Controlling concurrent execution of perception algorithms

Abstract

A mobile computing device (MCD,) for controlling concurrent execution of perception algorithms is provided, comprising network interface circuitry and processing circuitry. The MCD is operative to acquire () sensor data from one or more sensors, representing a physical environment in which the MCD is located, execute () an application which is dependent on one or more perception algorithms processing the sensor data, the perception algorithm(s) being subject to respective perception-performance constraints and a power-consumption constraint, determine () operating conditions of the MCD which have an impact on perception performance and power consumption of the perception algorithm(s), estimate () a level of contention for a local computing resource on which at least one of the perception algorithms and the application, or at least two of the perception algorithms, can be executed concurrently, estimate () a probability of failure for at least one of the perception algorithm(s) based on the estimated level of contention, respective current configurations of the perception algorithm(s), a current configuration of the local computing resource, and the determined operating conditions, and if () the estimated probability of failure exceeds a failure threshold, offload () execution of the at least one perception algorithm to an external computing resource (), else () execute () the at least one perception algorithm on the local computing resource.