arXiv:2505.00622cs.ROcs.AI2025-05被引 3

用神经网络控制微型滑翔无人机,验证其轨迹跟踪能力。

Neural Network Verification for Gliding Drone Control: A Case Study

  • 结合新训练方法与形式化工具验证无人机控制器。
  • 现有工具在复杂系统上受限,但能提升控制鲁棒性。
  • 适合关注安全控制的无人机研发人员参考。

随着机器学习在自主系统中的广泛应用,神经网络控制器的验证成为研究热点。本文以厘米级仿生滑翔无人机(类Alsomitra macrocarpa种子)为案例,研究基于神经网络控制器的轨迹跟踪验证问题。该系统用于被动风力运输,适用于气象或污染监测。我们提出一种鲁棒回归网络训练方法,并在Vehicle和CORA中形式化该案例。结果显示,所提方法可提升控制器性能与鲁棒性,但受限于Vehicle和CORA的系统性缺陷以及高复杂度带来的可达性规模下降。若能克服这些限制,将有助于开发更安全、环保的自主飞行技术。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

As machine learning is increasingly deployed in autonomous systems, verification of neural network controllers is becoming an active research domain. Existing tools and annual verification competitions suggest that soon this technology will become effective for real-world applications. Our application comes from the emerging field of microflyers that are passively transported by the wind, which may have various uses in weather or pollution monitoring. Specifically, we investigate centimetre-scale bio-inspired gliding drones that resemble Alsomitra macrocarpa diaspores. In this paper, we propose a new case study on verifying Alsomitra-inspired drones with neural network controllers, with the aim of adhering closely to a target trajectory. We show that our system differs substantially from existing VNN and ARCH competition benchmarks, and show that a combination of tools holds promise for verifying such systems in the future, if certain shortcomings can be overcome. We propose a novel method for robust training of regression networks, and investigate formalisations of this case study in Vehicle and CORA. Our verification results suggest that the investigated training methods do improve performance and robustness of neural network controllers in this application, but are limited in scope and usefulness. This is due to systematic limitations of both Vehicle and CORA, and the complexity of our system reducing the scale of reachability, which we investigate in detail. If these limitations can be overcome, it will enable engineers to develop safe and robust technologies that improve people's lives and reduce our impact on the environment.

无人机控制神经网络验证形式化方法

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