Originally Posted by
just another jocky
Unless you have the gear down...
It would be ironic if a jet fitted with auto-GCAS crashed because it ran out of fuel because the auto-GCAS would not let the aircraft land!
I suspect they have these problems solved; they have paid particular attention to using the system in all flight regimes without unwanted behaviour. They are aiming for a very comprehensive system of collision avoidance.
Reading some of the links mentioned previously, one of the main objectives was to also avoid nuisance warnings and behaviour. It seems a very sophisticated system. It doesnt kick-in until almost the last second of decision making (I think in one event the time quoted was 0.8 sec from being too late to do anything) and the system aims for a 5G pull-out.
In essence they are building a system that replicates the pilot thought process, since the pilot is the current most sophisticated anti-collision system. At some some point the artificial intelligence will be as good as the pilot, then its time to put Cylons in the jets.