Training and/or assistance platform for air management via air traffic management electronic system, associated method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11508254-B2
Application number	US-201916449023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2019
Priority date	Jun 21, 2018
Publication date	Nov 22, 2022
Grant date	Nov 22, 2022

Abstract

A training and/or assistance platform for air traffic management is provided. The platform includes an air traffic management electronic system for obtaining input data representative of air traffic, to deliver, to an air traffic controller, information established as a function of the obtained input data, and to receive instructions from the air traffic controller The platform further includes a block for automatically determining instructions based on input data representative of at least the state of air traffic. The platform further includes an electronic processing module for collecting said input data and to provide it to the automatic determining block The platform further includes a neural network derived from learning on an input data history obtained by an electronic air traffic control system and received air traffic control instruction(s) received by the system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A training and/or assistance platform for air management via an air traffic management electronic system adapted for being operated by an air traffic controller, said training platform including:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
obtain input data representative at least of a state of air traffic, to deliver, to the air traffic controller operating the system, information relative to the air traffic and established as a function at least of said obtained input data, to receive, from an air traffic controller, instructions as a function of said delivered information and to process said instructions;
automatically determine instructions based on input data representative of at least the state of air traffic;
collect said input data obtained by the electronic air traffic control system, and to collect at least an instruction determined automatically based on said provided input data and to command the delivery of said instruction to the air traffic controller operating the system;
further comprising a neural network derived from learning carried out by a computer, based on sets of elements of a first history of sets of elements, each set of elements being associated with a respective aerial situation corresponding to a respective moment from among a plurality of respective moments in the history and including at least input data obtained by an electronic air traffic control system at the respective moment and the received air traffic control instruction(s) received by said system following the delivery of information established based on said input data.

2. The training and/or assistance platform according to claim 1 ,
wherein the memory is adapted for storing a second history of sets of elements,
and wherein the processor is further configured to:
extract input data from a database, in order to determine training input data at least based on extracted input data, and for providing said training data to the air traffic management electronic system;
deliver information relative to the air traffic established based on said training input data, in order to receive, from an air traffic controller training on the platform, at least one air traffic management instruction based on said delivered information;
compare said received instruction with the collected automatically determined instruction and for determining a message based on said comparison, said platform being adapted for displaying the message.

3. The training and/or assistance platform according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive information indicating a training theme and for extracting the input data based on said information.

4. The training and/or assistance platform according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine, based on the instruction determined automatically by an algorithmic model, a message intended to guide the air traffic controller through training toward said instruction, the platform being adapted for displaying said message.

5. A training and/or assistance method for air traffic management by an air traffic management electronic system, adapted for obtaining input data representative at least of a state of air traffic, to deliver, to an air traffic controller operating the system, information relative to the air traffic and established as a function at least of said obtained input data, to receive, from an air traffic controller, instructions as a function of said delivered information and to process said instructions, said method being carried out on a training and/or assistance platform including:
said electronic system;
an automatic determination block based on input data representative of at least the state of a derived air traffic, said block including a neural network derived from learning carried out by computer, based on sets of elements of a first history of sets of elements, each set of elements being associated with a respective aerial situation corresponding to a respective moment from among a plurality of respective moments in the history and including at least input data obtained by an electronic air traffic control system at the respective moment and the received air traffic control instruction(s) received by said system following the delivery of information established based on said input data;
an electronic processing module;

said method comprising steps:
obtaining input data via the air traffic management electronic system;
by the processing module: collecting said input data and providing said collected input data to the automatic determination block;
automatic determination by said automatic determination block based on said provided input data of at least one instruction;
command by said processing module of the delivery of said instruction to the air traffic controller operating the system.

6. The training and/or assistance method according to claim 5 , the platform including a memory adapted for storing a second history of sets of elements, said method comprising the following steps:
by the processing module: extracting input data from a database; determining, based on at least the extracted input data, training input data and providing said training data to the electronic control system of the air traffic and the automatic determination block;
by said air traffic management electronic system: delivering information relative to the air traffic established based on said training input data; receiving, from an air traffic controller training on the platform, at least one air traffic control instruction established based on said delivered information; and provision to the processing module;
comparison by the processing module of said received instruction with the collected instruction determined automatically and determination of a message based on said comparison;
display of the message by said platform.

7. The training and/or assistance method according to claim 6 , comprising the following steps, carried out by the processing module:
receiving information indicating a training theme, and
extracting input data based on said information.

8. The training and/or assistance method according to claim 5 , comprising the determination by the processing module, based on the instruction determined automatically by an algorithmic model, of a message intended to guide the air traffic controller through training toward said instruction, and a display of the message by the platform.

Assignees

• Thales Sa

Inventors

• Pesquet Béatrice
• Kaakai Fateh
• Beeston Warren

Classifications

• G06N3/045

  Combinations of networks · CPC title

• G06N3/08 Primary

  Learning methods · CPC title

• G08G5/00 Primary

  Traffic control systems for aircraft · CPC title

• G09B9/006 Primary

  for locating or ranging of objects · CPC title

• G06Q50/20

  Education · CPC title