Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a vehicle battery situational awareness (VBSA) platform configured to monitor one or more vehicles. An onboard VBSA system associated with a vehicle is communicably coupled to a vehicle operations center associated with the VBSA platform and can monitor a current energy expenditure of the vehicle as the vehicle executes a trip plan. The onboard VBSA system can also determine that the current energy expenditure of the vehicle does not match a predicted energy expenditure. The onboard VBSA system can generate, based on output from a vehicle performance prediction model, a predicted energy overlay representing the predicted energy expenditure. The onboard VBSA system can also determine a safety boundary characterized by a maximum safe travel time. The onboard VBSA system can also cause display of the predicted energy overlay and the safety boundary on one or more computing devices.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle by automatically initiating activation of an automated functionality, such as autoland functionality of an aircraft, in the absence of user input within one or more monitoring periods. One method involves identifying a triggering event, identifying a monitoring period associated with the triggering event, monitoring one or more components for user input within the monitoring period associated with the triggering event, and automatically initiating activation of an automated functionality associated with the vehicle in the absence of user input within the monitoring period associated with the triggering event. In some implementations, the monitoring period adaptively and dynamically varies during operation.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle by automatically initiating activation of an automated functionality, such as autoland functionality of an aircraft, in the absence of user input within one or more monitoring periods. One method involves identifying a triggering event, identifying a monitoring period associated with the triggering event, monitoring one or more components for user input within the monitoring period associated with the triggering event, and automatically initiating activation of an automated functionality associated with the vehicle in the absence of user input within the monitoring period associated with the triggering event. In some implementations, the monitoring period adaptively and dynamically varies during operation.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle by automatically initiating activation of an automated functionality, such as autoland functionality of an aircraft, in the absence of user input within one or more monitoring periods. One method involves identifying a triggering event, identifying a monitoring period associated with the triggering event, monitoring one or more components for user input within the monitoring period associated with the triggering event, and automatically initiating activation of an automated functionality associated with the vehicle in the absence of user input within the monitoring period associated with the triggering event. In some implementations, the monitoring period adaptively and dynamically varies during operation.

Abstract: A system and method of operating a correlative display system for a plurality of display systems on an aircraft includes receiving, by a processor, an identification of a feature from a user interface associated with a first display system of the plurality of display systems. The processor determines a location of the identified feature relative to data displayed on each other display system of the plurality of display systems, wherein the identified feature is not previously displayed on at least one of the other display systems of the plurality of display systems. The processor generates instructions to highlight the identified feature on each other display system of the plurality of display systems at the determine location relative to data displayed on each other display system.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a user and phase of flight dependent cockpit display. The methods and systems generate a display for a display device using display settings included in a user profile and a current phase of flight. The display settings include preferences defining a range of a map to be displayed that are different for different phases of flight, and preferences defining a level of declutter of a map to be displayed that are different for different phases of flight.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for calculating and displaying flight safety analytics for an aircraft. The method comprises first receiving historical flight data for the aircraft from a flight data quick access recorder (QAR) located onboard the aircraft. The flight data is then processed to identify safety events and store the identified safety events in an events database. The contents of the events database are analyzed to determine statistical data regarding the identified safety events. An onboard predictive model is applied that utilizes the statistical data to predict the likelihood of a safety event based on current flight data received from the aircraft. The predicted likelihood of a safety event is displayed on a flight display of the aircraft.

Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting flight safety events using a learning-based model are disclosed. The method may include: receiving, by a processor, flight data from an aircraft and contextual information of a flight for the aircraft; identifying, by the processor, patterns in the received flight data and contextual information that correspond to a specific type of event that occurred during the flight; computing, by the processor, a probability of an occurrence of an event for the flight based on the identified patterns in the received flight data and contextual information; and sending, by the processor, an alert to the aircraft when the computed probability of an occurrence of an event is above a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A system, method and an avionics subsystem are disclosed. For example, the system includes a data transmitter configured to transmit flight data associated with an airborne vehicle in real-time, a flight deck associated with the airborne vehicle and configured to exhibit a response to the flight data, and a transceiver coupled to the data transmitter and configured to receive and re-transmit the flight data in real-time. The system further includes a processing system coupled to the transceiver and configured to receive and re-transmit the flight data in real-time, and a flight simulator coupled to the processing system and configured, in response to the flight data, to replicate the exhibited response of the flight deck in real-time.

