C. E. “Noah” Flood, Ella M. Atkins, Michael S. Francis
In aerospace, autonomous functionality has been evident since the very earliest days of heavier-than-air flight. The last century of progress in manned flight vehicles has seen continuing advances in autonomous capability ranging from the earliest autopilots to sophisticated fly-by-wire control systems and beyond. Most recently, unmanned air vehicles, known today as uncrewed air vehicles, or drones, have drawn increasing attention to the subject of autonomous flight. The ongoing odyssey toward increasingly autonomous capability continues with the assumption that much is yet to be discovered,...
In aerospace, autonomous functionality has been evident since the very earliest days of heavier-than-air flight. The last century of progress in manne...