WayWiseR: Future Safe and Secure Autonomous Systems

The Dependable and Autonomous Systems research group is dedicated to advanced research and development in the field of autonomous systems. Our expertise spans a wide range of applications, including autonomous vehicles, machines and drones. We specialise in ensuring the highest standards of functional safety, cybersecurity and AI integration in autonomous systems.

Rapid Prototyping of Autonomous Systems

WayWiseR is a software platform for rapid prototyping based on ROS 2 (Robot Operating System). ROS 2 facilitates the development of complex robotic systems through its modular structure and has already become a key technology across numerous industries, such as automotive systems, industrial robotics, medical and personal robotics, as well as drones.

WayWiseR enables the validation of vehicle functions in both simulations and real-world testing. The platform includes support for advanced computer vision, mapping and autonomous functionality. WayWiseR has been developed within our research projects and thus serves as a showcase of our ability to develop methods for testing, verifying and validating autonomous systems.

Key Strengths

• Expertise: WayWiseR highlights our group’s in-depth understanding of the complex requirements of autonomous systems, including functional safety, cybersecurity and AI integration.
• Innovation Hub: As an advanced software platform for rapid prototyping, WayWiseR demonstrates our ability to innovate and adapt to new technologies and changing regulations.
• Problem Solving: The Dependable and Autonomous Systems research group is at the forefront of developing and evaluating autonomous systems in safety-critical contexts.

Use Cases

WayWiseR has been instrumental in several use cases across various domains. Our expertise has been utilised to address complex challenges surrounding autonomous systems, including:

1. Drones and autonomous forestry machines: Within the AGRARSENSE EU project, our research efforts focused on collaborative situational awareness in dynamic forest environments. WayWiseR was used to develop a prototype for safety-critical person detection and automated emergency braking. The work aimed to enable safer interaction between drones, autonomous machines and human operators. Link to demo video
2. Autonomous reversing function for trucks: In the SUNRISE EU project, which focused on road vehicles, WayWiseR was used to develop a truck prototype capable of autonomous reversing. Link to demo video

WayWiseR embodies the essence of our commitment to meet and exceed new industry standards and legal requirements in the fields of functional safety, cybersecurity and AI for vehicles, machinery and drones.

Explore WayWiseR on GitHub

Explore our project repository on GitHub to discover WayWiseR’s features:

github.com/DAS-RISE/WayWiseR

Collaborate with Us

We are your trusted partner in both functional safety in accordance with new industry standards or regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity to protect autonomous systems against cyber threats and safeguard their integrity and functionality.

We invite potential partners, researchers in related fields and companies seeking expertise in the development, testing and verification of autonomous systems to collaborate with us. Together, we can shape the future of autonomous systems and make them smarter and safer.