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The main goal of the research is to develop an artificial intelligence technology to assess the practical knowledge of air traffic controller (ATCo) students based on their responses in simulated multitasking situations using the proposed neuro-fuzzy model verified in experiments. An informational neuro-fuzzy model was developed and verified on 157,500 real data points. It illustrates an example of inferring the level of practical knowledge in selected ATCo students who were tested using a device measuring the reaction time and relative error rate in multiple-task tasks. The average error in the incorrect response was 7.7% of the experimental data. Data processing was performed using fuzzy set theory and intellectual knowledge analysis. These measurement results are useful for an individual approach to the student’s education to understand and master the correct solutions to achieve the desired educational results. Ensuring a personal approach to the student’s education is key to acquiring the necessary skills, knowledge, and competencies in the profile of the graduate. The developed technology will enable the integration of automated knowledge and skills assessment systems into the real educational process and the identification of problematic topics and tasks in the training of individuals. The result of the conducted research was used for the software design for the practical application in the flight training of ATCo students.

This article evaluated the functionality and reliability of the personal airborne equipment backpack TL-98 before its launch in military parachute operations. An objective of this project was the verification of the TL-98’s characteristics which could be important in terms of the safety of the operation of the parachute, i.e., its functionality and reliability during flight and fall tests. A major effort within this research was focused on the fall tests of the TL-98 in standard parachute operational conditions. The strength of the backpack’s anchorage points (by which the backpack is attached to the parachute harness) was verified by flight test, where it was dropped from the aircraft at the maximum operating speed and at the maximum operating weight of the backpack; the backpack’s maximum operating weight had been increased by multiplying the standard maximum operating weight by a safety factor of 1.2. During the fall tests of the backpack, after its disconnection from the parachute harness (during ground tests and the test during the test jump), the strength of the backpack’s anchoring eye and the strength of the rope with which the backpack is connected to the parachute harness were verified. Another objective of this research was the collection of information to define the TL-98’s rope lifetime, which serves for the dropping of the TL-98. To fulfill this goal, the impact forces on the rope during the backpack’s fall were measured using a force sensor. The values of the impact forces were then calculated and compared with the values from the experiment. Using experimentally obtained results and their comparison with the calculated results, the lifetime of the TL-98 rope for parachuting operations was determined on the basis of predetermined criteria.