Robotic Gliders Flying Like Birds
Physicists Train Autonomous Gliders to Soar Like Eagles
New Navigational Strategies for UAV's
Physicists at the University of California San Diego are using reinforcement learning, a type of machine learning, to train gliders to autonomously fly like birds. Some birds like eagles and hawks soar rapidly to great heights with ease. The gliders are being trained to do the same. The scientists expect this approach of reinforcement learning - learning from performance and results - will lead to new artificial intelligence for UAV navigation.
Riding the Wind
Upward currents of warm air assist the birds' rapid, high ascents. The scientists use reinforcement learning to train the gliders to autonomously ride "atmospheric thermals" or currents of warm air to soar as high as 2,300 feet. The results provide a new navigational strategy for the development of UAV's, or unmanned aerial vehicles, including an AI system to autonomously soar like a bird.
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New Navigational Strategies for UAV's
Physicists at the University of California San Diego are using reinforcement learning, a type of machine learning, to train gliders to autonomously fly like birds. Some birds like eagles and hawks soar rapidly to great heights with ease. The gliders are being trained to do the same. The scientists expect this approach of reinforcement learning - learning from performance and results - will lead to new artificial intelligence for UAV navigation.
Riding the Wind
Upward currents of warm air assist the birds' rapid, high ascents. The scientists use reinforcement learning to train the gliders to autonomously ride "atmospheric thermals" or currents of warm air to soar as high as 2,300 feet. The results provide a new navigational strategy for the development of UAV's, or unmanned aerial vehicles, including an AI system to autonomously soar like a bird.
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