Abstract: An aircraft lighting system includes a light source and a processing system. The light source is rotationally mounted on an external surface of an aircraft to rotate at least 360-degrees about a rotational axis. The light source is configured, upon being electrically energized, to emit light. The processing system is in operable communication with the light source and is coupled to receive an anti-bird mode activation signal and one or more sensor signals representative of a position and flight path of birds. The processing system is configured, upon receipt of the anti-bird mode activation signal, to process the one or more sensor signals to determine the position and flight path of the birds, electrically energize the light source to emit light, and command the light source to rotate in one or more directions so that the emitted light is directed toward birds.

Abstract: Vehicle systems and methods are provided for visually alerting a vehicle operator to a potential obstacle in the vicinity of a vehicle using an external lighting system associated with the vehicle. An exemplary method involves identifying an analysis portion of image data captured for a region external to the vehicle based at least in part on current status information associated with the vehicle, identifying an obstacle within the analysis portion of the image data based at least in part on ranging data for the analysis portion, and in response to identifying the obstacle, automatically adjusting an illumination axis associated with a lighting system to illuminate the obstacle, determining a current value for a contrast ratio associated with the obstacle relative to the analysis portion of the image data, and automatically adjusting one or more characteristics of the lighting system based at least in part on the current value.

Abstract: A method and system to integrate information in a coordinated mission of a group of user vehicles is provided. The method comprises storing a call sign in a database for each user vehicle, among the group of user vehicles, in the coordinated mission; and identifying a speaker vehicle among the user vehicles by comparing a call sign from parts of speech (POS) with the stored call signs. The method further comprises highlighting the identified speaker vehicle in a common display of each user vehicle; and determining whether the POS from the speaker vehicle contains a reference to a point of interest (POI). The method generates a graphical symbol for the POI when the POS from the speaker vehicle contains a reference to the POI, and tags the graphical symbol at a location of the POI in the common display of each user vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for defining a custom fix via a graphical user interface (GUI) for operation of an aircraft. The method includes uniquely sized and arranged custom fix dialog GUI windows that are displayed on an active avionic display, the custom fix dialog windows having preprogrammed arrangements of GUI objects. The GUI objects allow a user to select between custom airports or custom runways, and to select between create, edit, and store custom fix functions. The method decodes and sequences user input, as related to the displayed GUI objects. Embodiments keep track of required data fields for respective custom fixes, and store custom fix data in a custom database that is compatible with the navigation database and avionic display systems.

Abstract: Techniques for response management in an indoor facility are described. A server device processes a signal from an unmanned vehicle to deduce occurrence of an actionable event. A preliminary location of the occurrence of the actionable event is determined based on an instantaneous position of the unmanned vehicle at the time of transmitting the signal. The inputs obtained from a set of static sensors located in proximity to the preliminary location is processed to verify the occurrence of the actionable event. A verified location of the occurrence of the actionable event is determined based on the preliminary location of the occurrence of the actionable event and an actual location of the set of static sensors within the indoor facility. The server device triggers an alert to indicate the occurrence of the actionable event, wherein the alert comprises the verified location of the occurrence of the event.

Abstract: Systems and methods for debriefing an offboard pilot by enabling a dynamic priority filter to identify relevant voice communications recorded by a playback system in conversations between air traffic control and a pilot by transcribing, the conversations recorded by the playback system, for processing; identifying text content transcribed in the conversations using a speech engine for analysis of the text content for filtering into a set of multiple levels wherein each level contains a set of text messages; tagging at least one text message associated with context with a contextual tag to identify a category in-flight events with the at least one text message; assigning a priority to the at least one tagged text message to generate at least one set of priority tagged messages; enabling the offboard pilot to select based on a category and priority a set of tagged messages; and displaying the set of tagged messages.

Abstract: A system and method to detect and alert about radio communication anomalies includes receiving, in a processing system, a first audio communication that is audio from a demodulated radio communication, and receiving, in the processing system, a second audio communication that is audio from a vehicle operator. The first audio communication is processed, in the processing system, to determine, from at least one audio characteristic, when the first audio communication is characteristic of a first radio communication anomaly. The first audio communication and the second audio communication are processed, in the processing system, to determine when the first audio communication and the second audio communication are causing a second radio communication anomaly. The vehicle operator is alerted, via an alert generator, when it is determined that either the first radio communication anomaly or the second radio communication anomaly occur.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for indicating wake turbulence on an avionic display. The system comprises a display device that is onboard an aircraft and a controller in communication with the display device. The controller configured to, by a processor: receive data that includes information relating to a wake turbulence generated by another aircraft, determine a location on a runway of the wake turbulence based on the received data, and render a visual element on a display device onboard the aircraft that is in communication with the controller that is configured to display information relating the determined location on the runway of the wake turbulence, wherein the information is displayed in relation to a takeoff environment of the aircraft.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for promoting communication between mobile platforms. The systems include a database storing voice profiles, a communication system configured to receive audio data from each of the mobile platforms that include speech from operators of the mobile platforms, a display system configured to provide a common display in each of the mobile platforms that includes a terrain environment and mobile platform icons for each of the mobile platforms on the terrain environment indicating the locations thereof, a controller configured to, by a processor: analyze the speech of the audio data to identify in real-time a first of the operators that is currently speaking by correlating the speech with one of the voice profiles, identify a first of the mobile platforms associated with the first operator, and indicate, on the common display, in real-time that the audio data is associated with the first mobile platform.

