System and method for identifying faults in an aircraft
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1. A method of identifying a fault in an aircraft having at least one monitored system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller, operational data from at least one sensor for the at least one monitored system during at least a portion of a flight;
receiving, at the controller, user input data derived from aircrew behavior corresponding to the operation of the at least one monitored system;
analyzing, at the controller, the operational data to identify a possible fault condition, wherein identifying the possible fault condition is based on comparing the operational data to at least one corresponding threshold related to the at least one sensor, and identifying the possible fault condition provides a data filter for the controller;
analyzing, at the controller, the user input data corresponding to the possible fault condition to determine the user input data is symptomatic of the possible fault condition;
in response to determining the user input data is symptomatic of the possible fault condition, identifying, by the controller, an actual fault condition; and
providing an indication of the actual fault condition.
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Abstract
System and method of identifying a fault in an aircraft having at least one monitored system, including receiving operational data for the at least one monitored system during at least a portion of a flight, receiving user input data from a user input corresponding to the operation of the at least one monitored system, and identifying an actual fault condition, by a controller, when the user input data is determined to be symptomatic of the identified possible fault condition.
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1. A method of identifying a fault in an aircraft having at least one monitored system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a controller, operational data from at least one sensor for the at least one monitored system during at least a portion of a flight; receiving, at the controller, user input data derived from aircrew behavior corresponding to the operation of the at least one monitored system; analyzing, at the controller, the operational data to identify a possible fault condition, wherein identifying the possible fault condition is based on comparing the operational data to at least one corresponding threshold related to the at least one sensor, and identifying the possible fault condition provides a data filter for the controller; analyzing, at the controller, the user input data corresponding to the possible fault condition to determine the user input data is symptomatic of the possible fault condition; in response to determining the user input data is symptomatic of the possible fault condition, identifying, by the controller, an actual fault condition; and providing an indication of the actual fault condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for identifying a fault in an aircraft comprising:
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at least one aircraft component or system having at least one sensor outputting operational data for the at least one aircraft component or system; at least one user input device located on the aircraft and providing user input data corresponding to operation of the at least one aircraft component or system; a controller receiving the user input data and the operational data, wherein the controller; identifies a possible fault condition of the at least one aircraft component or system by comparing the operational data to at least one corresponding threshold related to the at least one sensor; monitors the operational data corresponding to possible fault condition for multiple uses of the at least one aircraft component or system; analyzes the user input data corresponding to the possible fault condition to determine when the user input data is symptomatic of the possible fault condition; identifies an actual fault condition when the user input data is determined to be symptomatic of the possible fault condition; and providing an indication of actual fault condition.
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