The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications
The implementation and running of physical security systems is costly and potentially hazardous for those employed to patrol areas of interest. From a technial perspective, the physical security problem can be seen as minimising the probability that intruders and other anomalous events will occur u...
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| description | The implementation and running of physical security systems is costly and potentially hazardous for those employed to patrol areas of interest. From a technial perspective, the physical security problem can be seen as minimising the probability that intruders and other anomalous events will occur unobserved. A robotic solution is proposed using an artificial immune system, traditionally applied to software security, to identify threats and hazards: the dendritic cell algorithm. It is demonstrated that the migration from the software world to the hardware world is achievable for this algorithm and key properties of the resulting system are explored empirically and theoretically. It is found that the algorithm has a hitherto unknown frequency-dependent component, making it ideal for filtering out sensor noise. Weaknesses of the algorithm are also discovered, by mathematically phrasing the signal processing phase as a collection of linear classifiers. It is concluded that traditional machine learning approaches are likely to outperform the implemented system in its current form. However, it is also observed that the algorithm’s inherent filtering characteristics make modification, rather than rejection, the most beneficial course of action. Hybridising the dendritic cell algorithm with more traditional machine learning techniques, through the introduction of a training phase and using a non-linear classification phase is suggested as a possible future direction. |
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| spelling | nottingham-114852025-02-28T13:19:00Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11485/ The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications Oates, Robert Foster The implementation and running of physical security systems is costly and potentially hazardous for those employed to patrol areas of interest. From a technial perspective, the physical security problem can be seen as minimising the probability that intruders and other anomalous events will occur unobserved. A robotic solution is proposed using an artificial immune system, traditionally applied to software security, to identify threats and hazards: the dendritic cell algorithm. It is demonstrated that the migration from the software world to the hardware world is achievable for this algorithm and key properties of the resulting system are explored empirically and theoretically. It is found that the algorithm has a hitherto unknown frequency-dependent component, making it ideal for filtering out sensor noise. Weaknesses of the algorithm are also discovered, by mathematically phrasing the signal processing phase as a collection of linear classifiers. It is concluded that traditional machine learning approaches are likely to outperform the implemented system in its current form. However, it is also observed that the algorithm’s inherent filtering characteristics make modification, rather than rejection, the most beneficial course of action. Hybridising the dendritic cell algorithm with more traditional machine learning techniques, through the introduction of a training phase and using a non-linear classification phase is suggested as a possible future direction. 2010-12-09 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11485/1/finalThesis.pdf Oates, Robert Foster (2010) The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham. |
| spellingShingle | Oates, Robert Foster The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications |
| title | The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications |
| title_full | The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications |
| title_fullStr | The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications |
| title_short | The suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications |
| title_sort | suitability of the dendritic cell algorithm for robotic security applications |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11485/ |