MCST FUSION Technology Development Programme  R&I-2021-014-T (2024-2026)

ArtiAP will develop technology – based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) – to provide a replacement of the support traditionally provided by the second pilot and to also provide support to the current two-person crew in large transport aircraft. The ArtiAP technology will monitor complex operations in flight – such as a late runway change or an unstable approach – and aid the pilots in their situational awareness and decision-making by providing visual and/or aural alerts and recommendations. In addition, the crew will be able to interact with the AI/ML using voice commands and touchscreen gestures. The key advantages of the proposed technology are that it: keeps the flight crew in the decision loop; is compatible with (and augments) existing cockpit automation (autopilot, etc.); and acts as an additional (artificial) pilot in the cockpit.

ArtiAP will build on the technology developed in previous and ongoing projects by the project partners, such as TOUCH-FLIGHT2/ePM and SMARTAP. The project is also closely aligned with EU’s vision for the adoption of AI in the aviation domain, as expressed in documents such as EASA’s ‘AI Roadmap: A human-centric approach to AI in aviation’ and ACARE’s ‘Fly the Green Deal: Europe’s Vision for Sustainable Aviation’.