US aircraft know when they are 'sick'

The US Air Force is working to use artificial intelligence to predict when aircraft will crash.

“In a collaborative effort with the Department of Defense and the Air Force, the C3 Internet of Things (IoT) project is being implemented with the aim of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) software into an F-16 fighter jet and an E-3 Sentry AWACS reconnaissance aircraft,” said a US defense contractor.

The developers say the new software will be operational on test aircraft within six months.

This plan is to collect and analyze data, such as information related to engine performance during or after an aircraft mission, so that engineering staff can anticipate maintenance needs.

The F-16 is equipped with artificial intelligence to predict failures.

“F-16 pilots will benefit greatly from predictive maintenance. We inspect engines and subsystems and alert pilots to aircraft at high risk of failure,” said Ed Abbo, president and CTO of C3 IoT.

The C3 IoT platform enables the US Department of Defense to aggregate and store massive amounts of data about today's fighter aircraft, including both structured and unstructured data, on Amazon's cloud platform.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to assess when a particular component may fail or need to be replaced, offering huge logistical advantages as well as improvements to save costs and increase safety margins.

The E-3 reconnaissance aircraft is also equipped with artificial intelligence technology to predict technical problems.

“If a fighter jet fails to land in the desert, the algorithms can recognize that in advance from analyzing other failure cases. We are looking for different attributes and looking at previous failure cases so that the algorithms can predict engine failure in advance,” Abbo added.

Depending on the type of electronic system on board, sensors can collect critical maintenance data and download it remotely upon landing or process the information on board, Abbo explains.

Additionally, the LINK 16 tactical information system is used to directly transmit data from sensors to the center, allowing the information to be analyzed in real time using machine learning.

This is one step in the US Air Force's effort to apply artificial intelligence technology to automate machines and to merge large platforms together.

According to baodatviet.vn