-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Stuart Buchanan wrote: > --- John Denker wrote: >> On 07/11/2007 11:48 AM, Robert Black wrote: > <snip> > >>> of >>> quickly sending and responding to messages like a push button UI >> having the >>> ATIS, departure procedure et.. for the controller and the replies for >> the >>> pilot such as $callsign_affirmative, negative et.. It could just >> be the >>> UI with common things built in and the rest as user files that could >> be >>> tailored by the user or groups of users. >> Why text? >> >> ATIS already comes over the audio. Wouldn't audio be the appropriate >> channel for clearances etc? >> >> The audio -- in particular the text-to-speech -- is definitely in need >> of improvement. I'm thinking that's where the emphasis should be, >> rather >> than spending too much effort on textual presentations. > > Melchior wrote some nice enhancements to the tutorial system that might be > of use here. Specifically, a given piece of message text that is to be > displayed on the screen and sent to the TTS engine can contain alternative > phrases for the TTS engine, so that the user sees "Runway 36" and the TTS > engine plays "Runway three six" rather than "runway thirty six". > > As Robert indicates, one of the big challenges for using audio for > clearances etc. is getting the pilot's input into the system. A menu > system seems the most appropriate way forward. > Hm that sounds good but how would it handle "out of ordinary situations", such as all engines out landing for some plane when there are several other planes waiting to land and so on (called priority landing iirc, but I'm not an expert on this), if the system should handle such situations the menu would have to be both long and complex.
Also how would it handle if some mp aircrafts ignore it, should it try to "redirect" traffic to other runways then? Different types of aircrafts need different minimum runway length. Where it is possible to land a j3cub it may not be possible to land a Concorde. ;) Would the ATC only handle in air traffic, or "route" aircrafts on taxiways too? Is it even possible to find the names of the taxiways in FlightGear? Regards, AnMaster > With a bit of effort, I think it could integrate into an automated ATC > service that recognizes standard phrases, delivers clearances etc. Such a > service should be able to run as a standalone app connected to the MP > system so everyone can benefit even when there is no active human ATC. > > Of course, we already have automated ATC within the sim, but IIRC it > doesn't integrate with the TTS. > > Somewhat off-topic, I think there are probably a couple of other things > that could be integrated into the MP environment as completely stand-alone > apps. For example, what about a machine generating AI traffic directly to > the MP network? > > -Stuart -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGlhsIWmK6ng/aMNkRCu2ZAJ9YZSA7euNaVgCxHX+dQWNTMNcyagCgwOdO qm9DI0Kvb2aApPukF7WgjuM= =1Ign -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
