Stage 02 — Design & Development

Design and Development of AI & XR System for Aircraft Technicians

Artificial IntelligenceExtended RealityAviation MROHCI Research

Design Process Overview
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Goal Directed Task Analysis

Identifying user goals, tasks, and sub-tasks to inform design decisions.

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Concept Selection

Evaluating and selecting optimal design concepts for the AI & XR system.

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Prototyping

Building interactive prototypes to validate design concepts with stakeholders.

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Phase 1 — GDTA

Goal Directed Task Analysis

A structured methodology to decompose high-level aviation maintenance goals into actionable tasks — identifying critical inspection steps for aircraft tire maintenance.

Aircraft Tire Inspection — Task Hierarchy
Goal: Aircraft Tire Inspection
1.1
Collect Tools
1.2
Measure Pressure
1.3
Visual Inspection
1.4
Verify Details
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Phase 2 — Concept Selection

Concept Selection

Evaluating multiple design concepts for integrating AI conversational assistants, XR overlays, and AR headsets into the aircraft maintenance technician workflow.

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AI Conversational Assistant

Conversation with AI to find out how to calibrate and choose the right configuration for the tool.

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XR Overlay Standards

XR overlays standard tire pressure and makes conversation with technician to verify pressure condition.

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AR Headset Visualization

AR headset shows a color-coded visual of acceptable and unacceptable tread depth when looking at the tire.

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Phase 3 — Prototyping

Prototyping

Interactive high-fidelity prototypes built in Figma to validate design concepts with aircraft maintenance technicians and stakeholders before development.

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Aircraft Tire Inspection Workflow

Figma Interactive Prototype

A fully interactive Figma prototype demonstrating the complete AI-assisted aircraft tire inspection workflow, including XR overlay guidance and AR headset visualizations for technicians.

Interactive PrototypeFigma MakeTire Inspection Flow