Pilot Assessment System

• US 20140212847A1
• Filed: 01/31/2013
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Holder, Barbara Elaine, Standley, Craig R., Chu, Michael D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,832,592 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/35
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/165 Control of aircraft

Abstract

A method and apparatus for assessing performance in operating an aircraft. Information for assessing a performance of a group of operations performed by a number of crew members of the aircraft is displayed on a display system during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed. User input assessing the performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members is received through an input system. The user input is stored. A report on the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members using the user input is generated.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a display system;

an input system; and

a flight assessor configured to display information for assessing a performance of a group of operations performed by a number of crew members of an aircraft on the display system during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed; and

receive user input assessing the performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members through the input system.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flight assessor is further configured to store the user input and generate a report on the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members using the user input.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the group of operations is for a task performed in response to an event.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flight assessor is further configured to send a report based on the user input to an entity over a communications link.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flight assessor is further configured to receive an update to the information for assessing the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members from a computer system over a communications link.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flight assessor is configured to receive the user input during the performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members for an event.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display system, the input system, and the flight assessor are located in a data processing system.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the data processing system is selected from one of a tablet computer, an electronic flight bag, a mobile phone, and a laptop computer.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operation of the aircraft is performed using at least one of the aircraft and a simulator for the aircraft.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display system and the input system take a form of a touchscreen device.

11. A method for assessing performance in operating an aircraft, the method comprising:

displaying information for assessing a performance of a group of operations performed by a number of crew members of the aircraft on a display system during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed;

receiving user input assessing the performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members through an input system;

storing the user input; and

generating a report on the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members using the user input.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying step comprises:

displaying the information in a graphical user interface in the display system for a portable data processing system, wherein the information is for assessing the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members of the aircraft on the display system during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying step comprises:

displaying grading criteria for assessing the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the group of operations is for a task performed in response to an event.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving an update to the information for assessing the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members from a computer system over a communications link.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the user input is received during performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members for an event.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the display system and the input system are located in a data processing system selected from one of a tablet computer, an electronic flight bag, a mobile phone, and a laptop computer.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the operation of the aircraft is performed using at least one of the aircraft and a simulator for the aircraft.

19. A flight assessment system comprising:

an assessment manager configured to identify information for assessing a performance of a group of operations performed by a number of crew members; and

a flight assessor configured to receive the information from the assessment manager;

display the information for assessing the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members of an aircraft on a display system during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed; and

receive user input assessing the performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members through an input system.

20. The flight assessment system of claim 19, wherein the assessment manager is further configured to send a second form to dynamically replace a first form on the flight assessor with the second form, and wherein the flight assessor indicates at least one of differences and similarities between the first form and the second form.