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AI for Pilots Wins Dragon’s Lair Competition

The system offers biofeedback for helicopter pilots.

Soldiers rappel from an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault course at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, September 16, 2021. An artificial intelligence system that provides biofeedback for rotary wing aircraft pilots won the fifth iteration of the XVIII Airborne Corps Dragon’s Lair competition. Photo by Markus Rauchenberger, U.S. Army

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mahdi Al-Husseini, assigned to the 25th Infantry Division based in Hawaii, won the fifth iteration of the XVIII Airborne Corps Dragon’s Lair competition for his innovation: an AI pilot biofeedback system applicable to all rotary wing Army airframes, on September 27.

“Mahdi’s program has the potential to revolutionize the way our Army manages aviation practices and pilot and crew performance,” Col. Joe Buccino, USA, XVIII Airborne Corps innovation officer, says is a press release. “This was among the most well-developed, visionary concepts we’ve seen come into Dragon’s Lair thus far.”

The pilot performance program now moves forward to full implementation across all XVIII Airborne Corps aviation units. In addition, America’s Contingency Corps will implement some aspect of each of the seven ideas presented during the competition. The innovations include solar-panel battery charging system, a new system to care for survivors of sexual assault and augmented reality tools to improve maintenance training.

Lt. Col. Jason Harlan, USA, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, came in second place with a revolutionary M1 Abrams tanks self-recovery system he developed in his garage using his own resources, according to the press release.

To view the winning presentation, visit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wW-XkSfLJkjoS8LscMgLO9Yqm87TuQoi?usp=sharing