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DROID – Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System

DROID - Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System
This graphic depicts how the automatic ground collision avoidance system (Auto-GCAS) software application, tied to a small autopilot, can command the flight controls to alter the flight path of an aircraft when it is facing the imminent threat of a collision with the ground.

This graphic depicts how the automatic ground collision avoidance system (Auto-GCAS) software application, tied to a small autopilot, can command the flight controls to alter the flight path of an aircraft when it is facing the imminent threat of a collision with the ground.April 2012
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