NASA: pioneers in intelligent flight control

Nowadays, the Artificial Intelligence group performs basic research in the areas of Artificial Intelligence Planning and Scheduling, with applications to science analysis, spacecraft operations, mission analysis, deep space network operations, and space transportation systems. But, how did all of it start?

By the 1950’s, with the increasing complexity and speed of aircrafts, designers realized that one way to achieve greater maneuverability was to use an approach that was latter named “Fly-by-wire” flight control. Fly-by-wire systems use the movements…