a number of technical challenges. The agent must ensure robustness to …
Connor Basich, Daniel Wang, Joseph A. Russino, Steve Chien, and Shlomo Zilberstein
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Planning with Inconsistent Sensors: Knowing When to Act Blind
As mobile robots are deployed in increasingly com- plex domains in the open world, the level of detail demanded by the robot’s …
Connor Basich, John R. Peterson, and Shlomo Zilberstein
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Using Metareasoning to Maintain and Restore Safety for Reliably Autonomy
While developers carefully specify the high-level decision-making models in autonomous systems, it is infeasible for these models to …
Justin Svegliato, Connor Basich, Sandhya Saisubramanian, and Shlomo Zilberstein
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Competence-Aware Systems for Long-Term Autonomy
Recent years have seen a push towards deploying fully autonomous robots in large, complex domains such as autonomous driving, space …
Connor Basich
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Improving Competence for Reliable Autonomy
Given the complexity of real-world, unstructured domains, it is often impossible or impractical to design models that include every …
Connor Basich, Justin Svegliato, Kyle Hollins Wray, Stefan Witwicki, and Shlomo Zilberstein
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Using Flexible Execution, Replanning, and Model Parameter Updates to Address Environmental Uncertainty for a Planetary Lander
When planning in unknown environments, a planner must ensure robustness to unknown phenomena and manage unpredictable variation in …
Daniel Wang, Joseph A. Russino, Connor Basich, and Steve Chien
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The Value of Incorporating Social Preferences in Dynamic Ridesharing
Dynamic ridesharing services (DRS) play a major role in improving the efficiency of urban transportation. User satisfaction in dynamic …
Sandhya Saisubramanian, Connor Basich, Shlomo Zilberstein, and Claudia V. Goldman
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