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Probably not TOO hard, but the main issue there is the communication would not be reliable enough for something real time that had a low failure tolerance, like
by rthomas6 16y ago
Probably not TOO hard, but the main issue there is the communication would not be reliable enough for something real time that had a low failure tolerance, like controlling a plane. If some packets got dropped and had to be re-sent, it could mean that the plane crashes if the communication was some sort of emergency time-critical maneuver.
- aaronblohowiak 16y ago"it could mean that the plane crashes if the communication was some sort of emergency time-critical maneuver." You don't need a very quickly-responding plane to have a large impact on military tactics.
- wmf 16y agoThat's where the autopilot comes in.
- rdtsc 16y agoThe plane would have to be programmable and would have to support a semi-automated flying mode. Then there won't be a need for a high-capacity realtime data stream. But then the plane would have to have obstable avoidance, auto-pilot, and it must return back to within radio range if it flies too far.