IP Library Granted Patent US 11,790,909
Granted Patent B2
US 11,790,909 · App. 17/176,512 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

System and method for smart validation of pre-conditions in executing pilot voice commands

Inventors: Mahesh Kumar Sampath (Madurai, IN); Vasantha Selvi Paulraj (Madurai, IN); Chaya Garg (Plymouth, MN); Anil Kumar Songa (Bangalore, IN); Ravi Tupakula (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
G10L15/22G05D1/0016G05D1/101G06F3/167G06F16/245G10L2015/223G10L2015/228
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Patent No.
US 11,790,909
App. No.
17/176,512
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for validation of speech commands from an aircraft pilot. The method comprises receiving a speech command from the aircraft pilot with a voice communication device that is part of a cockpit system. Next, the speech command is decoded into a computer readable format. The decoded speech command is then checked against the present aircraft state as indicated by avionic sensors of the aircraft and against an approved pre-condition that is stored in a pre-condition database. The decoded speech command is validated if the decoded speech command is consistent with the present aircraft state and consistent with the approved pre-condition. An input to the cockpit system is updated to execute the speech command from the aircraft pilot if the decoded speech command is validated.

Claims (9)

1. A system for validation of speech commands from an aircraft pilot, comprising:

a voice communication device that receives a speech command from the aircraft pilot; and

a flight management system (FMS) that,

decodes the speech command into a computer readable format,

checks the decoded speech command against the present aircraft state as indicated by avionic sensors of the aircraft,

checks the decoded speech command against an approved pre-condition that is stored in a pre-condition database,

validates the decoded speech command if the decoded speech command is consistent with the present aircraft state,

validates the decoded speech command if the decoded speech command is consistent with the approved pre-condition, and

updates an input to the cockpit system to execute the speech command from the aircraft pilot if the decoded speech command is validated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2021
From: SAMPATH, MAHESH KUMAR; PAULRAJ, VASANTHA SELVI; GARG, CHAYA; SONGA, ANIL KUMAR; TUPAKULA, RAVI
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
IN 202011040095 · Sep 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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