Introduction

Abstract

During the past five decades, sensor, actuator and image information systems (displays), in conjunction with control laws, provided important technologies to improve the flight performance and characteristics of aircraft and spacecraft. As a prerequisite for this, the revolution in the digital technology that took place in parallel led to an explosive increase in the computing power, which in turn enabled significant progress in the enhancements of features to improve flying qualities, automation, and monitoring for improved flight performance and safety.