Predictika · Aircraft onboard video systems

An AI sales agent's onboard video quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a Latécoère onboard video system for an aircraft: entertainment cameras, cabin and cargo surveillance cameras with their PoE switches, the cockpit door surveillance system, direct view and the cabin monitors. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the public Latécoère Systems Solutions catalogue and returns a verdict, every reason and the catalogue figures for what was quoted.

Scope: Latécoère onboard video systems from its Systems Solutions catalogue: landscape, side view, 360, tail fin, belly and nose cameras, cabin and cargo surveillance cameras, cockpit door surveillance, direct view, and 4K UHD and HD monitors. See everything this validator covers

This validator models the figures in the public Latécoère Systems Solutions catalogue (release 3, February 2020), not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Cameras for passengers — the landscape camera (HD or UHD) with the IFE interfaces the catalogue lists for each, the tail fin and belly cameras with their IFE interfaces, and the side view and 360° cameras. The nose camera has no IFE interface in the catalogue, so sending it to the IFE is blocked.
  • Cabin and cargo surveillance — wide range, surround view and hidden cameras and standalone illuminators on PoE switches (one switch for up to 6 cameras), the PoE power the catalogue gives for each, and the 50-camera limit of the integrated video network.
  • Cockpit door surveillance — the CDSS A320 and the B737 camera set (main camera, optional slave camera, control panel) against the aircraft families the catalogue lists.
  • Direct view — the direct view cabin camera, which the catalogue lists as powered by its monitor.
  • Monitors — the eight 4K UHD modular sizes (27 to 75 inches) and the seven HD sizes (17 to 65 inches) with the catalogue maximum weights and inputs. A size that appears only in a catalogue illustration (58 inch 4K, 49 inch HD) goes to a person.
  • Stated figures — the PoE camera power and the total monitor weight the quote states are compared with the figures the catalogue gives for what was quoted.
  • Sent to a person — an aircraft or IFE the catalogue does not show for a product, a slave camera or control panel outside the B737 camera set, and a monitor size without a part number.

Any quote for these products that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (none are public, so this validator produces no price build-up), retractable monitors, LiFi, installation brackets and kits, test benches and simulators, and other Latécoère products such as doors and aerostructures.

