Artificial Intelligence Driven Voice Control at the Edge (ADViCE)

Hands/Off Tactical Mobile Intelligent Communications (HOT MIC) is an edge/deployed AI solution for voice command and control (VC2) of sUAS and other potential unmanned systems. Today’s SOCOM operator needs to easily enlist new capabilities to the fight such as small Unmanned Air Systems (sUAS) while reducing task saturation and keeping focus down range. An intuitive, robust, hands/free voice user interface (VUI) for VC2 of sUAS effective in combat scenarios and deployable to small form and fit mobile edge devices supports this operational challenge. HOT MIC leverages state/of/the/art AI/ML components architected for an Android smartphone with an initial deployment target on the Samsung Galaxy S20. This common operating device is carried by today’s operators and ensures inter/operability with sUAS’s by including all required software on a single platform. HOT MIC does not require custom processors or hardware and its modular architecture supports easy integration with multiple military radios, state/of/the/art NLP solutions, ATAK plug/ins, various types of PixHawk -MAVLink enabled UAS’s, and deployment to any ATAK capable device, if required. The result is a scalable, reliable, re/usable, hardware/agnostic, and secure voice interface for sUAS C2 that can be extended for future unmanned robotic mission scenarios, devices and other hands/free CONOPS.