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US 2014/0232568 A1Published application
Aircraft Monitoring System
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsSean M. Pennell, Noah Eric Aaron, Darren Gordon McDonald
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring an aircraft. A pilot control input signal is received. A response of a control surface system controlled by a flight control model is identified using the pilot control input signal. An alert is generated when the control surface system reaches a threshold with respect to the control surface system becoming saturated.
Claims28
A method for monitoring an aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving a pilot control input signal;
- identifying a response of a control surface system controlled by a flight control model using the pilot control input signal;
- generating an alert when the control surface system reaches a threshold with respect to the control surface system becoming saturated;
- and
- displaying, via a first indicator on a graphical user interface, the pilot control input signal;
- displaying, via a second indicator on the graphical user interface, a command sent to the control surface system in response to the pilot control input signal;
- and
- displaying, via a third indicator on the graphical user interface, the response of the control surface system to the command.
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A method for monitoring an aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving a pilot control input signal;
- identifying a response of a control surface system controlled by a flight control model using the pilot control input signal;
- modifying a display of the response of the control surface system based on a range for a position of the control surface system;
- displaying, via a first indicator on a graphical user interface, the pilot control input signal;
- displaying, via a second indicator on the graphical user interface, a command sent to the control surface system in response to the pilot control input signal;
- and
- displaying, via a third indicator on the graphical user interface, the response of the control surface system to the command.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flight monitor configured to:
- receive a pilot control input signal for an aircraft;
- identify a response of a control surface system controlled by a flight control model using the pilot control input signal;
- generate an alert when the control surface system reaches a threshold with respect to the control surface system becoming saturated;
- display, via a first indicator on a graphical user interface, the pilot control input signal;
- display, via a second indicator on the graphical user interface, a command sent to the control surface system in response to the pilot control input signal;
- and
- display, via a third indicator on the graphical user interface, the response of the control surface system.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flight monitor configured to:
- receive a pilot control input signal for an aircraft;
- identify a response of a control surface system controlled by a flight control model using the pilot control input signal;
- modify a display of the response of the control surface system based on a range for a position of a control surface;
- display, via a first indicator on a graphical user interface, the pilot control input signal;
- display, via a second indicator on the graphical user interface, a command sent to the control surface system in response to the pilot control input signal;
- and
- display, via a third indicator on the graphical user interface, the response of the control surface system to the command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.