METHOD OF MANAGING AIRCRAFT WARNINGS, AND A DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD
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1. A method of managing warnings in an aircraft, the method consisting:
- in a step (10), in detecting information signals, e.g. coming from sensors (C1, C2, C3) and associated with malfunctions or conditions requiring the pilot to be informed;
in a step (15), in preparing warning instructions as a function of the context and forwarding said warning instructions to visual and/or audible indicator means (3, 4);
in a step (20), in allocating at least one visual and/or audible warning (V, S) to at least some of the warning instructions;
in a step (30), in allocating a priority class to at least the visual warnings (V);
in a step (40a, 40b, 40c), in allocating a priority rank to each visual warning (V) and to each audible warning (S), said priority rank depending for example on the system to which the warning instruction relates or on the importance of the system in the aircraft;
in a step (50), in recording a maximum number T of visual and/or audible warnings (V, S) in a warning list by priority rank;
in a step (60), in selecting a maximum N of visual warnings (V) consistent with the operation of the aircraft, presenting the highest priority classes or by default the highest priority ranks, where N is less than or equal to T, and in displaying the N corresponding warnings using the visual indicator means (3); and
in a step (90a, 90b), in selecting at least one audible warning (S) firstly presenting the highest priority rank and secondly consistent with the operating context of the aircraft, and in emitting the corresponding audible warning using the audible indicator means (4).
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Abstract
A method of managing warnings in an aircraft, includes:
- receiving information signals associated with a malfunction or with conditions requiring the pilot to be informed;
- preparing warning instructions as a function of the context and forwarding the warning instructions to visual and/or audible indicator elements;
- allocating a visual and/or audible warning to each of the warning instructions; and
- using visual indicator elements to display the visual warnings and using audible indicator elements to emit the audible warnings.
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1. A method of managing warnings in an aircraft, the method consisting:
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in a step (10), in detecting information signals, e.g. coming from sensors (C1, C2, C3) and associated with malfunctions or conditions requiring the pilot to be informed; in a step (15), in preparing warning instructions as a function of the context and forwarding said warning instructions to visual and/or audible indicator means (3, 4); in a step (20), in allocating at least one visual and/or audible warning (V, S) to at least some of the warning instructions; in a step (30), in allocating a priority class to at least the visual warnings (V); in a step (40a, 40b, 40c), in allocating a priority rank to each visual warning (V) and to each audible warning (S), said priority rank depending for example on the system to which the warning instruction relates or on the importance of the system in the aircraft; in a step (50), in recording a maximum number T of visual and/or audible warnings (V, S) in a warning list by priority rank; in a step (60), in selecting a maximum N of visual warnings (V) consistent with the operation of the aircraft, presenting the highest priority classes or by default the highest priority ranks, where N is less than or equal to T, and in displaying the N corresponding warnings using the visual indicator means (3); and in a step (90a, 90b), in selecting at least one audible warning (S) firstly presenting the highest priority rank and secondly consistent with the operating context of the aircraft, and in emitting the corresponding audible warning using the audible indicator means (4). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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