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The problem isn't too much reliance on automatic systems, it's that the systems are a half baked combination of the two. The MCAS system is an example of that.
by nutjob2 8y ago
The problem isn't too much reliance on automatic systems, it's that the systems are a half baked combination of the two.
The MCAS system is an example of that. As you say that overriding design is typical in Boeing planes, but MCAS purposefully overrides it, that is, pushing the controls hard, which overrides other automatic functions, has no effect on MCAS.
- ptidhomme 8y agoI'd say this is why they are half-baked : human integration was not thouroughly thought of in the design. When I speak of overriding, I mean human overriding. This is something I think Boeing had got right with its manual overrides : when you design critical systems, you need human backup schemes, but you can go further and make these backup tightly integrated with the rest of the (highly automated) system.
- CaptainZapp 8y agoI'd say this is why they are half-baked : human integration was not thouroughly thought of in the design. When I speak of overriding, I mean human overriding. That's pretty obvious, given by the fact that the system was initially not even documented nor was the scenario allegedly available for training in the brand spanking new 787-MAX simulator.