Aircraft Intention Harmonization via Voice Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current air traffic control systems rely on manual translation of voice and data communications, which can lead to errors and safety risks due to the indirect nature of communication between air traffic controllers and aircraft, necessitating additional real-time accuracy checks to ensure compliance with intended aircraft operations.
Innovation Solution
Integration of voice recognition systems with data comparison units to analyze voice and data communications in real-time, using comparative algorithms to flag deviations from intended operations and initiate pre-planned response scenarios based on detected terms, thereby enhancing flight safety and operational compliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual translation of voice and data communications is used, then communication between air traffic controllers and aircraft can be established, but errors and safety risks occur due to the indirect nature of communication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces voice recognition technology as an intermediary system that automatically converts voice communications to data, eliminating the need for manual translation by operators. This automated intermediary process directly compares intended operations with actual operations, ensuring communication accuracy while reducing human error in the indirect communication chain between air traffic controllers and aircraft
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements real-time feedback by continuously monitoring voice communications, converting them to data, comparing intended operations with actual operations, and providing immediate alerts when deviations are detected. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures communication reliability by automatically detecting and reporting errors in the communication process
2Measurement precision
If voice recognition systems are integrated with data comparison units, then real-time accuracy checks can be performed, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges voice recognition technology with data comparison units into an integrated system. The voice recognition component converts voice communications to data, while the data comparison unit simultaneously compares intended operations with actual operations. This merging of functions into a unified system achieves high measurement precision for operation monitoring while managing system complexity through integrated architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs multiple functions within a single integrated framework: voice-to-data conversion, intended operation extraction, actual operation monitoring, deviation detection, and alert generation. This multi-functionality achieves comprehensive operation monitoring precision while avoiding the complexity of separate independent systems for each function
3Reliability
If automated cross-checking of voice and data communications is implemented, then error reduction and safety enhancement are achieved, but processing time and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automated cross-checking continuously in real-time as voice communications occur. The voice recognition and data comparison processes operate continuously without interruption, ensuring flight safety through constant monitoring while minimizing processing time delays by maintaining continuous operational flow rather than periodic batch processing
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method are provided for integrating voice communication systems with voice recognition devices or units and myriad other data sources to provide a harmonization between intended aircraft operations and actual aircraft operations, including logical components to provide a mechanism to flag certain alert communications that signal the initiation of particular response scenarios based on detected terms and track initiation of pre-planned processes to address specific events that are signaled through the use of the detected terms. Information from myriad data sources is collected and integrated to provide an indication of intended operations for an aircraft. A data comparison device compares the indicated real-time intended operations of the aircraft with actual monitored operations of the aircraft to discern unacceptable deviations. Data sources include operator-generated data transmissions, voice transcriptions, automated voice recognized information, measurable operations of the aircraft, and prescribed operating guidance, directives and parameters for the aircraft.