Pilots of the future: human or computer?

ABSTRACT

As more and more automation is incorporated in aircraft, the essential question becomes one of autonomy: Should the automated system serve as the human pilot's assistant, or vice versa?

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INDEX TERMS

Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  J. Computer Applications
  J.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
      Subjects: Aerospace
  J.7 COMPUTERS IN OTHER SYSTEMS
      Subjects: Command and control

General Terms:
Design