Abstract: A system for context-based data exchange, the system comprising: a context-based querying model to generate a query based on an optimized context of a first vehicle, and to identify a second vehicle to receive the generated query and provide a response to the received query; an adaptive context optimizer to receive a transit phase of the first vehicle and provide the optimized context based on the received transit phase; and a service provider to identify the transit phase of the first vehicle, provide the identified transit phase to the adaptive context optimizer, receive the optimized context from the adaptive context optimizer, send the optimized context to the context-based querying model, and receive the generated query and identified second vehicle from the context-based querying model.

Abstract: Systems and methods for converting voice to text messages in an aircraft. The systems and methods transcribe voice messages between a member of the flight crew and Air Traffic Control (ATC) to provide ATC text messages, transcribe a voice-automatic terminal information service report (voice-ATIS) to provide an ATIS text report, determine flight context data based at least on an analysis of the ATC text messages, determine relevant ATIS data from the ATIS text report using the flight context data, and render a visual User Interface (UI) including at least some of the ATC text messages and at least some of the relevant ATIS data on the same ATC transcription page.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition and transcription using text-to-speech for transcription playback with variable emphasis. One method involves analyzing a transcription of an audio communication with respect to the vehicle to identify an operational term pertaining to a current operational context of the vehicle within the transcription, creating an indicator identifying the operational term within the transcription for emphasis when the operational term pertains to the current operational context of the vehicle, identifying a user-configured playback rate; and generating an audio reproduction of the transcription of the audio communication in accordance with the user-configured playback rate, wherein the operational term is selectively emphasized within the audio reproduction based on the indicator.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing condition-based actions in an aircraft. A flight plan received from a flight management system (FMS) is rendered on a display device. A condition and a condition-based action associated with avionic data at a point of interest selected from the flight plan is received via an onboard user device. Location data associated with the point of interest is received from at least one geospatial sensor. Current avionic data associated with the point of interest is received. A determination is made regarding whether the current avionic data fulfills the condition associated with the avionic data at the point of the interest. A notification associated with implementation of the condition-based action is displayed on the display device based on the determination.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for autonomously enabling remote operation of a vehicle such as an aircraft in response to detecting an event that may impact manual operation of the vehicle. One method autonomously detects an event with respect to manual operation of the vehicle based at least in part on output from one or more systems onboard the vehicle, identifies a hands-free functionality of a vehicle system to be activated based at least in part on a characteristic of the event, and autonomously initiates activation of the hands-free functionality of the vehicle system. A command for operating the vehicle is received from an external system via an onboard communications system and provided to the vehicle system for further implementation or execution using the hands-free functionality.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing real-time assessment of worker fatigue using a learning-based model, the method comprising: receiving speech data from a worker in a work environment and contextual information regarding the worker and the work environment; identifying patterns in the received speech data and the contextual information that correspond to an onset of fatigue in the worker; determining a probability of an occurrence of the onset of fatigue based on the identified patterns in the received speech data and contextual information; and sending an alert and/or a report to a real-time dashboard of a display when the computed probability of an occurrence of the onset of fatigue is above a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition and transcription to provide a conversation log graphical user interface (GUI) display. One method involves analyzing a transcription of an audio communication to identify a discrepancy with respect to an expected response to the communication by an operator of the vehicle, generating, on the conversation log GUI display, a selectable GUI element associated with the discrepancy in association with the graphical representation of the transcription of the audio communication, and in response to user selection of the selectable GUI element, providing, on the conversation log GUI display, a graphical representation of information relating to the discrepancy to facilitate challenging the veracity of the transcribed audio communication.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring aircraft to mitigate potential loss of communication scenarios. One exemplary method involves monitoring a plurality of communications channels using an onboard communications system, maintaining associations between respective communications channel assignments and respective operational contexts based on the plurality of clearance communications, and in response to detecting a change in an operational context of the aircraft, providing indication of a recommended communications channel based on an association between the recommended communications channel and one of the plurality of different operational contexts corresponding to a current operational context of the aircraft.

Abstract: A system for context-based data exchange, the system comprising: a context-based querying model to generate a query based on an optimized context of a first vehicle, and to identify a second vehicle to receive the generated query and provide a response to the received query; an adaptive context optimizer to receive a transit phase of the first vehicle and provide the optimized context based on the received transit phase; and a service provider to identify the transit phase of the first vehicle, provide the identified transit phase to the adaptive context optimizer, receive the optimized context from the adaptive context optimizer, send the optimized context to the context-based querying model, and receive the generated query and identified second vehicle from the context-based querying model.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves automatically identifying an input element based at least in part on an audio communication with respect to the vehicle, identifying one or more constraints associated with the input element, obtaining a limited command vocabulary for the input element using the one or more constraints, and automatically constructing a contextual speech recognition graph for the input element prior to user selection of the input element using the limited command vocabulary. Thereafter, subsequently received audio input is recognized using the contextual speech recognition graph that was automatically and prospectively generated.

Abstract: A computer implemented method including: receiving a history database file and a public key of a public/private key pair from an external server; generating aircraft maintenance and operations data using one or more onboard sensors that are configured to sense one or more characteristics of aircraft maintenance and operations systems; classifying the generated aircraft maintenance and operations data as selected data and unselected data based on a comparison of the sensed aircraft maintenance and operations data with stored aircraft maintenance and operations data of a trained aircraft data model; storing the selected data in the received history database file; encrypting the received history database file using the received public key of the public/private key pair to generate an encrypted history database file including selected data; transmitting the encrypted history database file including the selected data to an external server.