Abstract: A method for creating and using a contextual Artificial Intelligence (AI) model to analyze flight data for one or more aircraft, by a central computer system, is provided. The method obtains a set of aggregate contextual data comprising at least aircraft and flight-specific data, airport and air traffic control (ATC) data, weather data, and human factor data associated with flight crew members of the one or more aircraft; creates the contextual AI model using the set of aggregate contextual data, by the at least one processor; applies the contextual AI model to a set of flight data, to perform a statistical analysis; generates a set of results based on the statistical analysis, by the at least one processor, wherein the set of results comprises at least one of probable causes of aircraft performance events and probable aircraft performance events resulting from current conditions; and presents the set of results.

Abstract: A system and method of operating a correlative display system for a plurality of display systems on an aircraft includes receiving, by a processor, an identification of a feature from a user interface associated with a first display system of the plurality of display systems. The processor determines a location of the identified feature relative to data displayed on each other display system of the plurality of display systems, wherein the identified feature is not previously displayed on at least one of the other display systems of the plurality of display systems.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses are provided for speech recognition using a touch prediction model for a multi-modal system which include: pre-training the touch prediction model of the multi-model system to enable a prediction of probable commands of a subsequent user based on a trained model wherein the trained model is trained using a history of a set of touch actions by plurality of users; sending at least parameter data associated with a current page displayed to a particular user at an instance of interaction with the multi-model system by the particular user; receiving inputs from a group including: previous touch actions, system parameters and contextual parameters of the plurality of users; and using a set of options associated with the top n-most probable commands upon receipt of speech commands by the user by using a vocabulary associated with a reduced set of probable commands for recognition.

Abstract: A system, method and an avionics subsystem are disclosed. For example, the system includes a data transmitter configured to transmit flight data associated with an airborne vehicle in real-time, a flight deck associated with the airborne vehicle and configured to exhibit a response to the flight data, and a transceiver coupled to the data transmitter and configured to receive and re-transmit the flight data in real-time. The system further includes a processing system coupled to the transceiver and configured to receive and re-transmit the flight data in real-time, and a flight simulator coupled to the processing system and configured, in response to the flight data, to replicate the exhibited response of the flight deck in real-time.

Abstract: A method for computing drop zone data onboard an aircraft is provided. The method obtains, by a processor, current drop zone parameters for an air drop, during flight of the aircraft; receives, by the processor, changes to dynamic conditions associated with operation of the aircraft, wherein the dynamic conditions comprise at least one of wind speed, drop altitude, current temperature, angle of approach, aircraft speed, and number of stages of planned drop; calculates, by the processor, updated drop zone parameters, based on the current drop zone parameters and the changes to the dynamic conditions; and presents the updated drop zone parameters, via a display device.

Abstract: A method for computing drop zone data onboard an aircraft is provided. The method obtains, by a processor, current drop zone parameters for an air drop, during flight of the aircraft; receives, by the processor, changes to dynamic conditions associated with operation of the aircraft, wherein the dynamic conditions comprise at least one of wind speed, drop altitude, current temperature, angle of approach, aircraft speed, and number of stages of planned drop; calculates, by the processor, updated drop zone parameters, based on the current drop zone parameters and the changes to the dynamic conditions; and presents the updated drop zone parameters, via a display device.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for decluttering an aircraft display. Chart data, flight data and user input data are obtained. User input data reflects pilot preferences. A modified combination of chart data and flight data is generated in response to user input data. Symbology that is graphically representative of the modified combination is displayed.

Abstract: A system includes a hands free mobile communication device. Software stored on a machine readable storage device is executed to cause the hands free mobile communication device to communicate audibly with a field operator performing field operations. The operator receives instructions regarding operations to be performed. Oral communications are received from the operator and are processed automatically to provide further instructions in response to the received oral communications.

Abstract: Methods and system are provided for managing speech processing in an environment having at least two speech enabled systems. In one embodiment, a method includes: recording first user data that indicates an action of a user; determining, by a processor, a selection of a first speech enabled system based on the recorded user data; and generating, by the processor, a signal to at least one of activate and deactivate speech processing based on the first speech enabled system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the reception and delivery of an In-Trail Procedures (ITP) altitude change request. An example system located on board a host aircraft includes a communication component, a display device and a processor unit that is in signal communication with the communication component and the display device. The processor unit presents a user interface on the display device. The user interface includes a plurality of fields for receiving In-Trail Procedures (ITP) altitude change request information. The processor sends the ITP altitude change request information received within the plurality of fields to an Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility via the communication component. An ITP unit having a display receives an altitude selection and presents ITP altitude change request information if the received altitude selection is determined to be valid.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for the disambiguation of an in trail procedure (ITP) vertical display by calculating and rendering symbology on a plan view traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) display. The symbology represents an intersection point between the ground track of an ITP aircraft and the ground track of a blocking aircraft and further represents an association between the intersection point and the respective ITP blocking aircraft.