Avionics
Honeywell Flight Testing Voice Control on the Flight Deck
Voice recognition will be a huge advancement in the cockpit because speech can eliminate many manual steps required to execute a command.
The Honeywell Innovative Prototyping Environment (HIPE) allows pilots operate a traditional multipurpose control display unit from a tablet interface to incorporate new concepts. It is now being used to to flight-test voice recognition on an Embraer 170.
The Honeywell Innovative Prototyping Environment (HIPE) allows pilots operate a traditional multipurpose control display unit from a tablet interface to incorporate new concepts. It is now being used to to flight-test voice recognition on an Embraer 170.

Honeywell Aerospace is now testing voice recognition control on the flight deck, using a rapid prototyping system fitted on an Embraer 170. The Honeywell Innovative Prototyping Environment (HIPE) allows pilots to operate a traditional multipurpose control display unit from a tablet interface to incorporate new concepts. This new testing system makes it easier to take emerging technology into the field sooner, the company noted.