Dassault Aviation and ISAE-SUPAERO renew
their collaboration on the "Design and Architecture of Cognitive
Air Systems" Research Chair
The "Design and Architecture of
Cognitive Air Systems" teaching and research chair, initiated in
2016 by Dassault Aviation, ISAE-SUPAERO and its Foundation, aims at
rethinking the relationship between crews and
systems used in aviation. After some first
promising results, the two aviation actors have decided to renew
their partnership for another three years.
Work aiming to optimize Human-Machine
interaction
This chair, whose principal areas of research
are neuro-ergonomics, automated
decision-making and systems engineering, aims to
study different aspects of human-machine collaboration. The idea is
to make civil and military aviation operations more robust,
efficient and safer, while guaranteeing complete crew control. The
systems considered are often operated in complex situations, so
they feature advanced automated decision-making algorithms from the
field of artificial intelligence (AI) to carry out
their missions more independently, but always under human
control.
At ISAE-SUPAERO, the Department of Aerospace
Vehicles Design and Control (DCAS) has expertise in
neuro-ergonomics and AI for systems control. The field of
neuro-ergonomics analyses brain function and user behaviors at work
through the lens of neuroscience. In practical terms, it involves
evaluating the mental state of users in relation to their ability
to complete the tasks assigned to them. AI for system control is
the field that develops algorithms for automated decision-making.
The decisions concern, for example, the set of tasks to be
suggested to the operator or to be fully automated to alleviate the
operator’s workload and improve their performance in the operating
context.
“Dassault Aviation is particularly interested in
issues surrounding Human-Machine interaction because military
aviation is a very demanding field due to the variety and
unpredictability of missions which require complex tactical
management. The challenge lies in providing Humans with all the
services they need to take responsibility for this management. This
is why we are working with ISAE-SUPAERO in order to identify the
phenomena that impact collaboration between crews and their
machines”, says Jean-Louis Gueneau, Scientific Coordinator of the
chair at Dassault Aviation.
First conclusive results
The work conducted by the research chair on
Human-Machine interaction from 2016 to 2021 led to the development
of different tools based on physiological measurements, as well as
machine learning techniques and automated action planning. The
teams particularly focused on developing active or passive
assistance functions to help pilots and operators improve
their performance.
To do so, work was initially centered on
"Pilot Monitoring" to gain a
better understanding of the crew's activity. Experiments were
conducted on simulators using behavioral and physiological
measurement tools to determine metrics capable of
evaluating the operator’s performance, and their level of
engagement or stress.
Dassault Aviation are planning to
integrate these functions into their civil and military aircraft
within the next decade.
The machine, the operator’s
teammate
"This chair focuses primarily on the development
of innovative technologies that contribute, on the one hand, to
qualify the human-machine interaction to see whether the
collaboration is efficient, and on the other, to automatically
decide what should be maintained, proposed, or changed to foster
the team's performance", explains Caroline Chanel, Chair Manager at
ISAE-SUPAERO.
For this purpose, quantitative behavioral and
physiological metrics will be combined with more qualitative
metrics to evaluate the efficiency of Human-Machine cooperation.
This efficiency assessment will then be used by AI
algorithms to adapt and enhance the
cooperation.
These innovative topics are of interest to
industrial firms and researchers with a view to developing concrete
applications in the long term.
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ABOUT DASSAULT AVIATION With
over 10,000 military and civil aircraft (including 2,500 Falcons)
delivered in more than 90 countries over the last century, Dassault
Aviation has built up expertise recognized worldwide in the design,
development, sale and support of all types of aircraft, ranging
from the Rafale fighter, to the high-end Falcon family of business
jets, military drones and space systems. In 2021, Dassault Aviation
reported revenues of €7.2 billion. The company has 12,400
employees.
dassault-aviation.com
ABOUT ISAE-SUPAERO
A world leader in higher education and research in aerospace
engineering, ISAE-SUPAERO is a research and innovation-driven
institution of higher education, committed to balancing scientific
excellence, academic visibility and proximity to industrial
objectives. It offers a complete, unique range of advanced higher
education programs including “the Ingénieur ISAE-SUPAERO” (MSc)
Degree and a apprenticeship program, 1 master in aeronautics and
space delivered in English, 6 research masters, 15 advanced
masters, and 6 Doctoral schools.ISAE-SUPAERO has developed a
research policy resolutely focused on answering the future needs of
the aerospace industry and other high technology sectors. Close
collaboration with industry is reflected in the Institution’s
ongoing commitment to developing teaching and research chairs in
strategic fields such as neuroergonomics and human factors,
advanced space concepts, embedded systems engineering, eco-design
for aircraft or innovative propulsive systems. 5 chairs are
currently in progress with Daher, Axa, Airbus, Dassault,
Arianegroup. On the international level, ISAE-SUPAERO cooperates
with premier European universities (TU Munich, TU Delft, ETSIA
Madrid, Politecnico Torino et Milano, KTH Stockholm, Imperial
College, Cranfield), North American institutions (Caltech,
Stanford, Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, EP Montreal...) and Latin
American and Asian universities as well.The ISAE-SUPAERO includes
1900 undergraduate students. Every year, over 30% of the
Institute’s graduates are international students, and the alumni
network includes over 24 000 former graduates.
www.isae-supaero.fr
ABOUT THE ISAE-SUPAERO
FOUNDATIONThe ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation was recognized as
being in the public interest in 2008. It works to develop
ISAE-SUPAERO’s world standing and leadership by offering and
accelerating the completion of innovative projects that contribute
to a sustainable world. Its actions are built around five
objectives: promote the development of aerospace research,
consolidate the innovative teaching tools proposed, further
entrepreneurship, support the international mobility of
lecturer-researchers and students, and encourage the social
outreach policy particularly by supporting the Institute’s
diversity program, OSE ISAE-SUPAERO, with the French Aerospace
Industries Association (GIFAS).
www.fondation-isae-supaero.org
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