The rise of the conscious aircraft

摘要

Advances in technology could enable a new generation of conscious aircraft able to anticipate problems and book themselves in for maintenance write Professor Ian Jennions and Jim Angus from Cranfield's Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Centre. For a global industry urgently looking for cost-savings, 'conscious aircraft' - that 'know' how they are feeling, anticipate problems and book themselves in for maintenance - will be a major breakthrough.