Systems and methods of recording events onboard a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a vehicle including a plurality of modules capable of communicating over a plurality of buses; and
an advanced wireless open data controller (AWOC) capable of receiving data output by the modules onto the buses of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, wherein the AWOC is also capable of comparing the output data to a database of known events of the modules, and when the output data matches a known event for at least one module, identifying an event, and packaging event data including the identified event for the at least one module, and wherein the vehicle includes a module comprising a data unit capable of transmitting the packaged event data to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link.
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Abstract
A system is provided that comprises a vehicle (e.g., aircraft) including a plurality of modules (e.g., line-replaceable units—LRU'"'"'s) capable of communicating over a plurality of buses (e.g., Mil-Std-1553 buses). The system also includes an advanced wireless open data controller (AWOC) capable of receiving data output onto the buses of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, such as during flight of an aircraft. The AWOC is also capable of comparing the output data to a database of known events of the modules. Then, when the output data matches a known event for at least one module, the AWOC is capable of identifying an event. The AWOC can package event data including the identified event. A data unit, also included within the system, is capable of transmitting the packaged event data external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link.
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38 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a vehicle including a plurality of modules capable of communicating over a plurality of buses; and
an advanced wireless open data controller (AWOC) capable of receiving data output by the modules onto the buses of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, wherein the AWOC is also capable of comparing the output data to a database of known events of the modules, and when the output data matches a known event for at least one module, identifying an event, and packaging event data including the identified event for the at least one module, and wherein the vehicle includes a module comprising a data unit capable of transmitting the packaged event data to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
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5. A system comprising:
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a plurality of vehicles each including a plurality of modules capable of communicating over a plurality of buses;
a plurality of advanced wireless open data controllers (AWOC'"'"'s) wherein each AWOC is associated with a vehicle and is capable of receiving and recording data output onto the buses of the associated vehicle, wherein each AWOC is also capable of comparing the respective output data to a database of known events of the modules of the respective vehicle, and when the output data matches a known event for at least one respective module, identifying an event and packaging event data including the identified event for the at least one respective module, wherein each vehicle includes a module comprising a data unit capable of transmitting the packaged event data at least partially over a wireless communication link; and
a user processor located external to the vehicles, wherein the user processor is capable of receiving at least one of the output data and the event data from each of the AWOC'"'"'s. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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10. A method of recording events onboard a vehicle comprising:
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receiving data output from a plurality of modules of the vehicle the data being output onto a plurality of buses during operation of the vehicle;
comparing the output data to a database of known events of the modules; and
when the output data matches a known event for at least one module,identifying an event;
packaging event data including the identified event for the at least one module; and
transmitting the packaged event data to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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14. A method of recording events onboard a plurality of vehicles, the method comprising:
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transmitting packaged event data from the vehicles, wherein transmitting packaged event data from each vehicle comprises;
receiving data output from a plurality of modules of the vehicle, the data being output onto a plurality of buses during operation of the vehicle;
comparing the output data to a database of known events of the modules; and
when the output data matches a known event for at least one module,identifying an event;
packaging event data including the identified event for the at least one module; and
transmitting the packaged event data to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link; and
receiving at least one of the output data recorded and the event data packaged for each of the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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19. An advanced wireless open data controller (AWOC) for recording events onboard a vehicle comprising:
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a memory capable of storing a database of known events of a plurality of modules of the vehicle; and
a processor capable of receiving data output onto a plurality of buses from the modules of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, wherein the processor is also capable of comparing the output data to the database of known events of the modules, and when the output data matches a known event for at least one module, identifying an event, and packaging event data including the identified event for the at least one module such that the packaged event data can be transmitted to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A monitoring controller for recording faults onboard a vehicle comprising:
a processor capable of identifying a fault of at least one module of the vehicle based upon data output onto a plurality of buses from a plurality of modules of the vehicle, and further based upon a database of known faults of a plurality of modules of the vehicle, wherein the processor is capable of packaging event data including the identified fault such that the packaged event data can be transmitted to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of recording events onboard a vehicle comprising:
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receiving data output from a plurality of modules of the vehicle, the data being output onto a plurality of buses during operation of the vehicle;
selectively recording at least a portion of the data output from at least one module;
packaging the recorded data; and
transmitting the packaged data to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A monitoring controller for recording events onboard a vehicle comprising:
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a processor capable of receiving data output onto a plurality of buses from a plurality of modules of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle, wherein the processor is also capable of selectively recording at least a portion of the data output from at least one module, and packaging the recorded data such that the packaged data can be transmitted to a destination external to the vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link; and
a memory capable of storing the output data after the processor receives the output data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of buses capable of transporting data;
a plurality of modules capable of communicating over the buses; and
a monitoring controller capable of identifying an event of at least one of the modules based upon data output by the modules onto the buses, and transmitting packaged data at least partially over a wireless communication link, wherein the packaged data comprises at least one of event data including the identified event, and at least a portion of the output data, and wherein the monitoring controller is capable of transmitting the packaged data such that a centralized user processor located external to the vehicle is capable of receiving the packaged data, and such that the user processor is capable of facilitating coordination of operation of the vehicle and at least one other vehicle at least partially based upon the packaged data.
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37. A method of recording events onboard a vehicle, the method comprising:
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identifying an event of at least one of a plurality of modules of the vehicle, the event being identified based upon data output by the modules onto buses of the vehicle; and
transmitting packaged data at least partially over a wireless communication link, wherein the packaged data comprises at least one of event data including the identified event, and at least a portion of the output data, and wherein transmitting packaged data comprises transmitting packaged data such that a centralized user processor located external to the vehicles is capable of receiving the packaged data, and such that the user processor is capable of facilitating coordination of operation of the vehicle and at least one other vehicle at least partially based upon the packaged data.
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38. A user processor comprising:
a ground-based reasoner including a knowledge-based system, wherein the knowledge-based system is capable of receiving data from a vehicle at least partially over a wireless communication link, the vehicle having identified an event of at least one of a plurality of modules of the vehicle based upon data output by the modules onto buses of the vehicle, and transmitted data comprising at least one of event data including the identified event, and at least a portion of the output data, and wherein the knowledge-based system is capable of isolating an event in at least one of the modules of the vehicle based upon the packaged data.
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