Launch the program to develop automatic flight systems for military aircraft

The US Advanced Defense Projects Agency (DARPA) has just launched the Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program to create an automated flight control system to support pilots, simply Chemical tasks and reduced crew size.

Military aircraft are becoming more and more complicated for years and automated systems have been improved to provide so much support for pilots, that some aircraft cannot fly without these systems. Although complex control and interface systems require pilots to receive intensive training to master, in the case of emergencies, automated systems still play an important role in supporting the flight crew. Very experienced. In addition, many aircraft, especially previous generation aircraft, require multi-crew crews to perform various tasks. According to DARPA, upgrading avionics can help alleviate this problem, but at a cost of several tens of millions of dollars for each type of aircraft, this solution is difficult to apply.

A C-17 Globemaster III of the United States Air Force

This is also the reason for the US state defense defense agencies' agency to propose ALIAS . The idea is that instead of equipping the existing automated systems for the aircraft, DARPA wants to develop a detachable set of devices that are compatible with existing systems without changing the structure. This device can take care of and reduce the size of the crew needed to operate automated systems over the past decades and further develop on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

DARPA said the agency wants ALIAS to not only implement a complete task from taking off to landing but also controlling emergencies. It can be achieved by pre-programmed automatic operation for individual tasks as well as the ability to continuously monitor systems on the aircraft.

According to DARPA, developing ALIAS will require improvements in three areas.First , because ALIAS needs to operate with a wide range of aircraft when controlling their systems, the device must be compact and compatible with the cockpit. Secondly , the system will need to use aircraft information, procedures and flight mechanisms. And thirdly, ALIAS will have a simple, intuitive interface, touch control and voice because the system's ultimate goal is to turn the pilot into a task supervisor when ALIAS makes a trip. fly.

Currently, DARPA is looking for attendees, heading for a multidisciplinary study to test a range of technologies from ground prototypes to proof of concept and control of a whole flight with the possibility ability to react to simulated emergencies.

Dianel Patt, program director at DARPA, said: "Our goal is to design and develop a full-time automated support system that can be quickly adapted to help operate many types of pine aircraft. through an easy-to-operate interface The capabilities of the system can help transform the role of the pilot from a system controller to a live task supervisor on interactive, reliable systems. at elevation ".