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The reason some of this automation exists is because modern airplanes have, extremely rough corner cases. In particular, the very thing that is causing the MAX
by mjevans 8y ago
The reason some of this automation exists is because modern airplanes have, extremely rough corner cases.
In particular, the very thing that is causing the MAX incidents is one of those features that is designed to ADD stability.
The main issue however is that the system is both reading too few external sensors, and is also not reacting to contradictory human inputs.
An ideally designed system might have the following features:
* Read data from ALL installed sensors that might be applicable.
* If data from sensors is not within a reasonable bound,
scream bloody murder about that for a human to make a decision.
* If human input contradicts the intended direction of the plane,
scream bloody murder about that for a human to make a decision.
Potential decisions might include designating one or more inputs as faulty, or entirely disabling the function in question. Such an operating mode SHOULD be an exception and should be very obvious for anyone looking at the plane / systems.