Systems and methods for voice enabled traffic prioritization
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1. A system for traffic prioritization for a display module onboard a host aircraft, the display module configured to render neighboring aircraft traffic in response to traffic data from a source of traffic data, the host aircraft having a source of speech data, the system comprising:
- a command analyzer configured to receive speech data and identify, within the speech data, a valid traffic alert anda processor coupled to the command analyzer and configured, in response to the command analyzer identifying a valid traffic alert, to;
identify a center point;
generate a probability zone that surrounds the center point, the probability zone having a volume bounded laterally by plus or minus a predetermined bearing from a line between the host aircraft and the center point, longitudinally by the center point plus or minus a predetermined range, and vertically by the center point plus or minus a predetermined altitude;
prioritize neighboring aircraft determined to be within the probability zone; and
command the display module to render, in a visually distinguishable manner, each of the neighboring aircraft determined to be within the probability zone.
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Abstract
A system and method capable of responding to an audible traffic alert by visually depicting the identified neighboring aircraft traffic on the onboard display is presented. The system and method employ speech recognition in order to minimize the visual and manual cognitive workload associated with responding to a traffic alert. The system and method maximize the pilot'"'"'s hands-on control of the host aircraft.
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1. A system for traffic prioritization for a display module onboard a host aircraft, the display module configured to render neighboring aircraft traffic in response to traffic data from a source of traffic data, the host aircraft having a source of speech data, the system comprising:
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a command analyzer configured to receive speech data and identify, within the speech data, a valid traffic alert and a processor coupled to the command analyzer and configured, in response to the command analyzer identifying a valid traffic alert, to; identify a center point; generate a probability zone that surrounds the center point, the probability zone having a volume bounded laterally by plus or minus a predetermined bearing from a line between the host aircraft and the center point, longitudinally by the center point plus or minus a predetermined range, and vertically by the center point plus or minus a predetermined altitude; prioritize neighboring aircraft determined to be within the probability zone; and command the display module to render, in a visually distinguishable manner, each of the neighboring aircraft determined to be within the probability zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for traffic prioritization for a display module onboard a host aircraft, the display module configured to render neighboring aircraft traffic based on received traffic data, the host aircraft having a source of speech data, the method comprising:
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in a command analyzer, receiving speech data comprising a valid air traffic control (ATC) command; and identifying, in valid air traffic control (ATC) command, a traffic alert; and in a processor, in response to the identified traffic alert, determining a center point; generating a probability zone surrounding the center point, the probability zone having a volume bounded laterally by plus or minus a predetermined bearing from a line between the host aircraft and the center point, longitudinally by the center point plus or minus a predetermined range, and vertically by the center point plus or minus a predetermined altitude; prioritizing neighboring aircraft determined to be within the probability zone, and commanding the display module to render each of the following; each neighboring aircraft determined to be within the probability zone in first style, and each neighboring aircraft not determined to be within the probability zone, in a second style. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for traffic prioritization for a display module onboard a host aircraft, the display module configured to render neighboring aircraft traffic in response to traffic data from a source of traffic data, the host aircraft having a source of speech data, the method comprising:
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in a command analyzer, receiving speech data comprising, a respective one or more of;
traffic bearing, traffic altitude, traffic distance, and traffic type,converting the speech data into a text stream, parsing the text stream into a valid ATC traffic command that is a traffic alert according to traffic command models, and storing, for the traffic alert, a respective one or more of traffic bearing, traffic altitude, traffic distance, and traffic type; and in a processor, in response to the traffic alert, identifying a center point, generating a probability zone associated with the center point, the probability zone being a volume bounded laterally by plus or minus a predetermined bearing from a line between the host aircraft to the center point, longitudinally by the center point plus or minus a predetermined range, and vertically by the center point plus or minus a predetermined altitude; prioritizing each of the neighboring aircraft by distance from the center point, such that the highest priority neighboring aircraft is the closest to the center point; and commanding the display module to render; in a first style, neighboring aircraft determined to be within the probability zone, the highest priority neighboring aircraft in a visually distinguishable manner with respect to the remaining neighboring traffic, and in a second style, neighboring aircraft not determined to be within the probability zone.
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