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
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