Aircrew automation system and method
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1. An aircrew automation system for use in an aircraft, the aircrew automation system comprising:
- a core platform to operatively connect a plurality of systems or subsystems via one or more interfaces;
a human machine interface operatively coupled with the core platform to provide an interface between a pilot and the aircrew automation system;
a knowledge acquisition system operatively coupled with the core platform to determine information specific to the aircraft;
a perception system operatively coupled with the core platform to monitor one or more cockpit instruments of the aircraft to generate flight situation data; and
a primary actuation system to control at least one primary flight control of the aircraft,wherein the primary actuation system includes an articulating arm and a gripper to engage the at least one primary flight control.
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Abstract
An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft'"'"'s physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot.
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23 Claims
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1. An aircrew automation system for use in an aircraft, the aircrew automation system comprising:
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a core platform to operatively connect a plurality of systems or subsystems via one or more interfaces; a human machine interface operatively coupled with the core platform to provide an interface between a pilot and the aircrew automation system; a knowledge acquisition system operatively coupled with the core platform to determine information specific to the aircraft; a perception system operatively coupled with the core platform to monitor one or more cockpit instruments of the aircraft to generate flight situation data; and a primary actuation system to control at least one primary flight control of the aircraft, wherein the primary actuation system includes an articulating arm and a gripper to engage the at least one primary flight control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An aircrew automation system for use in an aircraft, the aircrew automation system comprising:
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a core platform to operatively connect a plurality of systems or subsystems via one or more interfaces; a human machine interface operatively coupled with the core platform to provide an interface between a pilot and the aircrew automation system; a knowledge acquisition system operatively coupled with the core platform to determine information specific to the aircraft; an aircraft state monitoring system coupled with the core platform to collect or generate flight situation data; and an actuation system operatively coupled with the core platform to actuate one or more flight controls of the aircraft based in response to commands from the core platform, wherein the actuation system includes a primary actuation system having an articulating arm and a gripper to engage at least one primary flight control of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircrew automation system for use in an aircraft, the aircrew automation system comprising:
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a core platform to operatively connect a plurality of systems or subsystems via one or more interfaces; a human machine interface operatively coupled with the core platform to provide an interface between a pilot and the aircrew automation system, the human machine interface is configured to display a plurality of tasks via a touch screen display in a form of a task list; a knowledge acquisition system operatively coupled with the core platform to determine information specific to the aircraft; an aircraft state monitoring system coupled with the core platform to collect or generate flight situation data; and a primary actuation system to control at least one primary flight control of the aircraft, wherein the primary actuation system includes an articulating arm and a gripper to engage the at least one primary flight control. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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