SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING TAXIWAY VOICE COMMANDS INTO TAXIWAY TEXTUAL COMMANDS

• US 20160093302A1
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Dusik, Matej, Bilek, Jan, Pfeifer, Vaclav, Kralicek, Tomas
• Granted Patent: US 9,620,119 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/065 Navigation or guidance aids, e.g. for taxiing or rolling
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/10 Transforming into visible information
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/48 specially adapted for particular use

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for converting taxiway voice commands into taxiway textual commands. In various embodiments, the systems can comprise a radio receiver that is configured to receive the taxiway voice commands from an air traffic control center, a voice recognition processor coupled to the radio receiver that is configured to receive and convert the taxiway voice commands into the taxiway textual commands, and/or a taxiway clearance display coupled to the voice recognition processor that is configured to receive and display the taxiway textual commands.

Claims

1. A system for converting taxiway voice commands into taxiway textual commands, the system comprising:

a radio receiver, the radio receiver configured to receive the taxiway voice commands from an air traffic control center;

a voice recognition processor coupled to the radio receiver, the voice recognition processor configured to receive and convert the taxiway voice commands into the taxiway textual commands; and

a taxiway clearance display coupled to the voice recognition processor, the taxiway clearance display configured to receive and display the taxiway textual commands.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a taxiway command database, the taxiway command database coupled to the voice recognition processor.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the taxiway command database includes a plurality of common air traffic control center taxiway commands.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the voice recognition processor compares the taxiway voice commands to the plurality of common air traffic control center taxiway commands to convert the taxiway voice commands into the taxiway textual commands.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a flight management system that receives the taxiway textual commands and processes the taxiway textual commands to manage a taxiing procedure of the aircraft.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the voice recognition processor determines an uncertainty associated with the accuracy of the converted taxiway textual commands.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the taxiway clearance display displays an indication of the uncertainty of converted taxiway textual commands.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the taxiway clearance display is incorporated within a two-dimensional taxiway display.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the taxiway clearance display is incorporated within a three-dimensional taxiway display.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the two-dimensional taxiway display comprises an airport moving map.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the three-dimensional taxiway display comprises an airport moving map.

12. A system for converting taxiway voice commands into taxiway textual commands, the system comprising:

a radio receiver, the radio receiver configured to receive the taxiway voice commands from an air traffic control center;

a taxiway command database, the taxiway command database including a plurality of common air traffic control center taxiway commands;

a voice recognition processor, the voice recognition processor coupled to the radio receiver and the taxiway command database, the voice recognition processor configured to receive the taxiway voice commands, the voice recognition processor further configured to compare the taxiway voice commands to the plurality of common air traffic control center taxiway commands and to convert the taxiway voice commands into the taxiway textual commands based on the comparison; and

a taxiway clearance display coupled to the voice recognition processor, the taxiway clearance display configured to receive and display the taxiway textual commands.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the taxiway command database includes sounds associated with each of the plurality of common air traffic control center taxiway commands.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising a flight management system that receives the taxiway textual commands and processes the taxiway textual commands to manage a taxiing procedure of the aircraft.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the voice recognition processor determines an uncertainty associated with the accuracy of the converted taxiway textual commands.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the taxiway clearance display displays an indication of the uncertainty of converted taxiway textual commands.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the taxiway clearance display is incorporated within at least one of:

a two-dimensional taxiway display and a three-dimensional taxiway display.

18. A method for converting taxiway voice commands into taxiway textual commands, the system comprising:

receiving taxiway voice commands from an air traffic control center;

comparing the taxiway voice commands to a plurality of common air traffic control center taxiway commands;

converting the taxiway voice commands into the taxiway textual commands based on the comparison; and

displaying the taxiway textual commands for a pilot of an aircraft.

19. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining an uncertainty associated with the accuracy of the converted taxiway textual commands.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising displaying an indication of the uncertainty of converted taxiway textual commands.