摘要: |
There is much talk about Artificial Intelligence these days, but what we don't often think about is how pervasive A.I. has been ever since the first computers were added to our vehicles. It's all about defeating inertia and closed-loop control.The opening premise of what I call static inertia is that any object not in motion will remain at rest unless energy - either external or internal to that object - applies physical force to overcome the static state. Whenever we open the door to any vehicle, we've applied human intelligence, along with muscular and skeletal force, to overcome inertia as we slide into the driver's seat. Our next humanly intelligent action is to turn the key or apply the brake and press the START button. At that point, electrical energy from the vehicles battery is released through switching devices to begin a process of defeating inertia. |