On F-35, pilots can soon talk to their planes

On F-35, pilots can soon talk to their planes
Staff report
Posted : Wednesday Oct 17, 2007 5:49:18 EDT

Air Force pilots have become accustomed to their airplanes shouting warnings at them anytime a computer thinks they are in danger.

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Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness Directorate are working on system that enables F-35 pilots to talk with their fighters. The F-35 Lightning II will be the first U.S. fighter aircraft with speech recognition.

Researchers from the directorate’s Warfighter Interface Division are collecting data and recommending improvements to ensure the best performance when the F-35’s speech recognition system undergoes future operational tests, said David Williamson, senior crew systems engineer with over 25 years experience with speech recognition technology.

Today, pilots must press buttons, flip switches or glance at instruments for information. The new system simplifies a pilot’s workload and increases safety and efficiency, since pilots can remain focused on flying the aircraft.

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If the system proves successful on the F-35, it could be applied to other platforms such as the F-22 Raptor.

The system could also be advanced enough in less than five years to enable a single ground-based controller to fly up to four unmanned aerial vehicles using voice commands supplemented with gestures or touch-panel commands.


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uhc comment: Read all about the F-35 --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35

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