NASA SBIR 2022-I Solicitation

Proposal Summary

Proposal Information

Proposal Number:
22-1- A3.03-1229
Subtopic Title:
Future Aviation Systems Safety
Proposal Title:
Controller-Pilot Voice Communication and Intent Monitoring for Future Aviation Systems Safety

Small Business Concern

   
Firm:
          
The Innovation Laboratory, Inc.
          
   
Address:
          
2360 Southwest Chelmsford Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
          
   
Phone:
          
(503) 242-1761                                                                                                                                                                                
          

Principal Investigator:

   
Name:
          
Jimmy Krozel
          
   
E-mail:
          
Jimmy.Krozel@gmail.com
          
   
Address:
          
2360 Southwest Chelmsford Avenue, OR 97201 - 2265
          
   
Phone:
          
(503) 242-1761                                                                                                                                                                                
          

Business Official:

   
Name:
          
Jimmy Krozel
          
   
E-mail:
          
Jimmy.Krozel@gmail.com
          
   
Address:
          
2360 Southwest Chelmsford Avenue, OR 97201 - 2265
          
   
Phone:
          
(503) 242-1761                                                                                                                                                                                
          

Summary Details:

   
Estimated Technology Readiness Level (TRL) :                                                                                                                                                          
Begin: 1
End: 3
          
          
     
Technical Abstract (Limit 2000 characters, approximately 200 words):

With the advent of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications growing in the last decade, many aspects of NLP and AI are ready to be applied to new problems in new domains.  This SBIR effort specifically merges NLP and AI technologies in a system that is designed to ensure aviation systems safety.  A combination of speech analytics, voice-to-text conversion, intent inference, and anomaly detection are implemented to form a real-time monitoring of system safety.

          
          
     
Potential NASA Applications (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words):

This effort addresses In-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (ISSA) objectives of NASA’s Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP) System Wide Safety (SWS) Project:

  • monitor the ATM system continuously and to extract and fuse information from diverse data sources (voice, ADS-B, weather, map, etc.) to identify emergent anomalous behaviors
  •  add new intent models as new rules are introduced in the NAS (for instance, with respect to new UAM/AAM concepts and vehicles researched by NASA)
          
          
     
Potential Non-NASA Applications (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words):

Airline dispatcher positions will benefit from this technology by providing real-time monitoring of pilot-controller dialog and conformance to the controller directives.  Non-conformance can be immediately notified to airline dispatchers as a safety net.  

          
          
     
Duration:     6
          
          

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