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US 12,148,251 B2Granted
Multisource component removal location labeling
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorChangzhou Wang
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Abstract
A computing device predicts whether a given component currently installed on a vehicle should be removed from the vehicle, and if so, identifies the location of the given component on the vehicle. The prediction is based on a prediction model that is generated by the computing device using maintenance data associated with the maintenance of components currently installed on, and/or previously removed from, the vehicle, as well as removal data associated with the previous removal of the same type of components from the vehicle. Information associated with the prediction is then output graphically to a display so that an operator can effect the removal of the component.
Claims27
A computing device comprising:
- processing circuitry;
- and
- memory comprising instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the computing device is configured to:
- obtain a plurality of maintenance records for a vehicle, wherein the plurality of maintenance records comprise maintenance information associated with maintenance performed on vehicle components currently installed on the vehicle or previously removed from the vehicle;
- obtain a plurality of removal records for the vehicle, wherein the plurality of removal records comprise removal information associated with vehicle components previously removed from the vehicle;
- determine, based on the plurality of maintenance records and on the plurality of removal records, a location of a selected vehicle component on the vehicle;
- generate a component removal prediction model based on the plurality of maintenance records and the plurality of removal records for the vehicle;
- predict, based on the component removal prediction model, whether the selected vehicle component is to be removed from the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to determining that the selected vehicle component is to be removed, generate a graphical user interface for display to a user by:
- generating a visual representation of the vehicle for display in a first area of the graphical user interface, wherein the visual representation of the vehicle graphically represents the vehicle, the selected vehicle component, and the location of the selected vehicle component on the vehicle;
- generating one or more graphical indicators for display in a second area of the graphical user interface, wherein the one or more graphical indicators comprise information configured to visualize removal of the selected vehicle component for the user;
- and
- generating a hyperlink for display in a third area of the graphical user interface, wherein the hyperlink links to a section in a vehicle maintenance manual associated with a procedure for removing the selected vehicle component from the vehicle;
- and
- output the visual representation of the vehicle, the one or more graphical indicators, and the hyperlink to the graphical user interface for display to the user by:
- outputting the visual representation of the vehicle to the first area of the graphical user interface;
- outputting the one or more graphical indicators to the second area of the graphical user interface;
- and
- outputting the hyperlink to the third area of the graphical user interface.
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A method for generating a removal prediction model for a vehicle component, the method comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of maintenance records for a vehicle, wherein the plurality of maintenance records comprise maintenance information associated with maintenance performed on vehicle components currently installed on the vehicle or previously removed from the vehicle;
- obtaining a plurality of removal records for the vehicle, wherein the plurality of removal records comprise removal information associated with vehicle components previously removed from the vehicle;
- determining, based on the plurality of maintenance records and on the plurality of removal records, a location of a selected vehicle component on the vehicle;
- generating a component removal prediction model based on the plurality of maintenance records and the plurality of removal records for the vehicle;
- predicting, based on the component removal prediction model, whether the selected vehicle component is to be removed from the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to determining that the selected vehicle component is to be removed, generating a graphical user interface for display to a user by:
- generating a visual representation of the vehicle for display in a first area of the graphical user interface, wherein the visual representation of the vehicle graphically represents the vehicle, the selected vehicle component, and the location of the selected vehicle component on the vehicle;
- generating one or more graphical indicators for display in a second area of the graphical user interface, wherein the one or more graphical indicators comprise information configured to visualize removal of the selected vehicle component for the user;
- and
- generating a hyperlink for display in a third area of the graphical user interface, wherein the hyperlink links to a section in a vehicle maintenance manual associated with a procedure for removing the selected vehicle component from the vehicle;
- and
- outputting the visual representation of the vehicle, the one or more graphical indicators, and the hyperlink to the graphical user interface for display to the user by:
- outputting the visual representation of the vehicle to the first area of the graphical user interface;
- outputting the one or more graphical indicators to the second area of the graphical user interface;
- and
- outputting the hyperlink to the third area of the graphical user interface.
14 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processing circuitry of a computing device, configure the computing device to:
- obtain a plurality of maintenance records for a vehicle, wherein the plurality of maintenance records comprise maintenance information associated with maintenance performed on vehicle components currently installed on the vehicle or previously removed from the vehicle;
- obtain a plurality of removal records for the vehicle, wherein the plurality of removal records comprise removal information associated with vehicle components previously removed from the vehicle;
- determine, based on the plurality of maintenance records and on the plurality of removal records, a location of a selected vehicle component on the vehicle;
- generate a component removal prediction model based on the plurality of maintenance records and the plurality of removal records for the vehicle;
- predict, based on the component removal prediction model, whether the selected vehicle component is to be removed from the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to determining that the selected vehicle component is to be removed, generate a graphical user interface for display to a user by:
- generating a visual representation of the vehicle for display in a first area of the graphical user interface, wherein the visual representation of the vehicle graphically represents the vehicle, the selected vehicle component, and the location of the selected vehicle component on the vehicle;
- generating one or more graphical indicators for display in a second area of the graphical user interface, wherein the one or more graphical indicators comprise information configured to visualize removal of the selected vehicle component for the user;
- and
- generating a hyperlink for display in a third area of the graphical user interface, wherein the hyperlink links to a section in a vehicle maintenance manual associated with a procedure for removing the selected vehicle component from the vehicle;
- and
- output the visual representation of the vehicle, the one or more graphical indicators, and the hyperlink to the graphical user interface for display to the user by:
- outputting the visual representation of the vehicle to the first area of the graphical user interface;
- outputting the one or more graphical indicators to the second area of the graphical user interface;
- and
- outputting the hyperlink to the third area of the graphical user interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.