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Fuzzy Takeoff Intelligence: When Optimal Control Meets Explainable AI

Runway safety has an annoying habit of being concrete. A planner can describe an autonomous aircraft as “agentic.” A vendor can call its navigation stack “adaptive.” A slide deck can place “responsible AI” in a tasteful blue box. But during take-off, the question becomes much less poetic: is that object relevant, how much clearance does it need, and should the vehicle recompute its path now? ...

February 17, 2026 · 16 min · Zelina