AI on its way to replacing humans in hypersonic weapon design: Chinese study
- Veteran hypersonic weapons adviser leads research on an artificial intelligence system that trains itself to better analyse wind tunnel experiments
- In China, as hypersonic research advances to Mach 8 and above, the amount of experimental data to be processed and analysed has risen significantly, says team
The machine could identify most of the shock waves occurring in wind tunnel tests, even though it was not instructed on what to look for, the researchers said.
Without human intervention, the AI machine built a knowledge base of its own to aid the development of new engines for hypersonic missiles or planes that could travel longer distances at much faster speeds, according to its creator.
The research team, led by professor Le Jialing with China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre in Mianyang, Sichuan, published its findings on March 16 in the Journal of Propulsion Technology, a peer-reviewed publication run by China’s aerospace defence industry.
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Le has advised the Chinese military on hypersonic weapon technology for more than three decades, according to openly available information.