US 12,512,012 B2Granted

System for evaluating radar vectoring aptitude

AssigneeThe MITRE Corporation

InventorsKeith M. Baldwin, Kerry Hutson, Susan M. Schultheis

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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.

Claims31

Dependent claims

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.

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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), 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.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device having a display and a microphone, cause the electronic device to:

(a) generate, with the display of the electronic device, a graphic representation of an aircraft for display;
(b) render, 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) provide, with the display of the electronic device, an instruction for controlling the aircraft;
(d) receive, with the microphone of the electronic device, an audio input from a user that is responsive to the instruction for controlling the aircraft;
(e) perform, 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) perform, by the one or more processors, semantic parsing of the corresponding text string to identify vectoring clearance associated with the corresponding text string;
(g) determine, by the one or more processors, a new location of the aircraft based on the vectoring clearance;
(h) generate, 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) repeat 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;
collect, 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
calculate, 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.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/940,136Filed 7 Nov 2024 · continuation
Priority: 17 Aug 2018
Published: US 2025/0069518 A127 Feb 2025
Granted: 30 Dec 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

G09B 9/54
Simulators for teaching or training purposes: simulation of radar
G06T 13/80
Animation: two-dimensional [2D] animation, e.g. using sprites
G09B 9/006
Simulators for teaching or training purposes: for locating or ranging of objects
G09B 19/165
Control of vehicles or other craft: control of aircraft

Family

Application62/764,950Us provisional application · filed 17 Aug 2018
Application16/543,267Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Aug 2019
US 2025/0069518 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Feb 2025
US 12,142,163 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2020/0066180 A1Published application
US 12,512,012 B2This patent

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