The Wallenberg laboratory for research on
Information Technology and Autonomous Systems

Organization

The WITAS project has been organized in two phases: phase I for the years 1997-1999, and phase II for 2000-2003.

Working organization

The following is the working organization in phase II. (The organization in phase I was slightly different). There are three concentric circles:

Circle A, consisting of a small systems group that is in charge of computer and software architecture for the on-board system.
Circle B, more than half of the project volume, in charge of all major modules of the on-board system, including image-stream analysis, high-level flight control, reactive and deliberative facilities, etc.
Circle C, consisting of several smaller activities each of which is connected to Circle B activities, but not necessarily to each other. This includes simulation systems, operator-UAV dialogue, and certain software tools.

Work in circles A and B is directed by Patrick Doherty and is done by groups in Linköping university, in cooperation with a group at Lund university (in southern Sweden) for the on-board computer architecture. - Work in the activities in circle C is coordinated by Erik Sandewall, and is conducted at several cooperating universities. Please click "Groups" on the main menu for a catalogue of the participating research groups where the work is carried out.

Funding

The project is funded in its entirety by the Wallenberg foundation, which provided a total budget frame for phase I and a similar (extended) frame for phase II. Half-year budgets are allocated within the frame by successive decisions. This provides both a long-term reliability and a short-term flexibility with respect to funding.

Board

The project is monitored by an external board that presently has the following members:

Professor Kerstin Fredga, retired director of the Swedish Space Agency (chair)
Professor Billy Fredriksson, SAAB
Dr Malik Ghallab, LAAS, Toulouse, France
Professor Jan-Ove Palmberg, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping University

The Board meets twice a year, receives a report of the state of the project, gives advise about its continued operation, and recommends a budget for the following half-year.

Maintenance information:
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