Stanford Brainiacs Pioneer Autonomous Helicopters
Posted by: admin in Online And Tech NewsA group of Stanford students has programmed an artificial-intelligence system enabling helicopters to “watch and learn” complex flight stunts. The Stanford team calls the method “apprenticeship learning,” which involves a system recording an expert human-operator flying a automobile and then…
A group of Stanford students has programmed an artificial-intelligence system enabling helicopters to “watch and learn” complex flight stunts.
The Stanford team calls the method “apprenticeship learning,” which involves a system recording an expert human-operator flying a car and then mimicking the pilot’s maneuvers using a combination of GPS, accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers.
The students envision that firefighters will be able to use the autonomous helicopters to map out hot spots in wild fires. They could also come in handy for detecting land mines in warfare situations.
Stanford’s ‘autonomous’ helicopters instruct themselves to fly [Via Gizmodo]
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