AI Airplane Airbag Development...Let's make the crash a viable landing
Sep 12, 2025
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Although its practical applicability seems low, it is recognized as the first step to prevent large-scale casualties.
According to foreign media such as the New York Post, Echelle Wasim and Darsan Srinivasan of the BITS, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, have developed an AI (artificial intelligence)-based aircraft survival system. The project is named 'REBIRTH' and literally means 'REBIRTH'.
The system spreads an airbag on the outside of the plane to cover the aircraft when AI detects a danger just before the collision.
The airbag, which swells like popcorn, absorbs impact and turns a fatal fall into a viable landing.
The system is more than just an airbag. AI automatically operates when it determines that a collision is inevitable by analyzing altitude, speed, engine condition, direction, fire, and pilot reaction in real time. In particular, if a collision is expected at 3000 feet or less, the airbag will unfold in front of, below and behind the aircraft within two seconds unless the pilot stops it.
If the engine is operating, the descent speed is slowed through the reverse propulsion function, otherwise the gas propulsion device is operated to reduce the speed and stabilize the gas. In addition, the shock-absorbing liquid placed behind the seat and the wall is normally soft but hardens in the event of an impact to minimize injuries to the occupant.
In addition, the system is designed to be installed additionally on existing aircraft or applied to new aircraft, and engineers are currently working with aviation laboratories to prepare for crash tests and wind tunnel experiments. The commercialization schedule is still undecided, but the two developers said "will be tested and approved for application to actual flights."
The groundbreaking system has been shortlisted for the global design contest 'James Dyson Awards'. If you win the award, you will receive more than $40,000 (about 55 million won) in prize money and a start-up opportunity. However, the two developers stress that honor or monetary compensation is not the goal.
The cause of the project was the crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India, in June.
Only one of the 242 passengers survived the accident at the time.
Developer Eshel Wasim "This project is not just engineering. It's a response to sadness, a promise that we can survive after failure. "After the accident, the family couldn't sleep, and we were gripped by fear and helplessness. Why is there no system for post-failure? That question was the beginning of the reverse system."
Reporter Jang Jong-ho bellho@sportschosun.com
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
