# Falsification of a Vision-based Automatic Landing System

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.01925 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.01925/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 4 Jul 2023.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Refining Perception Contracts: Case Studies in Vision-based Safe Auto-landing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.08652/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

At smaller airports without an instrument approach or advanced equipment, automatic landing of aircraft is a safety-critical task that requires the use of sensors present on the aircraft. In this paper, we study falsification of an automatic landing system for fixed-wing aircraft using a camera as its main sensor. We first present an architecture for vision-based automatic landing, including a vision-based runway distance and orientation estimator and an associated PID controller. We then outline landing specifications that we validate with actual flight data. Using these specifications, we propose the use of the falsification tool Breach to find counterexamples to the specifications in the automatic landing system. Our experiments are implemented using a Beechcraft Baron 58 in the X-Plane flight simulator communicating with MATLAB Simulink.