The FAA recently entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) in simulation with UFA, Inc.
UFA has developed a unique capability with an application to air traffic control (ATC) in the areas of personnel training and airspace simulation.
This capability uses proprietary voice recognition and generation processes to interpret and respond to clearances issued by air traffic controllers in real time.
UFA incorporates this product in an ATC operations training system and believes that the product can be incorporated in the simulation environment of all airspace regimes.
The objective of this collaborative partnership is to assemble a team that will possess the necessary skills and expertise to adapt the current voice recognition and response system into the FAA's laboratory structure.
Seated , left to right: Dr. Wilson Felder, Director, William J. Hughes Technical Center; and Tom Payne, Vice President, UFA, Inc. Standing, left to right: Deborah Germak, FAA Technology Transfer Program Manager; Al Rehmann, FAA Principal Investigator; and Marie Denan, FAA Technology Transfer Program Analyst (Click image to enlarge)
