Console flight management system and method

Abstract

A console flight management system and method are provided. With the system and method, sensor/instrument signals are obtained from sensors and instruments of the aircraft and are passed through one or more driver interfaces. The driver interfaces act as device drivers for the particular sensors and instruments and convert the signals received into a standardized data format. The sensor/instrument data obtained from the sensor/instrument signals, which has been formatted to the standardized data format, is then provided to a flight management information correlation engine. The flight management information correlation engine obtains correlation rules and correlation configuration data from associated databases and applies the correlation rules and correlation configuration data to the formatted sensor/instrument data. The result is a correlation of the sensor/instrument data that provides meaningful information to a pilot such that the information aides the pilot in the operation of the aircraft based on the current sensor and instrument readings. The output from the application of the correlation rules and correlation configuration data to the sensor/instrument data is then formatted using templates established for different types of portable devices. The formatted output is then sent to an input/output interface which may transmit the output via a wired or wireless connection to the portable device.

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