NORTHROP GRUMMAN has been awarded a contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) programme to develop a prototype artificial intelligence (Al) assistant. The prototype will be embedded in an augmented reality (AR) headset to help rotary pilots perform expected and unexpected tasks, according to a February 1 release from Northrop Grumman. The company, in partnerships with the University of Central Florida, is developing an Operator and Context Adaptive Reasoning Intuitive Assistant (OCARINA) that will support UH-60 Black Hawk pilots."The goal of this prototype is to broaden a pilot's skillset," explained Erin Cherry, the senior autonomy programme manager at Northrop Grumman. "It will help teach new tasks, aid in the recognition and reduction of errors, improve task completion time and, most importantly, help to prevent catastrophic events."
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