Editor's NoteComing Up: June/July 2021 Here's what to look forward to in our upcoming June/July issue of Avionics International.
Editor's NotePU-3000 Achieves Multicore Processor Industry First for Commercial Avionics Systems Transport Canada issued a Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization for the PU-3000 in March, making it the first avionics computer to use multicore processors certified to design assurance level (DAL) A, the…
Artificial IntelligenceNLR is Testing Flight Schedule Driven AI for Commercial Aircraft Maintenance Planning Amsterdam-based applied science institute Netherlands Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) is in discussion with several airlines about the ongoing development of its artificial intelligence algorithms, FlexPlan, designed to solve what they describe as an…
Artificial IntelligenceAre Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Essential to the Success of the Commercial UAS Industry? The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is no longer siloed to military applications. As the commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry advances, the use of AI and ML…
Artificial IntelligenceXwing CTO Talks Software Stack for Autonomous Cargo Aircraft Xwing’s software stack and mission control center completed what the company claims is the world’s first fully autonomous gate-to-gate flight of a commercial cargo aircraft, a Cessna Grand Caravan 208B, during a…
Artificial IntelligenceFuture Military AI/ML: Multi-Plane Collaboration, Precision Targeting, Full Autonomy As governments and the defense industry project the expansion of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) into new use areas in the next decade, future applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) may…
Editor's NoteArtificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Advancing in Aviation Over the last year, several major flight demonstrations, research initiatives, and new deployments of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications quietly occurred and advanced as most of the aviation industry…
AI & AutonomySkydweller Aero's Latest Flight Test Provides Data for Autonomous Solar-Powered Aircraft Software Skydweller Aero’s latest flight test of a modified solar-powered aircraft will provide the real-world data necessary for the U.S.-Spanish startup’s engineers to start developing and testing their proprietary autonomous flight software. Established…