Standards to help define role of humans, automated systems in aerospace industry of tomorrow

2018-10-02 Courtney E. Howard
SAE International, industry, and government professionals recognize need for collaboration, taxonomy, standards and best practices to inform regulatory activities and ensure safety.
David Schutt, CEO of SAE International, opened the 2018 SAE Aerospace Standards Summit, focused on the theme of humans on the loop – defining the role of humans in automated systems, today at LMI in McLean, Va. “It is clear automated systems are here,” he says, noting the use of automation on the manufacturing floor, in households, and increasingly on roads and in air and space. Industry, government, and SAE International are collaborating to “define how it’s going to take place in the aerospace industry of tomorrow.”

David Schutt, CEO of SAE International, opened the 2018 SAE Aerospace Standards Summit, focused on the theme of humans on the loop – defining the role of humans in automated systems, today at LMI in McLean, Va. “It is clear automated systems are here,” he says, noting the use of automation on the manufacturing floor, in households, and increasingly on roads and in air and space. Industry, government, and SAE are collaborating to “define how it’s going to take place in the aerospace industry of tomorrow.” 

Schutt recognizes the effect artificial intelligence (AI) in aviation systems will have on the entire ecosystem, particularly air traffic management/air traffic control (ATM/ATC) as “we take to the air in different ways than we are used to.”
 
There is a “tremendous need for standards and taxonomy,” Schutt adds. Industry and government are turning to SAE International, he says, and “we are proud to be a part of that.”
 
Schutt describes shared mobility, the ability to benefit from all industries developing automated solutions and technical approaches, and the opportunity to share and apply lessons learned in aerospace with the ground vehicle community and vice versa.

Learn more

  • Subscribe to SAE MOBILUS for access to more than 200,000 resources, including aerospace standards, technical papers, eBooks, magazines, and video.

 
Courtney E. Howard is editorial director and content strategist at SAE International, Aerospace Products Group. Contact her by e-mail at courtney.howard@sae.org. She is attending and reporting news directly from the 2019 SAE Aerospace Standards Summit and workshops, as well as the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Annual conference, this week in the Washington area. 
Continue reading »
X