Ternary Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS)
Landing gear that regenerates energy on touchdown and speed-matches before contact.
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Landing gear that regenerates energy on touchdown and speed-matches before contact.
What It IS
Technical VisionThe architectural essence — what makes this technology work
An aircraft on final approach, its landing gear hub motors spinning up to match ground speed before touchdown — the positive state accelerates the wheels. At contact, the system transitions through neutral to negative — regenerative braking captures landing energy. Three phases of landing, three states of ternary.
Abstract
Integrated terrain awareness system using ternary neural networks for real-time ground proximity alerting and collision avoidance.
Visual Essence
An aircraft on final approach, its landing gear hub motors spinning up to match ground speed before touchdown — the positive state accelerates the wheels. At contact, the system transitions through neutral to negative — regenerative braking captures landing energy. Three phases of landing, three states of ternary.
Technology Domains
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