Avionics
AI and Sensors Set to Boost Aircraft Situational Awareness
Ailumina Vista visual traffic detection system could first be used on helicopters
Daedalean visual traffic detection system
Daedalean is working to integrate visual traffic detection system with helicopters and other business aircraft.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be paired with advanced sensors to provide a higher level of situational awareness for multiple aircraft types, according to Swiss start-up Daedalean. The company is working to integrate the technology into helicopters operated by Brazil’s Helisul, for an initial use case it believes would pave the way to wider adoption of a system it believes can boost both safety and efficiency.

Daedalean has filed an application with EASA for a Part 27 supplemental type certificate for the Ailumina Vista visual traffic detection system to be installed in as-yet-unspecified rotorcraft. According to the company, both EASA and the FAA have shown a willingness for this process to be a test case for certifying machine-learning-based systems.