Pilot assessment system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBarbara Elaine Holder, Craig R. Standley, Michael D. Chu
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for assessing performance in operating an aircraft. Information for assessing a performance of a group of operations performed by a number of crew members of the aircraft is displayed on a display system during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed. User input assessing the performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members is received through an input system. The user input is stored. A report on the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members using the user input is generated.
Claims20
An apparatus, configured to improve operation of an aircraft, that comprises:
- a flight assessment system that comprises:
- a display system and an input system on the aircraft, a flight assessor, and an assessment manager;
- the assessment manager specially programmed, responsive to an update received in one of:
- an assessment database or a personnel database, to push a code update, unsolicited by the flight assessor, to the flight assessor;
- and
- the flight assessor configured to:
- send, during operation of the aircraft, by a number of crew members of the aircraft for which a group of operations is assessed, information for assessing a performance, of the number of crew members, to the display system;
- receive an input, from the input system, associated with the information for assessing the performance by the number of crew members;
- and
- receive, from the assessment manager the code update during an assessment that dynamically replaces a first form with a second form while the first form is in use on the display system, such that, in operation, the flight assessor:
- sends the information to the display system, during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members;
- receives the input, associated with the information for the performance, of the group of operations, by the number of crew members;
- and
- receives, from the assessment manager the code update during the assessment that dynamically replaces a first form with a second form while the first form is in use on the display system.
A method for minimizing error in assessing performance operating an aircraft, the method comprising:
- a flight assessment manager specially programmed for, responsive to receiving an update in one of:
- an assessment database or a personnel database, pushing a code update, unsolicited by a flight assessor in a data processing system on the aircraft, to the to the flight assessor during an assessment of performance operating the aircraft and dynamically replacing a first form with a second form while the first form is in use by the flight assessor;
- receiving, on a graphical interface from the flight assessor, from a computer system over a communications link, at least one of:
- prior to, and during, the assessment, information for assessing a performance of a group of operations performed by a number of crew members;
- displaying the information on a display system, during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed;
- receiving user input, assessing the performance of the group of operations by the number of crew members, through an input system;
- storing the user input;
- and
- generating a report on the performance of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members using the user input.
A flight assessment system, configured to improve operation of an aircraft, that comprises:
- an assessment manager specially, responsive to an update received in one of:
- an assessment database or a personnel database, to push a code update, unsolicited by a flight assessor on the aircraft, to the flight assessor configured for use during a performance, of a group of operations performed by a number of crew members;
- and
- the flight assessor configured to;
- receive the code update and information from the assessment manager during the performance and dynamically replace a first form with a second form while the first form is in use by the flight assessor and a display system associated with the flight assessor;
- display, based upon the code update, the information for assessing the performance, of the group of operations performed by the number of crew members of the aircraft, on the display system associated with the flight assessor, during operation of the aircraft by the number of crew members for which the group of operations is assessed;
- and
- receive, from an input system, user input assessing the performance, of the group of operations by the number of crew members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.