Operational Unit
Autonomous Systems & Swarm Logic Control Laboratory
Engineering & Applied Science
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Develops the hardware architecture and swarm coordination logic for multi-agent autonomous systems, enabling large-scale coordinated operations across aerial, surface, and underwater robotic platforms for Foundation field missions.
Doctrine
Caltech Robotics & Autonomous Systems Division Standards · IEEE Autonomous Systems Safety Guidelines
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Swarm algorithm design for distributed task allocation and coordination
Multi-agent communication protocol development for contested environments
Emergent behavior modeling and swarm performance optimization
Hardware platform integration for heterogeneous swarm systems
Swarm resilience and fault-tolerance testing
Ethical and safety framework development for autonomous swarm deployment
Division IV
Engineering & Applied Science