The AI sales agentBuilds the video system quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Limits that differ by productOnly with workarounds
Each camera and monitor has its own IFE interfaces, inputs, sizes and weights. A rules-based CPQ needs a compatibility table or a rule per product, and edits when the catalogue changes.		The catalogue figures are data; each quote is compared with the figures for its products on every call.
Cameras per PoE switch and per networkOnly with care
One PoE switch serves up to 6 cameras and the network up to 50. The count has to be summed across several camera types before it can be compared.		The cameras of every type are counted together and compared with both limits in one pass.
Cockpit door system by aircraftOnly with workarounds
The CDSS A320 and the B737 camera set (main, slave, control panel) are different kits for different aircraft families.		The kit, the aircraft and the optional parts are evaluated together, in any order.
Parts that depend on another partOnly with care
A direct view camera needs its monitor and a slave camera needs a main system; a missing part is easy to miss until installation.		Dependencies are checked on every call and each failure is reported.
Figures the quote statesOnly with workarounds
A stated PoE power or monitor weight has to be summed from the quoted items and compared, and nothing in a plain configurator does that.		The stated figures are fields in the request, compared with the catalogue totals on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The quote has 7 cabin and cargo cameras on 1 PoE switch(es); the catalogue shows one PoE switch for up to 6 cameras.
2The quote has 13 cabin and cargo cameras on 2 PoE switch(es); the catalogue shows one PoE switch for up to 6 cameras.
3The quote puts 51 cameras on the integrated video network; the catalogue says up to 50.
4The catalogue gives no IFE interface for the nose camera (N/A); its image goes to the cockpit display only.
5The landscape camera relays its image to the in-flight entertainment system and the quote has none.
6The quote has 2 direct view cabin camera(s) and no direct view monitor; the catalogue lists the cabin camera as powered by the monitor.
7The catalogue lists Panasonic, Thales and Zodiac as IFE interfaces for the HD landscape camera and Panasonic and Thales for the UHD camera; a person should confirm this IFE with Latecoere.
8The catalogue shows the landscape camera system on the A320, A330, A380, B777 and B787; a person should confirm it for this aircraft.
9The catalogue lists Panasonic, Thales and Zodiac as IFE interfaces for the tail fin camera; a person should confirm this IFE with Latecoere.
10The catalogue lists Thales as the IFE interface for the belly camera; a person should confirm this IFE with Latecoere.
11The cockpit door surveillance variant on the quote is for a different aircraft family; the catalogue lists the CDSS A320 for A319, A320 and A321 and the B737 camera set for the B737NG and B737MAX.
12The catalogue lists a control panel that allows camera selection in the B737 camera set; a person should confirm the slave camera is wanted without it.
13A slave camera is an addition to a cockpit door surveillance system and the quote has none.
14The catalogue lists a slave camera in the B737 camera set only; a person should confirm a slave camera with the CDSS A320.
15The catalogue lists a control panel for the B737 camera set only; a person should confirm a control panel with the CDSS A320.
16The catalogue shows the cockpit door surveillance system installed on the A319, A320, A321, B737NG and B737MAX; a person should confirm it for this aircraft.
17The catalogue lists SDI, HDMI, composite/component and Ethernet inputs for the 4K UHD modular monitors; VGA is listed for the HD monitors only.
18The catalogue lists no 46 inch monitor of the quoted class.
19This monitor size appears in the catalogue illustration but has no part number or weight in its table; a person should confirm it with Latecoere.
20The quote states 29 W of PoE camera power; the catalogue figures for the quoted cameras add up to 30 W.
21The quote states 40700 g of monitor weight; the catalogue maximum weights add up to 40800 g.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Cabin and cargo cameras on an A320: Cabin and cargo surveillance for an A320 fleet with 15 cameras on 2 PoE switches

    
The agent's request. Please quote the onboard video system for our A320 fleet with a Thales IFE: cabin and cargo cameras: 6 wide range, 5 surround view, 4 hidden; 3 standalone illuminators; 2 PoE switches; the CDSS A320 cockpit door system; 2 direct view cabin cameras; 4 monitors (HD, 24 inches, SDI input). The quote states 75 W of PoE camera power and 14,400 g of monitor weight. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Too many cameras for the PoE switches. The quote has 15 cabin and cargo cameras on 2 PoE switch(es); the catalogue shows one PoE switch for up to 6 cameras.
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  • Direct view camera without its monitor. The quote has 2 direct view cabin camera(s) and no direct view monitor; the catalogue lists the cabin camera as powered by the monitor.
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2. Cabin and cargo cameras on an A320: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors, with a third PoE switch and a direct view monitor

    
The agent's request. Please quote the onboard video system for our A320 fleet with a Thales IFE: cabin and cargo cameras: 6 wide range, 5 surround view, 4 hidden; 3 standalone illuminators; 3 PoE switches; the CDSS A320 cockpit door system; 2 direct view cabin cameras; a direct view monitor; 4 monitors (HD, 24 inches, SDI input). The quote states 75 W of PoE camera power and 14,400 g of monitor weight. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Catalogue figures. 17 camera units on the video network; the cabin and cargo cameras draw 75 W over PoE (catalogue figures); the quoted monitors weigh up to 14400 g in total.
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3. Passenger cameras on a B787: Entertainment cameras and six 55 inch monitors for a B787 fleet

    
The agent's request. Please quote the onboard video system for our B787 fleet with a Thales IFE: a UHD landscape camera; 4 side view cameras; a 360 degree camera; a tail fin camera; a belly camera; a nose camera feeding the IFE; 6 monitors (4K UHD, 55 inches, VGA input). The quote states 132,000 g of monitor weight. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Nose camera sent to the IFE. The catalogue gives no IFE interface for the nose camera (N/A); its image goes to the cockpit display only.
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  • VGA input on a 4K monitor. The catalogue lists SDI, HDMI, composite/component and Ethernet inputs for the 4K UHD modular monitors; VGA is listed for the HD monitors only.
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  • Stated monitor weight does not match. The quote states 132000 g of monitor weight; the catalogue maximum weights add up to 136200 g.
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4. Passenger cameras on a B787: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors, without the nose camera feed, with HDMI input and the corrected monitor weight

