Autonomous Helicopters Seen as Wave of the Future
The Matrix algorithms and flight control system can also operate aircraft more efficiently than human pilots, Van Buiten said. Even seasoned air crews introduce extraneous inputs into platforms during operations, he explained. The super computer cuts down on those and can manage the onset of loads on a helicopter by making calculations and moving the controls in fractions of a second.
That has implications for sustainment.
“When we have the computer fly the airplane it can … reduce the wear and tear on the components pretty significantly, so that’s direct cost reduction,” he said.
The system can also be used when human pilots are on board the aircraft, he noted. In addition to enabling autonomous flight, it can be used to assist one-man or two-man air crews.
It gets clearer day after day now: the pilot (or should we talk about manned piloting?) is heading to be exclusively an “out of the loop” situation manager.
Source (as sourced from The secret Projects forum):
The national Defense magazine.org
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