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: 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: 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.

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 that consolidates communications with respect to the vehicle. One method involves receiving a data message from a system onboard the vehicle and generating a graphical representation of the data message within the conversation log GUI display, wherein the graphical representation of the data message includes a selectable element and is displayed on the conversation log GUI display concurrently with a graphical representation of a transcription of an audio communication with respect to the vehicle. The depicted data message and transcription are chronologically positioned with respect to one another in accordance with a timestamp associated with the data message. The conversation log GUI display dynamically updates in response to selection of the selectable element.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for identifying alerts relating to a connected system. The method may include receiving assessment data from one or more devices, validating received environment information and received user information of the assessment data based on additional data received from one or more additional devices other than the one or more devices, collecting task data from the one or more devices and the one or more additional devices while the at least one user performs the at least one task associated with the one or more devices, analyzing the collected task data to determine if the collected task data indicates at least one violation by comparing the collected task data to one or more thresholds, and displaying one or more alerts on one or more user interfaces of one of the devices, the one or more alerts including information indicating the at least one violation.

Abstract: An aircraft search and rescue mission effectiveness system includes a display device, a searchlight assembly, and a searchlight processing system. The searchlight assembly emits a light beam toward, and thus illuminates, a point of interest, and supplies beam data that includes at least light beam orientation and distance from the searchlight assembly to the point of interest. The searchlight processing system receives aircraft data and is configured to: process the aircraft data and the beam data to generate and supply geographic coordinate data for the point of interest, command the display device to render an image that includes at least a graphical representation of the point of interest and the geographic coordinate data for the point of interest, receive a user input command, and in response to receiving the user input command, to transmit the geographic coordinate data to one or more aircraft avionics systems.

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: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle using speech recognition. One method involves recognizing an audio input as an input voice command including a commanded value for an operational subject, automatically identifying an expected value for the operational subject that is different from the commanded value, providing a graphical representation of the input voice command on a graphical user interface (GUI) display and providing a selectable GUI element associated with the expected value for the operational subject on the GUI display. After selection of the selectable GUI element, a destination system associated with the vehicle is commanded to execute a command corresponding to the input voice command using the expected value for the operational subject.

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: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for predicting ground effects along a flight plan. The systems and methods provide a processor executed process including the steps: receiving a flight plan for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft; receiving terrain and obstacles geospatial data for the flight plan from the database; determining weight of the VTOL aircraft along the flight plan; determining temperature of the environment along the flight plan; determining ground effect data along the flight plan based on the temperature and the weight; and generating one or more commands to control a system of the VTOL aircraft based on the ground effect data.

Abstract: Systems and methods to identify a query parameter in an incoming flight voice or data communication to respond to a request. A processing system configured to: in response to receipt of a clearance message, decode the clearance message to determine whether the clearance message contains a command instruction or clearance data for a flight, and to present the command instruction to a pilot as notice to execute the command instruction or if available, obtain at least one query parameter from the clearance data to configure in a query operation to present in response to a pilot question about the command instruction. In response to receipt of the voice or data communication, determine further an intent within the voice or data communication of a question or instruction voiced by applying an acoustic model for tagging identified parts about the question or instruction voiced with query parameters in response to the pilot.

Abstract: A system for predicting the timing for ownship clearance instructions is provided. The system is configured to: collect communications between air traffic control (ATC) and other aerial vehicles; group the collected communications; derive an average time between successive instructions from ATC to an aerial vehicle; derive an average time for a following instruction in a specific time interval; generate a clearance instruction prediction model that is configured to predict a time by which an ownship will receive a subsequence clearance instruction, based on the average time between successive instructions from ATC to an aerial vehicle, the average time for a following instruction in a specific time interval, and the clearances provided by ATC to other aerial vehicles; predict, using the clearance instruction prediction model, an expected time for a next clearance instruction from ATC; and cause the predicted time for the next clearance instruction to be displayed on a display device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for indicating communication effectiveness with air traffic control (ATC) are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a transcribed message containing a plurality of words used by an ownship flight crew member in a communication directed to ATC; determining a message intent of the transcribed message from the words used in the communication; identifying a plurality of ideal words that should be used for an ideal message having the same message intent as the transcribed message; comparing the words used in the communication with the words that should have been used in the ideal message; determining based on the comparing whether the words used in the communication conformed to ATC standard phraseology (e.g., ICAO Pilot communication vocabulary); generating an indicator for flight crew that indicates whether the words used in the communication conformed to ATC standard phraseology; and signaling an aircraft display device to display the indicator.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide one or more processors configured to execute program instructions to cause the one or more processors to receive camera images of a scene including a portion being lit by the searchlight, receive terrain data from a terrain database, generate an augmented/virtual reality scene based on the camera images and the terrain data, display, via a headset display, the augmented/virtual reality scene, track gaze and head movement using headset sensors, output tracking data based on tracked gaze and head movement, and output instructions for controlling at least one function of the searchlight based on the tracking data.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing user-configured custom routes for operating a vehicle. One method involves obtaining a user-configured route for operating a vehicle, providing a first graphical user interface (GUI) display including one or more GUI elements for receiving one or more user input values defining the user-configured route, automatically generating an identifier associated with the user-configured route based on the one or more user input values, and thereafter generating a graphical representation of the user-configured route that includes the autogenerated identifier associated with the user-configured route.