    
The agent's request. Please quote the onboard video system for our B787 fleet with a Thales IFE: a UHD landscape camera; 4 side view cameras; a 360 degree camera; a tail fin camera; a belly camera; 6 monitors (4K UHD, 55 inches, HDMI input). The quote states 136,200 g of monitor weight. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Catalogue figures. 8 camera units on the video network; the cabin and cargo cameras draw 0 W over PoE (catalogue figures); the quoted monitors weigh up to 136200 g in total.
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5. Cockpit door system on a B737: Cockpit door surveillance for a B737 fleet with a slave camera

    
The agent's request. Please quote the onboard video system for our B737 fleet with a Panasonic IFE: cabin and cargo cameras: 4 wide range, 2 surround view, 2 hidden; 2 standalone illuminators; 2 PoE switches; the CDSS A320 cockpit door system with a slave camera; 2 monitors (4K UHD, 55 inches, HDMI input). The quote states 42 W of PoE camera power and 45,400 g of monitor weight. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Cockpit door system for the wrong aircraft. The cockpit door surveillance variant on the quote is for a different aircraft family; the catalogue lists the CDSS A320 for A319, A320 and A321 and the B737 camera set for the B737NG and B737MAX.
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  • Slave camera on the A320 system to confirm. The catalogue lists a slave camera in the B737 camera set only; a person should confirm a slave camera with the CDSS A320.
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6. Cockpit door system on a B737: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors, with the B737 camera set

    
The agent's request. Please quote the onboard video system for our B737 fleet with a Panasonic IFE: cabin and cargo cameras: 4 wide range, 2 surround view, 2 hidden; 2 standalone illuminators; 2 PoE switches; the B737 cockpit door camera set with a slave camera; 2 monitors (4K UHD, 55 inches, HDMI input). The quote states 42 W of PoE camera power and 45,400 g of monitor weight. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Slave camera without a control panel. The catalogue lists a control panel that allows camera selection in the B737 camera set; a person should confirm the slave camera is wanted without it.
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  • Catalogue figures. 8 camera units on the video network; the cabin and cargo cameras draw 42 W over PoE (catalogue figures); the quoted monitors weigh up to 45400 g in total.
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7. Cockpit door system on a B737: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors, with the control panel added

    
The agent's request. Please quote the onboard video system for our B737 fleet with a Panasonic IFE: cabin and cargo cameras: 4 wide range, 2 surround view, 2 hidden; 2 standalone illuminators; 2 PoE switches; the B737 cockpit door camera set with a slave camera and a control panel; 2 monitors (4K UHD, 55 inches, HDMI input). The quote states 42 W of PoE camera power and 45,400 g of monitor weight. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Catalogue figures. 8 camera units on the video network; the cabin and cargo cameras draw 42 W over PoE (catalogue figures); the quoted monitors weigh up to 45400 g in total.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a Latécoère onboard video system for an aircraft: entertainment cameras, cabin and cargo surveillance cameras with their PoE switches, the cockpit door surveillance system, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the public Latécoère Systems Solutions catalogue and returns a verdict, every reason and the catalogue figures for what was quoted.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote the onboard video system for our B787 fleet. The quote states 132,000 g of monitor weight. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with three findings, all in one answer. The catalogue gives no IFE interface for the nose camera (N/A); its image goes to the cockpit display only. The catalogue lists SDI, HDMI, composite/component and Ethernet inputs for the 4K UHD modular monitors; VGA is listed for the HD monitors only. The quote states 132000 g of monitor weight; the catalogue maximum weights add up to 136200 g.
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  6. The validator returned three blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for cameras per PoE switch and per network, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the monitor input to HDMI and the stated monitor weight as to 136,200 g. It removes the nose camera to the IFE.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All three earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Three problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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