Task-Based Semantic Embeddings for Real-Time CoA Deviation Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems struggle to accurately monitor and correct deviations in user course of action (CoA) due to changes in operational environments or contexts, leading to potential errors or threats that deviate from the intended goal.

Innovation Solution

A task-based distributional semantic model is employed to analyze the intent similarity of user actions by comparing monitored tasks to a reference model, using cosine similarity analysis to detect deviations and generate alerts or corrections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a task-based distributional semantic model is used to monitor user actions in real-time, then the ability to detect deviations from intended goals is improved, but the computational complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedeviation detection accuracyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The semantic model is trained offline on a large corpus of task descriptions and outcomes before deployment. During real-time monitoring, the pre-trained model quickly compares user actions against learned patterns, avoiding the need for complex real-time training computations while maintaining high deviation detection accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates vector representations (embeddings) of task descriptions that capture semantic meaning in a compressed numerical form. These vector copies allow for efficient similarity comparisons using cosine distance, replacing complex natural language processing with simpler mathematical operations during real-time monitoring

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If the system monitors and analyzes every user task in detail, then the reliability of goal achievement is improved, but the time required to complete tasks increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegoal achievement reliabilityVSAvoidtask completion time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs lightweight semantic analysis on all user actions continuously, but only triggers detailed alerts and corrections when deviation thresholds are exceeded. This partial monitoring approach maintains reliability by detecting all deviations while reducing time loss by avoiding unnecessary interruptions for minor variations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides real-time feedback to users when deviations are detected, allowing for immediate correction. The feedback mechanism includes contextual guidance on how to realign with the intended goal, enabling users to self-correct without requiring system intervention or task repetition, thus maintaining reliability while minimizing time loss

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250315306A1Task-Based Distributional Semantic Model or Embeddings for Inferring Intent Similarity
Publication Date: 2025.10.09 HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYST INT INC
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AI summary

A course of action (CoA) monitoring system comprises a sensor and a computing system. The sensor is configured to monitor tasks included in a course of action (CoA) performed by a human operator in an environment. The computing system is in signal communication with the sensor. The computing system includes a database that stores a plurality of reference CoAs defined by reference tasks having an intended target goal, and stores a trained task-based distributional semantic model configured to determine an intent similarity of the operator performing the tasks included in the CoA during real-time. The computing system inputs the monitored tasks determined by the sensor into the trained task-based distributional semantic model to determine a deviation between the reference tasks and the monitored tasks.