Remote Pilot Aircraft Control Using Voice-to-Command Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aircraft control systems rely heavily on voice communication between pilots, air traffic controllers, and remote pilot stations, leading to errors, high workload, and increased costs due to the need for additional communication infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
An automatic control system for aircraft that enables communication between the aircraft, remote pilot station, and air traffic control tower using natural language processing to convert voice commands into data, reducing the need for additional infrastructure and minimizing human error.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If voice communication is used for aircraft control, then human operators can directly communicate commands, but communication errors and human fatigue increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical voice communication system with an automated natural language processing system. The processor automatically generates voice information from flight status data and converts received voice commands into control instructions, eliminating human voice communication while maintaining the same functional outcome. This substitution resolves the contradiction by removing human error sources while preserving ease of operation through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The aircraft control system performs self-service by automatically generating its own voice communications with air traffic control. The processor converts flight status information into voice messages and automatically transmits them, without requiring human pilots to speak. This self-service mechanism improves reliability by eliminating human communication errors while maintaining operational simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional communication infrastructure is built for remote pilot station control, then unmanned aircraft can be controlled, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the existing aircraft communication system universal by enabling it to handle both traditional pilot control and remote pilot station control through the same communication channel. The processor can receive commands from either a cockpit control system or a remote pilot station via the existing air traffic control tower, eliminating the need for separate communication infrastructure. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by providing versatile remote control capability without increasing system complexity.
3Productivity
If one remote pilot station controls multiple aircraft, then resource utilization improves, but control coordination difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where each aircraft's processor automatically transmits its status information to the remote pilot station, and the station receives structured data from multiple aircraft simultaneously. This automated feedback system allows the remote pilot to monitor and coordinate multiple aircraft without manual intervention for each one, resolving the contradiction by enabling efficient multi-aircraft control through systematic information flow rather than increasing operational complexity.
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AI summary
An aircraft includes a communication device configured to communicate with an air traffic control tower configured to control the aircraft and a remote pilot station configured to remotely control the aircraft and a processor configured to transmit status information of the aircraft to the air traffic control tower, to control the communication device to convert a voice command received from the air traffic control tower into a command keyword to transmit to the remote pilot station and to perform control based on an instruction received from the remote pilot station.