To
aid maintenance, most airlines use the
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), which automatically collates and files four technical reports during every flight so that
engineers can spot problems.
Boston Dynamics has enlisted the
aid of
engineers and scientists at defense contractor AAI Corp.,
aircraft - maker Bell Helicopter, Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and motion - control systems provider Woodward HRT to develop the LS3's hydraulics, propulsion and guidance systems.