Student Name: Maria Akram
Research Topic: Development of Robot Immune System inspired by Biological Immunity
Supervisor: Dr. Ali Raza
Current Progress: Completed – 2019
Description
The use of mobile robots has been increasing in recent years in most fields. However, the performance of mobile robots in unstructured and real-world scenarios has shown a noticeable lack of reliability. For continuous and reliable operation of robotic systems, these faults must be detected and diagnosed autonomously and continuously, like in humans. Therefore, this research work is a pioneering effort towards developing a robot’s very own immune system, called Robot Immune System (RIS), analogous to the human’s immune system. The RIS will help to produce robust and dependable robots that can maintain a healthy homeostatic balance and manage self-sufficiency. The developed framework was rigorously tested against the hypothesis that, if the robot’s health is maintained then task completion will be a natural outcome. This new approach may induce a paradigm shift.
Publications
- Raza, A., Ali, S., & Akram, M. (2019). Immunity-based dynamic reconfiguration of mobile robots in unstructured environments. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 96(3-4), 501-515.
- Akram, M., & Raza, A. (2018). Towards the development of robot immune system: A combined approach involving innate immune cells and T-lymphocytes. Biosystems, 172, 52-67.