Verbal taxi clearance system

A method for operating a verbal taxi clearance system for an aircraft, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor from a communication system, first audio data broadcast by air traffic control;
• converting, by the processor, the first audio data from air traffic control into first taxi route data utilizing a radio acoustic model;
• receiving, by the processor, second audio data generated by a crew member in a cockpit of the aircraft;
• converting, by the processor, the second audio data into second taxi route data;
• receive, by the processor, third audio data generated by the crew member in the cockpit of the aircraft;
• convert, by the processor, the third audio data into third taxi route data;
• comparing, by the processor, the first taxi route data to the second taxi route data and the third taxi route data;
• outputting, by the processor, when the first taxi route data matches the second taxi route data and the third taxi route data, a taxi route corresponding to the first and second taxi route data;
• and
• generating, by the processor, an alert when the first taxi route data does not match the second taxi route data and the third taxi route data.

A mobile device, comprising:

• a communication system;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the communication system, the processor configured to:
• receive, from the communication system, air traffic control audio data broadcast by air traffic control;
• convert the air traffic control audio data into first taxi route data utilizing a radio acoustic model;
• receive second audio data generated by a crew member in a cockpit of an aircraft;
• convert the second audio data into second taxi route data utilizing a cockpit acoustic model;
• receive, from the communication system, third audio data generated by a crew member in a cockpit of the aircraft;
• convert the third audio data into third taxi route data utilizing the radio acoustic model;
• compare the first taxi route data to the second taxi route data and the third taxi route data;
• output, when the first taxi route data matches the second taxi route data and the third taxi route data, a taxi route corresponding to the first, second and third taxi route data;
• and
• generate an alert when the first taxi route data does not match the second taxi route data and the third taxi route data.