Winner of the 2011 Laureate Award for IT/Electronics- The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS), led by program managers Edward Griffin of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Donald Swilhart of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The system predicts an impending ground collision and performs and automatic avoidance maneuver to provide protection to pilots that have become disoriented or are experiencing loss of consciousness. The advent of GCAS capability represents one of the greatest improvements in military aviation safety and the most important flight control technology transition since fly-by-wire. It is projected to save 247 lives and provide $12.7 billion in savings to the Air Force during the next 25 years.
Wow, cool avionics. Can you explain how it work?
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