Method for monitoring a plurality of systems of an aircraft including displaying tasks already performed

• US 6,993,420 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2003
• Issued: 01/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus France
• Inventors: Mailhou, Philippe, Le Draoullec, Christine
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli, Michael J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gibson, Eric M.
• Application Number:
  US10/718,588
• Publication Number:
  US 20040158369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• Field of Search: 701/3, 701/29, 701/31, 701/35, 244/75.R, 244/194, 244/220, 340/945
• US Class Current: 701/29
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0055 with safety arrangements

Abstract

A method for monitoring a plurality of systems of an aircraft including the steps of monitoring the systems and for detecting a failure of at least one of the systems, displaying information output by the monitoring unit including at least one failure condition including a list of tasks to perform to address a detected failure including tasks already performed and tasks to be performed, and inputting information indicating that a task has been completed.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring a plurality of systems of an aircraft, comprising the steps of:

monitoring the systems and detecting a failure of at least one of the systems;

displaying information output by the monitoring step including at least one failure condition including a list of tasks to perform to address a detected failure including tasks already performed and tasks to be performed; and

inputting information indicating that a task has been completed, wherein

the monitoring step includes the steps of deleting the at least one failure condition and recalling a previously deleted failure condition or recalling all previously deleted failure conditions.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

highlighting a next task to be performed.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the displaying step displays at least one indicator for indicating all of the tasks in the list of tasks have been performed.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the displaying step displays a block diagram of a system corresponding to the detected failure.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein

the displaying step highlights a component of the system corresponding to the detected failure.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the monitoring step includes the step of selecting at least one of said at least one failure condition, and

the displaying step displays the list of tasks corresponding to the selected failure condition.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein

the monitoring step includes the steps of undoing the selected failure condition and recalling the undone failure condition.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the monitoring step includes the steps of manually informing the monitoring step about a failure that occurred and that was not detected by the monitoring step, and instructing the displaying step to display a list of tasks corresponding to the failure that occurred and that was not detected by the monitoring step.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring step includes the step of requesting additional information corresponding to the at least one failure condition, and the displaying step displays the additional information when the requesting step requests the additional information.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the monitoring step generates deferred procedures to be performed, and the displaying step displays the deferred procedures.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the displaying step displays a status of the systems of the aircraft.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein

the at least one failure condition includes a plurality of failure conditions, and the displaying step displays the plurality of failure conditions according to an order of priority.

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

deleting the at least one failure condition displayed in the displaying step.

14. A method for monitoring a plurality of systems of an aircraft, comprising the steps of:

monitoring the systems;

detecting, based on an output of the monitoring step, at least one failure condition related to at least one of the systems;

updating a status of the at least one failure condition detected;

displaying information output by the monitoring step including the at least one failure condition; and

inputting information indicating that a task has been completed, wherein

the updating step includes a step of deleting the at least one failure condition; and

the monitoring step includes the steps of manually informing the monitoring step about a failure that occurred and that was not detected by the monitoring step, and instructing the displaying step to display a list of tasks corresponding to the failure that occurred and that was not detected by the monitoring step.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the updating step includes a step of recalling a previously deleted failure condition.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the updating step includes a step of recalling all previously detected failure conditions.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the information output by the monitoring step includes a list of tasks to perform.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the list of tasks to perform includes tasks required to address a detected failure.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the list of tasks to perform includes tasks already performed.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the list of tasks to perform includes tasks to be performed.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein

the displaying step displays at least one indicator for indicating tasks already performed to address the detected failure condition.

22. The method of claim 14, wherein

the displaying step displays a block diagram of a system corresponding to the detected failure condition.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein

the updating step includes the step of selecting at least one of said at least one failure condition, and

the displaying step displays a list of tasks corresponding to the selected failure condition.

24. The method of claim 14, wherein

the updating step includes the steps of undoing the selected failure condition and recalling the undone failure condition.

25. The method of claim 14, wherein

the displaying step displays a status of the systems of the aircraft.

26. The method of claim 14, wherein

the at least one failure condition includes a plurality of failure conditions, and the displaying step displays the plurality of failure conditions according to an order of priority.