Systems and methods for configuration management
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1. A system for documenting a configuration of an aircraft, the aircraft including a plurality of components, the system comprising:
- a plurality of identifiers attached to the aircraft components;
a local positioning system for determining positional locations of the identifiers relative to a coordinate system and, therefore, installation positions of the components in the aircraft; and
apparatus for interactively communicating with the identifiers and the local positioning system, the apparatus storing configuration information about the components in the identifiers.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for configuration management in an article of manufacture disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for documenting a configuration of an article of manufacture includes an identifier positioned on the article of manufacture. A local positioning system is used to determine a positional location of the identifier on the article of manufacture. A multifunction apparatus configured to interactively communicate with the identifier and the local positioning system is present that is operable to communicate configuration information to the identifier.
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1. A system for documenting a configuration of an aircraft, the aircraft including a plurality of components, the system comprising:
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a plurality of identifiers attached to the aircraft components; a local positioning system for determining positional locations of the identifiers relative to a coordinate system and, therefore, installation positions of the components in the aircraft; and apparatus for interactively communicating with the identifiers and the local positioning system, the apparatus storing configuration information about the components in the identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a plurality of installed aircraft components, a plurality of identifiers corresponding to the components, each identifier positioned on its corresponding component, each identifier including memory for storing configuration information about its corresponding component, each identifier further including means for remotely accessing the memory; and apparatus for documenting presence, position and status of the aircraft components, the apparatus remotely interrogating the identifiers and communicating with the identifiers to determine installation position of each component with respect to a coordinate system, and also to store configuration information about the components in the corresponding identifiers, the configuration information including at least one of “
as flying” and
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as delivered”
configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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