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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping and P. Iványi
Paper 6.7

Runtime Monitoring for Unmanned Aerospace Systems with Neural Network Components

Y. He1 and J. Schumann2

1NASA Ames Research Center, USA
2KBR/Wyle, NASA ARC, USA

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
Y. He, J. Schumann, "Runtime Monitoring for Unmanned Aerospace Systems with Neural Network Components", in B.H.V. Topping, P. Iványi, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 2, Paper 6.7, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.2.6.7
Keywords: deep neural network, runtime monitoring, statistical analysis.

Abstract
AI components (e.g., Deep Neural Networks) are increasingly used in unmanned Aerospace systems for safety-relevant applications. Rigorous Verification and Validation methods for such components are still in their infancy and thus, monitoring of the AI's behavior during runtime is essential. In this paper, we will present a runtime-monitoring architecture, which combines the advanced statistical analysis framework SYSAI (System Analysis using Statistical AI) with temporal and probabilistic runtime monitoring carried out by R2U2 (Realizable, Responsive, and Unobtrusive Unit). Learned statistical models of complex systems with AI components are produced by the SYSAI framework and provide detailed information to enable the R2U2 runtime monitor to efficiently perform advanced safety and performance checks in nominal and off-nominal conditions. We will present initial results of our tool set and architecture on a case study, a DNN-based autonomous centerline tracking system (ACT).

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