Santosh Mathan, an engineer with Honeywell Aerospace, has developed what seems to delve into the realm of total science fiction — a system that allows a person to fly an airplane using only his or her thoughts. Wired‘s Jack Stewart had an opportunity to try the system in a King Air C90 and was visibly shaken by the experience.
Honeywell Develops Mind Control for Airplanes
Key Takeaways:
- Honeywell Aerospace engineer Santosh Mathan has developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that allows a person to control an airplane using only their thoughts.
- The system uses an electrode-laden cap and enables control by focusing on a tablet screen, demonstrated by a reporter who achieved about 90% command accuracy after minimal practice.
- While not yet viable for immediate flight, the technology's long-term goal is real-time application in aircraft to measure and improve pilot performance by monitoring factors like workload and attention.
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