• DocumentCode
    1400538
  • Title

    Into the future

  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    144
  • Lastpage
    148
  • Abstract
    A look into some future developments is presented. These are: the concept of an air vehicle that can stay aloft for days, weeks, even months; free flight; satellite navigation; intelligent transportation systems; automobile autopilot; personal airmobile; STAP; systems of systems; nanotechnology and MEMS.
  • Keywords
    aircraft navigation; aircraft power systems; automated highways; automotive electronics; avionics; micromechanical devices; nanotechnology; space-time adaptive processing; technological forecasting; Helios solar/fuel-cell powered aircraft; MEMS; STAP; automobile autopilot; direct solar energy conversion; extreme lightweight; forever airborne vehicle; free flight; fuel cell efficiency; intelligent transportation systems; long-term telecommunications; nanotechnology; observation platform; personal airmobile; satellite navigation; systems of systems; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Airplanes; Artificial satellites; Fuel cells; Gases; Hydrogen; Relays; Satellite broadcasting; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.879441
  • Filename
    879441