MANAGEMENT OF DATA TRANSFERS

• US 20180004691A1
• Filed: 06/26/2017
• Published: 01/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC (GE Aerospace)
• Original Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC (GE Aerospace)
• Inventors: Scholten, Michael Clay, Reiffer, JR., Richard John, Lambrou, Lambros, Meneghini, JR., Robert Alan
• Granted Patent: US 10,318,451 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3041 where the computing system component is an input/output interface interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/1605 based on arbitration arbitration in handling access to a common bus or bus system G06F13/36
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/18 based on priority control G06F13/1605 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/00 Indexing scheme relating to interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units

Abstract

Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for communicating engine data. The method includes receiving data. The method includes separating the data into categories. For one or more categories, the method includes creating a file including the separated data. For one or more categories, the method includes naming the file, at least in part, based on the category and based on a file naming convention. The method includes prioritizing the created files. The method includes transmitting an identification file comprising identification information for a wireless communication unit and the file naming convention. The method includes transmitting the created files based on the priority.

Claims

1. A wireless communication unit configured to be located in a nacelle associated with an engine of an aerial vehicle comprising:

one or more memory devices; and

one or more processors configured to;

receive data;

separate the data into categories;

for one or more categories;

create a file comprising the separated data; and

name the file, at least in part, based on the category and based on a file naming convention;

prioritize the created files;

transmit an identification file comprising identification information for the wireless communication unit and the file naming convention; and

transmit the created files based on the priority.

2. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit the created files in an order wherein the higher the priority associated with a particular created file, the earlier the particular created file is transmitted.

3. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to use a data validity verification to determine if the created files were transmitted without error.

4. The wireless communication unit of claim 3, wherein the data validity verification detects that there was an error in the transmission of one of the created files and the one or more processors are further configured to cause the name of the one of the created files to be changed.

5. The wireless communication unit of claim 4, wherein an extension of the name of the one of the created files is changed from .zip to .err.

6. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, the one or more processors are further configured to use File Transfer Protocol.

7. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein a handshake associated with File Transfer Protocol transfers happens one time per category.

8. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to name the file based on the wireless communication unit associated with the data.

9. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is identifiable by the name of the file.

10. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein the data comprises data collected during a current flight.

11. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein the data comprises data collected during a current power cycle.

12. The wireless communication unit of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to zip the separated data of an associated separated category into a single zip file.

13. A method for communicating engine data comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, data;

separating, by the one or more computing devices, the data into categories;

for one or more categories;

creating, by the one or more computing devices, a file comprising the separated data; and

naming, by the one or more computing devices, the file, at least in part, based on the category and based on a file naming convention;

prioritizing, by the one or more computing devices, the created files;

transmitting, by the one or more computing devices, an identification file comprising identification information for a wireless communication unit and the file naming convention; and

transmitting, by the one or more computing devices, the created files based on the priority.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein transmitting the created files based on the priority further comprises transmitting the created files in an order wherein the higher the priority associated with a particular created file, the earlier the particular created file is transmitted.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein transmitting the created files based on the priority further comprises using a data validity verification to determine if the created files were transmitted without error.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the data validity verification detects that there was an error in the transmission of one of the created files and further comprising causing the name of the one of the created files to be changed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein an extension of the name of the one of the created files is changed from .zip to .err.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein transmitting the created files based on the priority further comprises using File Transfer Protocol.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein a handshake associated with File Transfer Protocol transfers happens one time per category.

20. A system for communicating engine data comprising:

one or more memory devices; and

one or more processors configured to;

receive data;

separate the data into categories;

for one or more categories;

create a file comprising the separated data; and

name the file, at least in part, based on the category and based on a file naming convention;

prioritize the created files;

transmit an identification file comprising identification information for a wireless communication unit and the file naming convention; and

transmit the created files based on the priority.