A Virtual Simulation-Pilot Agent for Training of Air Traffic Controllers
, Amrutha Prasad 1,3, Iuliia Nigmatulina 1,4, Petr Motlicek 1,4 and Matthias Kleinert 5
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
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Author Response
Dear Reviewer,
Please find in the document attached our response.
Best regards,
Juan Pablo Zuluaga
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Reviewer 2 Report
A brief summary
The authors of the manuscript build on their previous work within the SESAR program, which paved the way for the development of a real pseudo-pilot proof-of-concept system. I see the authors' efforts to expand knowledge and support the training of air traffic controllers as the main goal of the manuscript.
The main contribution and strength of the manuscript is the development and integration of a pseudo-pilot agent into the ATCo training pipeline by merging different AI-driven modules to create an innovative content and training enhancement approach in ATC audio training.
General concept comments
Article:
The manuscript is clear, relevant to the application area of artificial intelligence in the ATCo training, and presented in a well-structured manner.
The 109 cited references are current and relevant.
The manuscript is scientifically based on an experimentally verified design, suitable for testing the pseudo-pilot agent algorithm for ATC voice training.
The methodology of solving the problem and the results of the manuscript are reproducible based on the details given in the manuscript for other users, respectively researchers.
The results are supported by figures and tables that are appropriate and report the data. The data are interpreted throughout the manuscript in an appropriate and comprehensible manner. The authors also appropriately used knowledge from a rich reference base and the current state of the art in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
In my opinion, the conclusions of the solution to the problem are in accordance with the presented evidence and arguments. I have not detected any ethical misconduct.
Specific comments
Minor revisions:
In Figure 1, the explanation of the PPT signal abbreviation is missing.
In line 63, I recommend formulating the main objective of the article and the research questions for which the researchers are looking for answers, or the hypotheses that will be verified.
In the Conclusions section, the authors evaluate the fulfillment of the main objective of the article and the answers to the research questions.
Overall Recommendation
Accept after minor revision
Author Response
Dear Reviewer,
Please find in the document attached our response.
Best regards,
Juan Pablo Zuluaga
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
