Annual Review of Control Robotics and Autonomous Systems· 2026Q1· Review
Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems: Technological Challenges and Solutions on the Path to Regulatory Acceptance
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Short summary
Developing effective aircraft collision avoidance systems requires overcoming technical hurdles in surveillance, decision-making, and validation, with research yielding numerous proposed solutions.
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Key points
- Aircraft collision avoidance systems aim to predict and prevent mid-air collisions.
- Key technical challenges lie in surveillance, decision-making, and system validation.
- Significant research has led to multiple proposed solutions over decades.
- The focus is on solutions that have passed rigorous validation and received regulatory approval.
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Abstract
Aircraft collision avoidance systems are critical to modern aviation. These systems are designed to predict potential collisions between aircraft and recommend appropriate avoidance actions. Creating effective collision avoidance systems requires solutions to a variety of technical challenges related to surveillance, decision-making, and validation. These challenges have sparked significant research and development efforts over the past several decades that have resulted in a variety of proposed solutions. This article provides an overview of these challenges and solutions with an emphasis on those that have been put through a rigorous validation process and accepted by regulatory bodies. The challenges posed by the collision avoidance problem are often present in other domains, and aircraft collision avoidance systems can serve as case studies that provide valuable insights for a wide range of safety-critical systems.
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