Application of Artificial Intelligence to Aviation Communication

Abstract

US Air Force manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technologies are under development to support incursion into contested airspace. Because of higher workload in these environments, voice communications are of paramount importance since there must also be audio communication with unmanned systems. Natural Language Processing (NLP) as an enabling technology for MUM-T. Unique technological challenges common in tactical environments include high stress, audio noise, and communication dropouts. The first part of this effort involves the simulation of both vocabulary and voice to aid the development of the expert human machine (EHM) communication system. This presentation details the results of this simulation effort. Furthermore, we will show how these expert systems will be used in an AI/ML environment to develop NLP models adapted to predict missing words in voice communications. Current work uses automatic speech recognition (ASR) to extend/enhance the NLP/EHM model to improve voice communications.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 2023
Accession Number
AD1198835

Entities

People

  • Shokoufeh Mirzaei
  • Yukti Vijay

Organizations

  • 412th Test Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Expert Systems
  • Language
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Languages
  • Simulations
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Space Systems
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Voice Communications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • AI & ML - Machine Translation
  • Autonomy
  • Space