Boeing: Cockpit Command and Control Application

F-15 pilots had to fly with using a manual interface control system including a stick, throttle, multiple buttons and keys, and two, index-finger controlled mouse pads.  Boeing considered a “non-push-to-talk interface,” but pilots hold multiple conversations with ground control, copilots and wingmen; an “always on” system represented an overcomplication. The high noise environment in the F-15 cockpit was another significant challenge.

Pilots needed a faster, highly reliable and convenient speech technology solution that worked in a high-noise environment.

Conversay emerged from multiple providers as the only company that solved the high noise and out of vocabulary rejection issues, achieving 98 percent word accuracy and 99.5 percent success in vocabulary rejection. The SH21 Strike Helmet project was completed on time and within budget.