Method and apparatus for developing fault codes for complex systems based on historical data
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsTimothy J. Felke, John F. Stone
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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.
Claims27
A method of developing fault codes for complex systems based on historical data, the method including the steps of:
- grouping the historical data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs;
- analyzing said plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of said observation signatures being one or more of said observations;
- and
- assigning a fault code to each observation signature.
A software program comprising software instructions arranged to run on a processor to process information derived from historical data in order to facilitate development of fault codes for complex systems based on the historical data, the software program when installed and operating on a processor resulting in the processor:
- grouping the historical data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs;
- analyzing said plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of said observation signatures being one or more of said observations;
- and
- assigning a fault code to each observation signature.
A computer based system for development of fault codes for aircraft systems based on historical data, the system comprising in combination:
- 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 data into a plurality of observations and a plurality of repairs;
- analyzing said plurality of repairs to determine associated observation signatures, each of said observation signatures being one or more of said observations;
- and
- assigning a fault code to each observation signature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.