Originally Posted by
LlamaFarmer
It would still need safety factors... there's a lot of variables as to whether it can safely stop in the distance it thinks.
Braking coefficient and reverse thrust the main ones.
Yes, it would still need some kind of safety buffer to account for unknowns.
Originally Posted by
LlamaFarmer
A lot of your points are valid, and computers can make decisions much quicker than humans... but only the decisions it's programmed to make, and only using the factors it's told to take into account.
This is true, however at the moment the decision making process is necessarily extremely simplified because of human limitations re time and complexity.
It should not be impossible to at the very least match human capabilities.
ie.
Autonomous aircraft going down runway.
Unknown/unplanned/confusing situation occurs.
Do I have enough stopping distance available?
No.
Take it airborne.
yes.
Stop.