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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers Andrew Schneider, right, and Jianhua Liu, center, confer with lead flight supervisor Chris Deputy.
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to help pilots and air traffic controllers better understand radio transmissions that in the past have been obscured by cockpit noise, weak transmissions, or misinterpretations of aviation phraseology, according to researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU).
The research team says their system uses AI to transcribe aviation radio communications and translate them for easier understanding.
Andrew Schneider, an assistant professor who directs the ERAU Speech and Language AI Lab, said that, while other aspects of aviation have been subject to automation and technical advancements, radio communication has remained largely unchanged over the years.
The new system “uses automatic speec…
