The design of a robust autoland controller using an optimization based design process is described. A modular controller architecture is developed first. Inner loops are based on Dynamic Inversion, speed and longitudinal path tracking loops are based on the Total Energy Control System. Functions for lateral path tracking, ILS guidance, flare and runway alignment are based on classical PID struc...

We present a probabilistic method for sensor based robotic navigation in dynamic and noisy environments The method generates a trajectory that guarantees a tolerable associ ated collision risk Estimates of the obstacle s kinematic parameters and measures of con dence in these estimates are used to produce regions where the probability of encountering any obstacle is bounded by a prede ned value...

This article describes and accounts for variable interests in engineering ethics in France, Germany, and Japan by locating recent initiatives in relation to the evolving identities of engineers. A key issue in ethics education for engineers concerns the relationship between the identity of the engineer and the responsibilities of engineering work. This relationship has varied significantly over...