Method and System for Generating Electronic Documentation for Maintenance

• US 20110004369A1
• Filed: 07/06/2010
• Published: 01/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: Rossi, Nicolas, Sannino, Christian, Fournier, François
• Application Number:
  US12/831,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20110004369A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/56 Natural language generation

Abstract

A method for generating electronic documentation (DOC) for the maintenance of a set of equipment (EQPT), in particular of an aircraft, is provided. The method is beneficial in allowing the automatic generation of electronic documentation (DOC) updated dynamically in tandem with the progress in a maintenance operation on the set of equipment (EQPT). Utilization of particular schemes for constructing dynamic models (ABS) associated with sets of equipment (EQPT) is advantageously accomplished.

Claims

1. A method for generating electronic documentation for the maintenance of a set of equipment for an aircraft, the equipment set exhibiting an event that is the subject of a maintenance operation, the method comprising:

formulating a model of the set of equipment on the basis of a library of objects representing equipment and configuration files; and

generating an electronic maintenance documentation of the set of equipment on the basis of a library of maintenance documentary fragments, the maintenance documentary fragments, selected to form part of the electronic maintenance documentation, being chosen as a function of the model and the operating state of the set of equipment.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a location algorithm makes it possible to determine a list of possible origins for the event, the subject of the maintenance operation, the list of possible origins for the event being taken into account in the formulation of the electronic maintenance documentation.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic maintenance documentation is further formulated as a function of a maintenance strategy aimed at ordering the list of possible origins for the event according to inherent criteria.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the list of possible origins for the event is ordered in order of probability, intervention time, or cost of intervention.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising formatting the electronic maintenance documentation as a function of a library imposing formatting criteria.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising dynamically altering the complete maintenance documentation as a function of the results of tests carried out on the set of equipment.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said formulating the model of the set of equipment comprises at least constructing the model of the set of equipment on the basis of a library of objects comprising the pieces of equipment of the set of equipment, the model of the set of equipment including the operating state of each of the pieces of equipment, and any event relating to the maintenance of the pieces of equipment.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising ascertaining the operating state of the set of equipment.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the analysis of at least one of the following documents makes it possible to ascertain the operating state of the set of equipment:

a logbook and a flight record.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic maintenance documentation comprises a set of procedures for analyzing anomalies and diagnosis.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic maintenance documentation comprises a set of maintenance procedures tailored to the set of equipment.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic maintenance documentation comprises an intervention card intended for a maintenance operator having to perform a maintenance operation on the set of equipment.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic maintenance documentation comprises a check-list intended for a maintenance operator having to perform a maintenance operation on the set of equipment.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic maintenance documentation comprises a minimum list of equipment that has to be functioning to allow operation of the set of equipment.