About Sultan Albarakati Sultan Albarakati Director, KAUST Academy As the Director of KAUST Academy, Dr. Sultan Albarakati leads initiatives to skill and upskill national talent by developing and delivering continuous learning programs in STEM, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data science, fostering the growth of knowledge and expertise within Saudi Arabia. Events Presented Events Jun 7 - Jun 13, 2020 Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: A Stochastic Optimization Approach Sultan Albarakati, Director, KAUST Academy Jun 7, 16:00 - 18:00 KAUST optimization In this work, we develop a new framework of trajectory planning for AUVs in realistic ocean scenarios. We divide this work into three parts. In the first part, we provide a new approach for deterministic trajectory planning in steady current, described using Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) data. The latter are used to specify both the ocean current and the bathymetry. We apply a NLP to the optimal-time trajectory planning problem. To demonstrate the effectivity of the resulting model, we consider the optimal time trajectory planning of an AUV operating in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In the second part, we generalize our 3D trajectory planning framework to time-dependent ocean currents. We also extend the framework to accommodate multi-objective criteria, focusing specifically on the Pareto front curve between time and energy. The scheme is demonstrated for time-energy trajectory planning problems in the Gulf of Aden. In the last part, we address uncertainty in the ocean current field. The uncertainty in the current is described in terms of a finite ensemble of flow realizations. The proposed approach is based on a non-linear stochastic programming methodology that uses a risk-aware objective function, accounting for the full variability of the flow ensemble. Advanced visualization tools are used to amplify simulation results.
Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: A Stochastic Optimization Approach Sultan Albarakati, Director, KAUST Academy Jun 7, 16:00 - 18:00 KAUST optimization In this work, we develop a new framework of trajectory planning for AUVs in realistic ocean scenarios. We divide this work into three parts. In the first part, we provide a new approach for deterministic trajectory planning in steady current, described using Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) data. The latter are used to specify both the ocean current and the bathymetry. We apply a NLP to the optimal-time trajectory planning problem. To demonstrate the effectivity of the resulting model, we consider the optimal time trajectory planning of an AUV operating in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In the second part, we generalize our 3D trajectory planning framework to time-dependent ocean currents. We also extend the framework to accommodate multi-objective criteria, focusing specifically on the Pareto front curve between time and energy. The scheme is demonstrated for time-energy trajectory planning problems in the Gulf of Aden. In the last part, we address uncertainty in the ocean current field. The uncertainty in the current is described in terms of a finite ensemble of flow realizations. The proposed approach is based on a non-linear stochastic programming methodology that uses a risk-aware objective function, accounting for the full variability of the flow ensemble. Advanced visualization tools are used to amplify simulation results.
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