FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPORTING REPAIR PROCESSES OF AIRCRAFT

• US 20100318396A1
• Filed: 07/29/2009
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys Limited)
• Original Assignee: Infosys Technologies Limited (Infosys Limited)
• Inventors: Geddam, Veera Venkata Ravi Kumar, Subbarao, Venugopal, Soma, Narendhar Rao, Maddali, Sambasiva Rao, Vaderahobli, Devaraja Holla, Dewangan, Sandeep Kumar, Balakrishnan, Rajesh
• Application Number:
  US12/511,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20100318396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 5/40 Maintaining or repairing aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 5/60 Testing or inspecting aircraft components or systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/022 Knowledge engineering; Knowledge acquisition
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance

Abstract

A framework for supporting one or more repair processes of one or more aircraft. The repair processes are based on repair information or repair solution corresponding to the damages to one or more structural components of the aircraft. The framework includes a knowledge engine, and a deployment engine. The knowledge engine automatically generates one or more knowledge interpretation systems based on the user inputs. The knowledge interpretation systems provide the repair information corresponding to the various structural components of the aircraft based on the user inputs. The deployment engine fulfils the deployment requirements corresponding to the one or more knowledge interpretation systems.

Claims

1. A framework for supporting one or more repair processes of one or more aircraft, the framework comprising:

a. a knowledge engine configured for automatically generating one or more knowledge interpretation systems based on user inputs, a knowledge interpretation system corresponding to an aircraft provides repair information corresponding to one or more structural components of the aircraft, the repair information being provided based on the user inputs, the one or more repair processes being performed based on the repair information; and

b. a deployment engine configured for catering to deployment requirements corresponding to the one or more knowledge interpretation systems, wherein the deployment requirements are provided by one or more users.

2. The framework of claim 1, wherein the knowledge interpretation system is used for interpreting one or more documents corresponding to the aircraft for providing the repair information.

3. The framework of claim 2, wherein the user inputs are based on the one or more documents corresponding to the aircraft.

4. The framework of claim 2, wherein the one or more documents comprise at least one of a Structural Repair Manual (SRM), an Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM), a Component Maintenance Manual (CMM), and an overhaul and repair manual.

5. The framework of claim 2, wherein the knowledge engine comprises a rule generator configured for enabling a user to generate one or more rules based on the one or more documents corresponding to the aircraft, the one or more rules being used for the interpretation of the one or more documents.

6. The framework of claim 5, wherein the knowledge engine further comprises a rule integrator configured for enabling the user to integrate a set of rules from the one or more rules, wherein the set of rules correspond to a structural component of the aircraft, the set of rules being used for the interpretation of the one or more documents.

7. The framework of claim 5, wherein the knowledge engine further comprises a document manager configured for storing and managing the one or more documents and the one or more rules corresponding to the one or more aircraft.

8. The framework of claim 5, wherein the knowledge engine further comprises a document content extractor configured for extracting information from the one or more documents, wherein the information is extracted based on the one or more rules.

9. The framework of claim 1, wherein the knowledge engine comprises a form generator configured for generating one or more forms for receiving the user inputs corresponding to the one or more structural components of the aircraft, the user inputs being used for providing the repair information.

10. The framework of claim 9, wherein the knowledge engine further comprises a form layout manager configured for displaying the one or more forms to the one or more users.

11. The framework of claim 9, wherein the knowledge engine further comprises a form integrator configured for integrating the one or more forms with one or more rules, the integration being performed based on user requirements, wherein the integration assists in the generation of the one or more knowledge interpretation systems.

12. The framework of claim 1, wherein the knowledge engine comprises a component manager configured for storing and managing information corresponding to the one or more structural components of the one or more aircraft.

13. A framework for supporting one or more repair processes of one or more aircraft, the framework comprising:

a. a query system generator configured for automatically generating one or more query systems based on user inputs, the one or more query systems identifying one or more repair solutions from a plurality of repair solutions corresponding to the one or more aircraft, the one or more repair processes being performed based on the one or more repair solutions; and

b. a deployment engine configured for catering to deployment requirements corresponding to the one or more query systems, wherein the deployment requirements are provided by one or more users.

14. The framework of claim 13, wherein the one or more query systems enable a user to generate one or more queries for identifying the one or more repair solutions.

