ATIS Information Parsing and Categorization for Cockpit Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for accessing automatic terminal information service (ATIS) information in aircraft do not allow flight crews to easily extract specific information without listening to or reading the entire message, leading to inefficiencies and increased workload for air traffic controllers.
Innovation Solution
A processor-implemented method and system that captures, parses, categorizes, and displays ATIS information in a graphical user interface, allowing flight crews to quickly access relevant information through context-based graphical elements, reducing the need to listen or read the entire message.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If flight crews listen to or read the entire ATIS message to obtain specific information, then complete information is obtained, but time consumption and workload increase
Solution Approach 1:
The ATIS message is segmented into multiple distinct information categories (weather, runway, approach, NOTAMs, etc.), each displayed as a separate selectable item in the graphical interface. This allows flight crews to access only the specific segment they need without processing the entire message.
Solution Approach 2:
Specific information elements are extracted from the complete ATIS message and presented as individual accessible units in the GUI. Flight crews can extract and view only the particular data points they require (e.g., only weather information or only runway information) rather than processing the full broadcast.
2Measurement precision
If flight crews access detailed ATIS information, then decision-making accuracy improves, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing of the ATIS message by automatically parsing, categorizing, and structuring all information before the flight crew arrives. This preliminary action prepares the data in an easily accessible format, allowing crews to quickly retrieve accurate information without spending time on manual analysis or interpretation.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical user interface acts as an intermediary between the raw ATIS broadcast and the flight crew. It translates the unstructured audio/digital message into a structured visual format with clear categorization, preserving complete information accuracy while dramatically reducing the time required to access and understand specific data points.
3Loss of information
If entire ATIS messages are broadcast continuously, then all information is available, but frequency congestion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables flight crews to self-serve by allowing them to selectively access only the specific ATIS information they need through the graphical interface. This eliminates the need for continuous broadcasting of complete messages, as crews can independently retrieve individual information elements on demand, reducing frequency usage while maintaining full information availability.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for presenting broadcasted aeronautical information in an aircraft is provided. The system is configured to: capture a broadcasted aeronautical information message; parse the broadcasted message into a plurality of message components; extract a plurality of message features from the plurality of message components; categorize each message feature based on a flight phase to which the message feature pertains; group each categorized message feature into a predetermined one of a plurality of avionic subcategories; associate each subcategorized message feature with one of a plurality of context-based graphical elements, wherein each context-based graphical element is configured to display textual information descriptive of the message feature and/or graphical information descriptive of the message feature; and cause the display of descriptive information regarding a first category of the subcategorized message features via their associated context-based graphical element in a graphical user interface (GUI) display.