System for evaluating radar vectoring aptitude

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12512012-B2
Application number	US-202418940136-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2024
Priority date	Aug 17, 2018
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for evaluating radar vectoring aptitude of an individual. An exemplary computer-implemented method comprises: displaying a graphic representation of an aircraft; displaying a predetermined shape of a plurality of predetermined shapes, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined shapes is associated with a facility type; providing an instruction for controlling the aircraft; receiving a plurality of audio inputs from a user; performing a speech-to-text analysis to each of the plurality of audio inputs to obtain a plurality of corresponding text strings; identifying, based on the plurality of corresponding text strings, a plurality of vectoring clearances associated with the aircraft; displaying an animation of the aircraft based on the plurality of vectoring clearances; and based on the plurality of vectoring clearances, calculating a facility-specific aptitude score of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
at an electronic device comprising a display, a microphone, one or more processors, a memory, and one or more computer programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors: (a) generating, with the display of the electronic device, a graphic representation of an aircraft for display; (b) rendering, with the display of the electronic device, a predetermined shape comprising one or more boundaries for the aircraft to avoid while moving to a target destination, wherein the predetermined shape is associated with a facility type; (c) providing, with the display of the electronic device, an instruction for controlling the aircraft; (d) receiving, with the microphone of the electronic device, an audio input from a user that is responsive to the instruction for controlling the aircraft; (e) performing, by the one or more processors, a speech-to-text analysis to the audio input to obtain a corresponding text string and a speech recognition confidence score associated with the corresponding text string, wherein the speech recognition confidence score indicates confidence of the electronic device in recognizing the audio input; (f) performing, by the one or more processors, semantic parsing of the corresponding text string to identify a vectoring clearance associated with the corresponding text string; (g) determining, by the one or more processors, a new location of the aircraft based on the vectoring clearance; (h) generating, with the display of the electronic device, an animation of the aircraft moving to the new location according to the vectoring clearance for display; and (i) repeating steps (d)-(h) until a termination condition is reached, wherein the termination condition comprises the aircraft making contact with the one or more boundaries of the predetermined shape or the aircraft arriving at the target destination; collecting, by the one or more processors, a plurality of metrics based at least partially on step (i), wherein the plurality of metrics comprises the speech recognition confidence score; and calculating, by the one or more processors, at least one facility-specific aptitude score for the user based on the plurality of metrics, wherein the facility-specific aptitude score is associated with a confidence of the user providing the audio input and the speech recognition confidence score.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the facility type comprises a tower facility, a terminal radar approach control facility, or an en route facility.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined shape includes one or more obstacles, one or more destinations comprising the target destination, or a combination thereof.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising: terminating the display of the animation after showing the aircraft contacting an obstacle of the one or more obstacles.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising: identifying the vectoring clearance as incorrect.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises a first instruction indicative of a first destination, the method further comprising: after providing the first instruction, providing a second instruction indicative of a second destination different from the first destination.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises an indication of a desired formation of a plurality of aircrafts.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the vectoring clearance is a first vectoring clearance, and wherein generating the animation of the aircraft comprises:
displaying the animation of the aircraft moving to the new location according to the first vectoring clearance; while displaying the animation according to the first vectoring clearance, receiving a second audio input indicative of a second vectoring clearance; and in response to receiving the second audio input indicative of the second vectoring clearance, updating the animation based on the second vectoring clearance.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: terminating the display of the animation after showing the aircraft contacting a boundary of the one or more boundaries.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising: identifying the vectoring clearance as incorrect.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: terminating the display of the animation after showing the aircraft reaching the target destination, wherein the target destination is indicated in the instruction.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising: identifying the vectoring clearance as correct.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the aircraft is a first aircraft, the method further comprising:
simultaneously displaying the first aircraft and a second aircraft; and in response to receiving a second audio input, determining whether the second audio input is directed to the first aircraft and the second aircraft.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying a countdown timer.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metrics comprises:
a time interval between two audio inputs of the plurality of audio inputs; a time at which the aircraft is displayed; a time at which the aircraft reaches a destination or contacts a boundary; an audio recording of the audio input; a total number of vectoring clearances associated with the aircraft; a number of aircrafts simultaneously displayed with the aircraft; or any combination thereof.

16 . A system, comprising:
a display; a microphone; one or more processors; a memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
(a) generating, with the display of the electronic device, a graphic representation of an aircraft for display;
(b) rendering, with the display of the electronic device, a predetermined shape comprising one or more boundaries for the aircraft to avoid while moving to a target destination, wherein the predetermined shape is associated with a facility type;
(c) providing, with the display of the electronic device, an instruction for controlling the aircraft;
(d) receiving, with the microphone of the electronic device, an audio input from a user that is responsive to the instruction for controlling the aircraft;
(e) performing, by the one or more processors, a speech-to-text analysis to the audio input to obtain a corresponding text string and a speech recognition confidence score associated with the corresponding text string, wherein the speech recognition confidence score indicates confidence of the electronic device in recognizing the audio input;
(f) performing, by the one or more processors, semantic parsing of the corresponding text string to identify vectoring clearance associated with the corresponding text string;
(g) determining, by the one or more processors, a new location of the aircraft based on the vectoring clearance;
(h) generating, with the display of the electronic device, an animation of the aircraft moving to the new location according to the vectoring clearance for display; and
(i) repeating steps (d)-(h) until a termination condition is reached, wherein the termination condition comprises the aircraft making contact with the one or more boundaries of the predetermined shape or the aircraft arriving at the target destination;
collecting, by the one or more processors, a plurality of metrics based at least partially on step (i), w

Assignees

• Mitre Corp

Inventors

• Baldwin Keith M
• Hutson Kerry
• Schultheis Susan M

Classifications

• G09G2380/12

  Avionics applications · CPC title

• G09B5/06 Primary

  with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied · CPC title

• G06F3/147

  using display panels · CPC title

• G09B9/006

  for locating or ranging of objects · CPC title

• G09B19/165

  Control of aircraft · CPC title