Fault data management

• US 20070033277A1
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Allen, David, Ecola, Steven, Anstey, Tim, Yukawa, Steven
• Granted Patent: US 7,788,002 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 23/0267 Fault communication, e.g. human machine interface [HMI]

Abstract

A system and method are provided for managing mobile platform fault data. The method includes automatically collecting raw fault data regarding at least one fault that occurs onboard the mobile platform utilizing a central maintenance computer (CMC) onboard the mobile platform. The raw fault data is automatically transmitted from the CMC to an onboard computer system (OCS) of the mobile platform and to a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform. The method additionally includes automatically generating at least one electronic mobile platform cabin (MPC) draft fault report from the raw data utilizing a first portion of an electronic logbook function (ELB1) of the OCS. Execution of the ELB1 additionally generates a MPC draft fault report notification message viewable on an OCS display and is automatically downloaded to the CCS. The method further includes automatically correlating the MPC draft fault report with the raw fault data utilizing a second portion of the electronic logbook (ELB2) of the CCS.

Claims

1. A method for automated management of mobile platform fault data, said method comprising:

collecting raw fault data regarding at least one fault that occurs onboard a mobile platform;

transmitting the raw fault data to an onboard computer system (OCS) of the mobile platform and to a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform;

transmitting at least one mobile platform cabin (MPC) draft fault report generated from the raw fault data to the CCS; and

correlating the MPC fault report with the raw fault data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a comprehensive MPC fault report and storing the comprehensive MPC fault report in a CCS database.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the MPC draft fault report comprises generating the at least one MPC draft fault report from the raw data utilizing an OCS electronic logbook function.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein generating the MPC draft fault report comprises interpreting the raw fault data from the CMC and translating the data into at least one of text, symbols and codes interpretable by a mobile platform crew.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein generating the MPC draft fault report further comprises inserting the text, symbols and codes into one or more appropriate interactive information and data fields of the MPC draft fault report.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the MPC draft fault report comprises storing the MPC draft fault report in an storage device of the OCS.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a MPC draft fault report notification message viewable on an OCS display.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the MPC draft fault report notification message comprises assigning an identification code to the MPC draft fault report that classifies the fault as a specific type of MPC fault.

9. A system for managing mobile platform fault data, said system comprising:

an onboard computer (OCS) of a mobile platform adapted to;

receive raw fault data indicative of a fault occurring onboard the mobile platform

generate at least one electronic mobile platform cabin (MPC) draft fault report automatically upon receiving the raw data;

generate a MPC draft fault report notification message viewable on an OCS display; and

a remote central computer system (CCS) adapted to;

receive the raw fault data;

receive the MPC draft fault report transmitted by the OCS automatically upon generating the MPC draft fault report; and

correlate the MPC draft fault report with the raw fault data automatically upon receiving the MPC draft fault report.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein to generate the (MPC) draft fault report, the OCS is further adapted to interpret the fault data and translate the fault data into one of text, symbols and codes interpretable by a mobile platform crew.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein to generate the (MPC) draft fault report, the OCS is further adapted to insert the text, symbols and codes into one or more appropriate interactive information and data fields of the electronic MPC draft fault report.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the OCS is further adapted to store the MPC draft fault report in a OCS storage device.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein to generate the MPC draft fault report notification message, the OCS is further adapted to assign an identification code to the fault that classifies the fault as specific class of MPC fault.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the CCS is further adapted to automatically generate a comprehensive MPC fault report and store the comprehensive MPC fault report in a CCS database.

15. A method for managing mobile platform fault data, said method comprising:

automatically collecting raw fault data regarding at least one fault that occurs onboard the mobile platform utilizing a central maintenance computer (CMC) onboard the mobile platform;

automatically transmitting the raw fault data from the CMC to an onboard computer system (OCS) of the mobile platform and to a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform;

automatically generating at least one electronic mobile platform cabin (MPC) draft fault report from the raw data utilizing a first portion of an electronic logbook function (ELB1) of the OCS;

automatically generating a MPC draft fault report notification message viewable on an OCS display;

automatically downloading the MPC fault report to the CCS utilizing the ELB1; and

automatically correlating the MPC fault report with the raw fault data utilizing a second portion of the electronic logbook (ELB2) of the CCS.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein automatically generating the (MPC) draft fault report comprises interpreting the fault data from the CMC and translating the data into one of text, symbols and codes interpretable by a mobile platform crew.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein automatically generating the (MPC) draft fault report further comprises inserting the text, symbols and codes into one or more appropriate interactive information and data fields of the electronic MPC draft fault report.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising storing the electronic MPC draft fault report in an electronic storage device (ESD) of the OCS.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein, automatically generating the MPC draft fault report notification message comprises assigning an identification code to the fault that classifies the fault as specific class of MPC fault, utilizing the CMC.

20. The method of claim 15 further comprising automatically generating a comprehensive MPC fault report and storing the comprehensive MPC fault report in CCS database utilizing the ELB2.

21. A mobile platform comprising:

an onboard computer system (OCS) adapted to;

receive raw fault data indicative of a fault onboard the mobile platform;

generate a fault report utilizing the raw fault data; and

transmit to a remote central computer system (CCS) that has received the raw fault data, the fault report to cause the remote CCS to correlate fault report with the raw fault data.

22. The mobile platform of claim 21, further comprising a maintenance computer in communication with the OCS, the maintenance computer adapted to:

receive the raw fault data from at least one fault sensor onboard the mobile platform and transmit the raw fault date to the OCS and the remote CCS.

23. The mobile platform of claim 21, wherein the OCS is further adapted to generate the fault report automatically upon receiving the fault data.

24. The mobile platform of claim 21, wherein the OCS is further adapted to transmit the fault report to the CCS automatically upon generating the fault report.