15. The framework of claim 14, wherein the one or more queries are generated based on one or more features of one or more structural components of the one or more aircraft.

16. A method for supporting one or more repair processes of one or more aircraft, the method comprising:

a. automatically generating one or more knowledge interpretation systems based on user inputs, a knowledge interpretation system corresponding to an aircraft provides repair information corresponding to one or more structural components of the aircraft, the repair information being provided based on the user inputs, the one or more repair processes being performed based on the repair information; and

b. catering to deployment requirements corresponding to the one or more knowledge interpretation systems, wherein the deployment requirements are provided by one or more users.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the knowledge interpretation system is used for interpreting one or more documents corresponding to the aircraft for providing the repair information.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the user inputs are based on the one or more documents corresponding to the aircraft.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more documents comprise at least one of a Structural Repair Manual (SRM), an Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM), a Component Maintenance Manual (CMM), and an overhaul and repair manual.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising enabling a user to generate one or more rules based on the one or more documents corresponding to the aircraft, the one or more rules being used for the interpretation of the one or more documents.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising enabling the user to integrate a set of rules from the one or more rules, wherein the set of rules correspond to a structural component of the aircraft, the set of rules being used for the interpretation of the one or more documents.

22. The method of claim 20 further comprising storing and managing the one or more documents and the one or more rules corresponding to the one or more aircraft.

23. The method of claim 20 further comprising extracting information from the one or more documents, wherein the information is extracted based on the one or more rules.

24. The method of claim 16 further comprising generating one or more forms for receiving the user inputs corresponding to the one or more structural components of the aircraft, the user inputs being used for providing the repair information.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising displaying the one or more forms to the one or more users.

26. The method of claim 24 further comprising integrating the one or more forms with one or more rules, the integration being performed based on user requirements, wherein the integration assists in the generation of the one or more knowledge interpretation systems.

27. The method of claim 16 further comprising storing and managing information corresponding to the one or more structural components of the one or more aircraft.

28. A method for supporting one or more repair processes of one or more aircraft, the method comprising:

a. automatically generating one or more query systems based on user inputs, the one or more query systems identifying one or more repair solutions from a plurality of repair solutions corresponding to the one or more aircraft, the one or more repair processes being performed based on the one or more repair solutions; and

b. catering to deployment requirements corresponding to the one or more query systems, wherein the deployment requirements are provided by one or more users.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the one or more query systems enable a user to generate one or more queries for identifying the one or more repair solutions.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the one or more queries are generated based on one or more features of one or more structural components of the one or more aircraft.

31. A computer program product for use with a computer, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein for supporting one or more repair processes of one or more aircraft, the computer readable program code performing:

a. generating one or more knowledge interpretation systems based on user inputs, a knowledge interpretation system corresponding to an aircraft provides repair information corresponding to one or more structural components of the aircraft, the repair information being provided based on the user inputs, the one or more repair processes being performed based on the repair information; and

b. catering to deployment requirements corresponding to the one or more knowledge interpretation systems, wherein the deployment requirements are provided by one or more users.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer readable program code further performs storing and managing one or more documents and one or more rules corresponding to the one or more aircraft.

33. The computer program product of claim 32, wherein the computer readable program code further performs extracting information from the one or more documents, wherein the information is extracted based on the one or more rules.

34. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer readable program code further performs generating one or more forms for receiving the user inputs corresponding to the one or more structural components of the aircraft, the user inputs being used for providing the repair information.

35. The computer program product of claim 34, wherein the computer readable program code further performs displaying the one or more forms to the one or more users.

36. The computer program product of claim 34, wherein the computer readable program code further performs generating one or more scripts to integrate the one or more forms with one or more rules, the integration being performed based on user requirements, wherein the integration assists in the generation of the one or more knowledge interpretation systems.

37. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer readable program code further performs storing and managing information corresponding to the one or more structural components of the one or more aircraft.

38. A computer program product for use with a computer, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein for supporting one or more repair processes of one or more aircraft, the computer readable program code performing:

a. generating one or more query systems based on user inputs, the one or more query systems identifying one or more repair solutions from a plurality of repair solutions corresponding to the one or more aircraft, the one or more repair processes being performed based on the one or more repair solutions; and

b. catering to deployment requirements corresponding to the one or more query systems, wherein the deployment requirements are provided by one or more users.