METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING CHECK LISTS ON AN AIRCRAFT
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1. A method for automatically managing check lists on an aircraft, a check list being associated with a particular procedure and enumerating a set of actions to be performed within the framework of such a procedure, said method using an automatic management device (2) comprising:
- a unit (3) for managing a set of check lists, said unit (2) knowing for each check list the state thereof and a limit time information; and
display means (4) being connected to said unit (2) and able to display at least said check lists, wherein;
a) the set of procedures to be carried out during the flight of the aircraft is defined; and
b) automatically and repeatedly, during the flight;
b1) the common values of parameters of the aircraft are determined, illustrating common performance of said aircraft;
b2) from the procedures to be carried out, limit time information are determined relating to those check lists associated with such procedures, being received from said unit (3), and the aircraft common performance, at least the moment when the next check list is to be implemented, the implementation of a check list comprising, for the set of actions enumerated in such a list, checking whether those actions have already been carried out, and carrying them out should this not be the case; and
b3) there is presented to at least one crew member of the aircraft, through information means (12), each moment determined this way at step b2).
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Abstract
A method and a system for automatically managing check lists on an aircraft.
The system (1) comprises means (8, 12) for determining and presenting the moment when the next check list should be implemented.
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1. A method for automatically managing check lists on an aircraft, a check list being associated with a particular procedure and enumerating a set of actions to be performed within the framework of such a procedure, said method using an automatic management device (2) comprising:
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a unit (3) for managing a set of check lists, said unit (2) knowing for each check list the state thereof and a limit time information; and display means (4) being connected to said unit (2) and able to display at least said check lists, wherein; a) the set of procedures to be carried out during the flight of the aircraft is defined; and b) automatically and repeatedly, during the flight; b1) the common values of parameters of the aircraft are determined, illustrating common performance of said aircraft; b2) from the procedures to be carried out, limit time information are determined relating to those check lists associated with such procedures, being received from said unit (3), and the aircraft common performance, at least the moment when the next check list is to be implemented, the implementation of a check list comprising, for the set of actions enumerated in such a list, checking whether those actions have already been carried out, and carrying them out should this not be the case; and b3) there is presented to at least one crew member of the aircraft, through information means (12), each moment determined this way at step b2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for automatically managing check lists on an aircraft, a check list being associated with a particular procedure and enumerating a set of actions to be performed within the framework of such a procedure, said automatic management system (1) comprising an automatic management device (2) comprising:
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a unit (3) for managing a set of check lists, said unit (3) knowing for each check list the state thereof and a limit time information; and display means (4) being connected to said unit (3) and being able to display at least said check lists, further comprising; first means (6) for providing the set of procedures to be carried out during a flight of the aircraft; second means (7) for determining automatically and repeatedly, during the flight, common values of the parameters of the aircraft, illustrating the common performance of said aircraft; third means (8) for determining automatically and repeatedly, from the procedures to be carried out, received from said first means (6), limit time information relating to the check lists associated with those procedures, received from said unit (3) and the common performance of the aircraft, received from said second means (7), at least the moment when the next check list should be implemented, the implementation of a check list comprising, for the set of actions enumerated in such a list, checking whether those actions have already been carried out and carrying them out should this not be the case; and fourth means (12) for automatically showing to at least one crew member of the aircraft, each moment determined by said third means (8). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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