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Using Your Thoughts To Fly an Airplane?

** Photo: TU München**
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Key Takeaways:

  • Scientists from Technische Universität München and TU Berlin have successfully demonstrated that brain-controlled flight is feasible and can be done with surprising accuracy.
  • The technology uses electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes to measure brain waves, which an algorithm converts into precise aircraft control commands.
  • Tests in flight simulators with diverse subjects, including those without prior flight experience, showed high accuracy in maintaining course and even landing, with the potential to meet pilot license requirements.
  • This innovation aims to make flying more accessible, reduce pilot workload, and enhance safety by allowing pilots to control aircraft with their thoughts.
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With aviation technology advancing all the time, we’re always asking the question: what will they think of next? Well, how about using only your brain to control an aircraft?

Scientists at Technische Universität München and the TU Berlin have put the futuristic idea to the test and successfully demonstrated that brain-controlled flight is feasible — and can be done with surprising accuracy. And, they say, it doesn’t take superpowers to do so.

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