Aerospace glossary

Human-in-the-loop and human-on-the-loop

Also called human-in-the-loop, human-on-the-loop

Two levels of human control over autonomous weapons. In the loop, a person must approve each engagement; on the loop, the system acts on its own while a person monitors and can intervene.

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