Intelligent Systems

Our analysts and engineers focus on machine learning, perception, planning, robotics process automation, and decision science where fundamental AI approaches and methods link with sensor fusion and meta information. Our staff develop specific applications and conduct research and development on novel AI algorithms in areas including agriculture, automotive, defense, medical, sports, transportation and more.

Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®) is a world-renowned supplier of mission-critical systems for the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, critical infrastructure, and transportation industries. We have core competencies in software development, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and systems engineering.

SwRI has over 25 years of experience developing and deploying intelligent transportation systems and traffic management technology to create safer, more coordinated, and more efficient transportation networks. These smart technologies – including connected vehicle (CV) technologies, sensors, telematics and analytics – can optimize traffic patterns, reduce congestion and improve mobility and efficiency on today's roadwarys. ITS developments include Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Integrated Corridor Management Systems (ICMS), Vehicle Data Exchanges (V2X) and Active-Vision™ software using computer vision and machine learning to detect and address traffic incidents. To date, SwRI has deployed its ITS software and systems in over 60 cities across 15 states in the USA.

Our roboticists and automation engineers apply innovative capabilities and technologies for intelligent robotic solutions. We advance customer capabilities by bringing research to reality through multidisciplinary solutions in automated vehicles and mobile robotics, novel robotic platform design and development, industrial manipulation and automation, modeling and simulation, path planning, and process integration. Our blend of capabilities across all robotics disciplines positions SwRI as one of the most comprehensive robotics research and development organizations in the world.

We connect customers with expertise.  We link crosscutting research-based solutions for government and industry with staff, skills, capabilities, and resources from Intelligent Systems and across all SwRI. We cultivate and grow relationships with customers and collaborators to solve real-world challenges with innovative technical solutions.