METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GLOBALLY MONITORING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS

• US 20090307000A1
• Filed: 06/09/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Rtx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Scheid, Paul R., Brown, Rork S., Beacham, William H.
• Application Number:
  US12/135,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20090307000A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A method for monitoring information of at least one unemployed aircraft components includes monitoring information relating to each of the unemployed aircraft components, transmitting the information from each location of each the unemployed aircraft components to a remotely located central control, and collecting the information in a computer-readable medium associated with the central control to thereby provide remote access of the information.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring information relating to a plurality of unemployed aircraft components, comprising:

monitoring information about each of a plurality of unemployed aircraft components;

transmitting the information from a location of each the plurality of unemployed aircraft components to a remotely located central control; and

collecting the information in a computer-readable medium associated with the central control to thereby provide remote access of the information about each of a plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring global positions of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of wirelessly transmitting the information over a network.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring a physical condition of each respective one of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising the step of establishing an alert if the physical condition is outside of a predetermined threshold.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring humidity information of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring acceleration information of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring proximity information of a relative position between at least one of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components and an engine stand.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring position information of a cover of a container having at least one of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring component identification information of at least one of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring air pressures within at least one of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components containers.

12. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring a physical condition of tarps covering at least one of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring a service state of at least one of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

14. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting the information between locations of at least a portion of the plurality of unemployed aircraft components.

15. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of monitoring container condition information of containers having the plurality of unemployed engine components.

16. A system for monitoring information relating to at least one unemployed aircraft component, comprising:

at least one monitor device associated with each respective one of at least one unemployed aircraft component, for monitoring and transmitting information about the at least one unemployed aircraft component from a location of the at least one unemployed aircraft component; and

a central control located remotely from the at least one monitor device, for collecting the information from the at least one monitor device.

17. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one monitor device has a transmitter for transmitting the information.

18. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one monitor device has a sensor for monitoring the information.

19. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one monitor device includes at least one of a global position system, humidity sensor, a continuity sensor, a shock sensor, a component installed proximity sensor, a light sensor, a pressure sensor, a service switch sensor, a radio frequency tag, a container cover proximity sensor, an audible alert device, or an orientation sensor.

20. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one monitor device is attached to each respective one of at least one container for at least partially enclosing the at least one unemployed aircraft component.

21. The system as recited in claim 16, further comprising a wireless network for establishing communication between the at least one monitor device and the central control.

22. A system for monitoring information relating to an unemployed aircraft component, comprising:

a container associated with an unemployed aircraft component; and

a monitor device associated with the container for monitoring physical condition information relating to the unemployed aircraft component.

23. The system as recited in claim 22, wherein the monitor device comprises a sensor for monitoring the physical condition information and a transmitter for transmitting the physical condition information.

24. The system as recited in claim 22, wherein the monitor device includes at least one of a global position system, a humidity sensor, a continuity sensor, a shock sensor, a component installed proximity sensor, a light sensor, a pressure sensor, a service switch sensor, a radio frequency tag, a container cover proximity sensor, an audible alert device, or an orientation sensor.