Method and apparatus for developing fault codes for complex systems based on historical data
First Claim
1. A method of identifying fault conditions for complex systems based on historical non-coded data, the method including the steps of:
- grouping the historical non-coded data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs;
assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations, said plurality of Standard Observations including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of Standard Repairs including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs, said description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs comprising a phrase, said step of assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of a plurality of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations comprising assigning one or more weights to each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Observations and each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Repairs and resolving the historical non-coded data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs, each of said one or more weights indicating a phrase importance and corresponding to a relative importance in said resolving said historical data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs;
analyzing said plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of said observation signatures based on one or more of said plurality of observations;
assigning a fault code to each observation signature, said fault code identifying a fault condition; and
communicating the fault code to a user interface.
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Abstract
A method of developing fault codes for complex systems based on historical data that in one aspect is a software program arranged to be installed and to operate on a processor to process the historical data in order to facilitate development of the fault codes, the software program resulting in the processor performing the method including: grouping the historical data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs; analyzing the plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of the observation signatures being one or more of the observations; and assigning a fault code to each observation signature.
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1. A method of identifying fault conditions for complex systems based on historical non-coded data, the method including the steps of:
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grouping the historical non-coded data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs; assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations, said plurality of Standard Observations including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of Standard Repairs including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs, said description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs comprising a phrase, said step of assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of a plurality of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations comprising assigning one or more weights to each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Observations and each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Repairs and resolving the historical non-coded data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs, each of said one or more weights indicating a phrase importance and corresponding to a relative importance in said resolving said historical data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs; analyzing said plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of said observation signatures based on one or more of said plurality of observations; assigning a fault code to each observation signature, said fault code identifying a fault condition; and
communicating the fault code to a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium comprising a software program comprising software instructions arranged to run on a processor to process information derived from historical non-coded data in order to identify fault conditions for complex systems based on the historical non-coded data, the software program when installed and operating on a processor resulting in the processor:
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grouping the historical non-coded data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs; assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of a plurality of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations, said plurality of Standard Observations including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of Standard Repairs including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs, said description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs comprising a phrase, said step of assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of a plurality of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations comprising assigning one or more weights to each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Observations and each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Repairs and resolving said historical non-coded data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs, each of said one or more weights indicating a phrase importance and corresponding to a relative importance in said resolving said historical non-coded data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs; analyzing said plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of said observation signatures based on one or more of said plurality of observations;
assigning a fault code to each observation signature, said fault code identifying a fault condition; and
communicating the fault code to a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer based system for development of fault codes for aircraft systems based on historical non-coded data lacking assigned fault codes, the system comprising in combination:
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a user interface; a computer, coupled to the user interface, having memory, for storing software instructions and databases, and a processor for; executing said software instructions to process information derived from historical data in order to facilitate the development of the fault codes, the software instructions resulting in the computer; grouping the historical non-coded data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs; assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of a plurality of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations, said plurality of Standard Observations including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of Standard Repairs including a description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs, said description of each of said plurality of Standard Observations and said description of each of said plurality of Standard Repairs comprising a phrase, said step of assigning a Standard Repair of a plurality of Standard Repairs to each of said plurality of repairs and a Standard Observation of a plurality of Standard Observations to each of said plurality of observations comprising assigning one or more weights to each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Observations and each of said descriptions of said plurality of Standard Repairs and resolving said historical non-coded data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs, each of said one or more weights indicating a phrase importance and corresponding to a relative importance in said resolving said historical non-coded data into one of said plurality of Standard Observations and said plurality of said Standard Repairs; analyzing said plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of said observation signatures based on one or more of said plurality of observations; assigning a fault code to each observation signature; and
communication the fault code to a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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