Abstract:
Vehicle systems and methods are provided for capturing audio during operation for subsequent presentation and analysis. One method involves obtaining a plurality of audio segments via an audio input device onboard an aircraft, classifying each audio segment of the plurality of audio segments into one or more of a plurality of topic categories based at least in part on the content of the respective audio segment, and providing a graphical user interface (GUI) display depicting the plurality of audio segments in a time-ordered sequence. The GUI display includes GUI elements for selectively removing subsets of audio segments classified into particular topic categories from the time-ordered sequence.
Abstract:
Control station audio and data recording systems are provided. The audio recording system comprises an audio packetizer processing unit in a control station and in operative communication with audio sources. The packetizer processing unit generates audio packet information for vehicles in communication with the control station. An audio storage unit communicates with the packetizer processing unit. The audio storage unit stores audio packet information, and provides audio indexing and metadata. An audio playback unit provides access to the stored audio packet information. The data recording system comprises a data processing unit located a the control station. The data processing unit communicates with onboard vehicle data recorders and with other data sources. The data processing unit generates data packet information for the vehicles. A data storage unit communicates with the data processing unit and stores the data packet information. A data playback unit provides access to the stored data packet information.
Abstract:
Control station audio and data recording systems are provided. The audio recording system comprises an audio packetizer processing unit in a control station and in operative communication with audio sources. The packetizer processing unit generates audio packet information for vehicles in communication with the control station. An audio storage unit communicates with the packetizer processing unit. The audio storage unit stores audio packet information, and provides audio indexing and metadata. An audio playback unit provides access to the stored audio packet information. The data recording system comprises a data processing unit located a the control station. The data processing unit communicates with onboard vehicle data recorders and with other data sources. The data processing unit generates data packet information for the vehicles. A data storage unit communicates with the data processing unit and stores the data packet information. A data playback unit provides access to the stored data packet information.
Abstract:
A system and method for recognizing speech on board an aircraft that compensates for different regional dialects over an area comprised of at least first and second distinct geographical regions, comprises analyzing speech in the first distinct geographical region using speech data characteristics representative of speech in the first distinct geographical region, detecting a change in position from the first distinct geographical region to the second geographical region, and analyzing speech in the second distinct geographical region using speech data characteristics representative of speech in the second distinct geographical region upon detecting that the aircraft has transitioned from the first distinct geographical region to the second distinct geographical region.
Abstract:
A system and method display a hazard free area around an aircraft that is modified to alert a pilot if a threshold distance between a detected object and the aircraft is reached. The modification may include, for example, altering the size of the hazard free area and its color. Additional information that may be displayed includes distance to the object, width of the hazard free area, stopping distance of the aircraft, and a route to avoid the object.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for autonomously enabling remote operation of a vehicle such as an aircraft in response to detecting an event that may impact manual operation of the vehicle. One method autonomously detects an event with respect to manual operation of the vehicle based at least in part on output from one or more systems onboard the vehicle, identifies a hands-free functionality of a vehicle system to be activated based at least in part on a characteristic of the event, and autonomously initiates activation of the hands-free functionality of the vehicle system. A command for operating the vehicle is received from an external system via an onboard communications system and provided to the vehicle system for further implementation or execution using the hands-free functionality.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for autonomously enabling remote operation of a vehicle such as an aircraft in response to detecting an event that may impact manual operation of the vehicle. One method autonomously detects an event with respect to manual operation of the vehicle based at least in part on output from one or more systems onboard the vehicle, identifies a hands-free functionality of a vehicle system to be activated based at least in part on a characteristic of the event, and autonomously initiates activation of the hands-free functionality of the vehicle system. A command for operating the vehicle is received from an external system via an onboard communications system and provided to the vehicle system for further implementation or execution using the hands-free functionality.
Abstract:
A system and method for developing and maintaining temperature-compensated altitude information are disclosed. One method includes receiving a message including an outside air temperature value for a prospective geographic position of a vehicle, and an altitude value and a barometric corrected altitude value for a current geographic position of the vehicle. The method determines if the outside air temperature value for the prospective geographic position of the vehicle is not equal to a current outside air temperature value, and updates the outside air temperature value for the prospective geographic position of the vehicle with the current outside air temperature value if the outside air temperature value for the prospective geographic position of the vehicle is not equal to the current outside air temperature value.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for weather impact prediction are provided. The system receives current weather information and identifies a region along an intended flight path with a weather pattern of moderate or low severity. The system uses the identified region and aircraft identification to search a source of historical weather incidents to find a weather incident entry match, defined as a co-occurrence of a matching aircraft type, matching weather pattern, and matching severity rating. The match is evaluated for (i) structural damage, (ii) performance degradation, (iii) exterior damage, and (iv) inspection requirements, and a predicted weather impact report is generated for the identified region, the predicted weather impact report includes one or more of (i) structural damage, (ii) performance degradation, (iii) exterior damage, and (iv) inspection requirements. The system displays the predicted weather impact report.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring the completion of a workflow checklist task. The apparatus comprises multiple sensors located in different points of an operational field space that is subject to the workflow checklist task. A synthetic sensing board that receives inputs from the plurality of sensors relating to the workflow checklist task. The synthetic sensing board has a core sensing circuit that processes the inputs and generates first order inferences about completion of the checklist task. It also assigns weighted values to each of the inputs and generates a second order inference about completion of the tasks based on summation of the weighted values of each input. A communications gateway transmits the first order and second order inferences about completion of the workflow checklist task to a display device.