ALIAS, which stands for Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automated System, is a robot built to be a co-pilot.
A robotic co-pilot has managed to fly and land a Boeing 737-800NG in a flight simulator as part of a US military-funded project.The work was completed for a project for the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the US.
It performs all the tasks a co-pilot would, and is designed to allow for a reduced number of human crew members for flights.Along with the robotic arm, the ALIAS system incorporates an advanced tablet-based user interface, speech recognition and machine learning. In addition, it can manipulate the flight controls just like a human.ALIAS is already up to the task, and was able to accurately maneuver the virtual plane both in flight and during landing.The robot used machine vision technology and a robotic arm to physically manipulate the various knobs, levers, and buttons in the complicated cockpit
It perfectly demonstrated its ability to control speed, adjust the airplane’s flaps, control the throttle, activate reverse thrusters, and do everything a trained veteran pilot would do to safely land the aircraft.
The successful test takes the technology one step closer to transforming military planes and helicopters into autonomous flying machines.
Robot arm quickly shifts around the cockpit to move switches and levers
The robot sits in the co-pilot seat and reads dials using cameras and sensors
Speech recognition
Machine learning
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