ATC Transcription Interface With Direct Flight Parameter Entry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern flight deck displays require pilots to switch between multiple screens to input and confirm ATC instructions, increasing workload and reducing situational awareness.
Innovation Solution
A transcription page on a graphical user interface displays transcribed audio messages with parameter fields that can be directly modified by the pilot, using automatic speech recognition to identify and tag relevant parameters, allowing pilots to enter or update parameters efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If pilots use multiple displays to input and confirm ATC instructions, then information accuracy is improved, but pilot workload increases and situational awareness decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines transcription display and parameter input functionality into a single integrated display page. The transcription of ATC communications and the parameter fields for pilot input are merged on one screen, eliminating the need to switch between multiple displays while maintaining information accuracy and reducing pilot workload.
Solution Approach 2:
The display page serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays the transcription of ATC communications, shows relevant flight parameters, allows direct parameter input by pilots, and provides confirmation of entered values. This multi-functional integration resolves the contradiction by consolidating tasks that previously required multiple separate displays.
2Manufacturing precision
If pilots switch between multiple displays to enter parameters, then parameter entry accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The parameter input fields are merged directly onto the transcription display page, allowing pilots to enter parameters in the same location where they view the ATC instructions. This eliminates time-consuming display switching while maintaining parameter entry accuracy through the integrated interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system preliminarily identifies and displays relevant parameter fields on the transcription page before the pilot needs to input values. By pre-positioning the correct parameter fields alongside the corresponding ATC instructions, the system reduces the time required for pilots to locate and enter parameters accurately.
3Ease of operation
If transcription page allows direct parameter modification, then ease of operation is improved, but risk of input errors may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where entered parameters are displayed on the transcription page for pilot confirmation before being sent to the flight management system. This feedback loop allows pilots to verify their inputs, maintaining ease of direct modification while reducing input errors through visual confirmation.
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AI summary
A method comprises receiving at least one audio message providing instructions to a user on an aircraft, and displaying, on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a display device on the aircraft, at least one transcription of the at least one audio message on a transcription page provided to display transcriptions of multiple audio messages in a predetermined order. The method also displays, by at least one processor, at least one parameter field on the transcription page and associated with the instructions. The at least one parameter field has an indicator feature that indicates the at least one parameter field is modifiable by a user directly on the transcription page. Then the method includes displaying, by at least one processor, an input parameter entered by the user and displayed on the parameter field.