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Toward Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Technology

Posted by kdawson on from the fly-by-wire-only-there-is-no-wire dept.

coondoggie writes with a NetworkWorld piece that begins, "Researchers at Purdue will soon experiment with an unmanned aircraft that pretty much flies itself with little human intervention. The aircraft will use a combination of global-positioning system technology and a guidance system called AttoPilot ... to guide the aerial vehicle to predetermined points. Researchers can be stationed off-site to monitor the aircraft and control its movements remotely. AttoPilot was installed in the aircraft early this year, and testing will begin in the spring, researchers said."

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  1. Quick! by Jeian · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Everyone start making excessive Skynet jokes!

  2. Re:obligatory by Daengbo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    When I read the summary, all I could think of was the blow-up pilot from Airplane. I think his name was Otto.

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  3. Re:obligatory by Daengbo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I checked. It's Otto.

    Not to mention, the real star of the film, the kinky and studly Otto the auto pilot. Who is a blow up doll who in order to give him air, you need to blow on his, well you know.

    http://www.matchflick.com/movie-review/7482-899

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