Merlin robotics Archives - FLYING Magazine https://cms.flyingmag.com/tag/merlin-robotics/ The world's most widely read aviation magazine Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:08:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Merlin Tests Autonomous Controls on KC-135 https://www.flyingmag.com/military/merlin-tests-autonomous-controls-on-kc-135/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:08:41 +0000 https://www.flyingmag.com/?p=213170&preview=1 Company says the first flights gathered data on how to design and fine-tune the robotic controls.

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]]> Robotics company Merlin says it has flown the first three flights in its autonomous control program on the KC-135.

The flights were conducted at the Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base under a waiver from the Air Force. Merlin has contracts to develop autonomous flight systems for several Air Force platforms and the 1960s-era tankers are the first in line.

Merlin said the first flights gathered data on how to design and fine-tune the robotic controls.

“Autonomous capabilities are essential to increasing operational capacity for the USAF and enhancing national security, emphasizing the importance of these data collection flights to properly inform the integration design ahead of flight demonstrations,” Merlin CEO Matt George said in a news release. “Over the last few months, we’ve achieved important milestones on the KC-135 that allow us to strengthen the relationship between the pilot and the aircraft as well as enhance safety and operational efficiency aboard a vital military aircraft.”

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