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Old May 3rd 18, 09:12 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
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Default Why no "situational awareness" (collision avoidance) apps forcell phones?

On Wed, 02 May 2018 20:20:44 -0700, son_of_flubber wrote:

Do Android or Ios operating systems and the hardware that they run on
(smartphones) even support real time computing? If somebody sends you a
text while you're in a gaggle, does your collision avoidance app hiccup
at a critical moment?

Anything written in Python is most probably not fit for real-time
execution. Recent articles in The Register (UK-based IT industry news
website) shows that the "AI" boys may prototype algorithms using Python,
but they are translated to C for use - and these guys are using big iron,
not phones, to run their stuff.


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