Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves analyzing a transcription of an audio communication with respect to the vehicle to characterize a nonstandard pattern within the transcription of the audio communication, obtaining a ground truth for the transcription of the audio communication, determining one or more performance metrics associated with the nonstandard pattern within the transcription based on a relationship between the transcription of the audio communication and the ground truth for the transcription, updating a speech recognition vocabulary for the vehicle to include the nonstandard pattern based at least in part on the one or more performance metrics and determining an updated speech recognition model for the vehicle using the updated speech recognition vocabulary and the audio communication.
Abstract:
A method of evaluating pilot performance receives and processes avionics data at a database system. The database system computes component scores for the pilot based on the avionics data. Each component score represents a performance grade for a pilot-controlled operation of the aircraft. The database system saves the component scores in association with a pilot performance record for the pilot, and calculates an overall score based on the component scores. The overall score represents a flight performance grade for the pilot. The database system saves the overall score in association with the pilot performance record, and generates a report derived from the component scores and the overall score. A graphical representation of the report is communicated to an electronic device.
Abstract:
A voice recognition system in an aircraft is provided. The voice recognition system includes: a voice recognition controller configured to receive a voice command from a flight crew member voice interface, convert the voice command to an avionics system command, and forward the avionics system command to an avionics system for execution. The voice recognition system further includes an application controller configured to: receive the avionics system command that has been converted from the voice command; determine whether the avionics system command can be performed; cause the avionics system command to be performed when it is determined that the avionics system command can be performed; and when it is determined that the avionics system command cannot be performed, generate a message that provides a reason why the avionics system command cannot be performed and cause the message to be displayed on a display device and/or annunciated on an aural device.
Abstract:
A voice recognition system in an aircraft is provided. The voice recognition system includes: a voice recognition controller configured to receive a voice command from a flight crew member voice interface, convert the voice command to an avionics system command, and forward the avionics system command to an avionics system for execution. The voice recognition system further includes an application controller configured to: receive the avionics system command that has been converted from the voice command; determine whether the avionics system command can be performed; cause the avionics system command to be performed when it is determined that the avionics system command can be performed; and when it is determined that the avionics system command cannot be performed, generate a message that provides a reason why the avionics system command cannot be performed and cause the message to be displayed on a display device and/or annunciated on an aural device.
Abstract:
A method for displaying received radio voice messages onboard an aircraft is provided. The method post-processes, by at least one processor onboard the aircraft, a set of speech recognition (SR) hypothetical data to increase accuracy of an associated SR system, by: obtaining, by the at least one processor, secondary source data from a plurality of secondary sources; comparing, by the at least one processor, the set of SR hypothetical data to the secondary source data; and identifying, by the at least one processor, an aircraft tail number using the set of SR hypothetical data and the secondary source data; identifies, by the at least one processor, a subset of the received radio voice messages including the tail number; and presents, via a display device onboard the aircraft, the subset using distinguishing visual characteristics.
Abstract:
A voice activatable flight deck system including a voice recognition and processing system for receiving and processing input voice commands and determining machine commands for the voice activatable flight deck system. The system provides indications as to whether user interface functional elements are voice command enabled, disabled or whether voice command input is not available. The system provides directional feedback to the voice command depending on whether a pilot in command or second in command issued the voice input.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for playback clearance assistance, the system includes a processing system configured to: in response to receipt of a voice clearance communication comprising a clearance message, decode the clearance message to identify features contained within the clearance message related to a command instruction or clearance data for a flight; determine, at least one applicable clearance message amendment solution for use to amend the clearance message from a set of applicable clearance message amendment solutions wherein the applicable clearance amendment solution is determined based on keywords retrieved from a plurality of databases comprising at least contextual and prior clearance message data; and apply the applicable clearance message amendment solution to append keywords to the clearance message to generate an appended clearance message that reduces ambiguity in the clearance message resulting from at least missing value data, non-standard terminology or incomplete message information.
Abstract:
An intent managing system and a method for operating the same are provided. The system, for example, may include, but is not limited to a processor communicatively coupled to an input system and a memory. The processor may be configured to receive a voice command, determine how many of a plurality of voice controllable systems utilize the voice command, automatically select one of the plurality of voice controllable systems, generate an indication of the selected one of the plurality of voice controllable systems, receive, from the at least one input system, confirmation of the selected one of the plurality of voice controllable systems, and execute the received voice command at the selected one of the plurality of voice controllable systems when the confirmation is received.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for recording natural conversation of a user of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: recognizing speech from the recording; processing the recognized speech to determine a meaning associated with the speech; identifying a category of the speech based on the meaning; and generating a maintenance report to be used by a maintainer of the vehicle based on the category and the speech.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves analyzing a transcription of an audio communication with respect to the vehicle to characterize a nonstandard pattern within the transcription of the audio communication, obtaining a ground truth for the transcription of the audio communication, determining one or more performance metrics associated with the nonstandard pattern within the transcription based on a relationship between the transcription of the audio communication and the ground truth for the transcription, updating a speech recognition vocabulary for the vehicle to include the nonstandard pattern based at least in part on the one or more performance metrics and determining an updated speech recognition model for the vehicle using the updated speech recognition vocabulary and the audio communication.