US 2017/0287239 A1 · METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF AIRCRAFT AND OTHER MOBILE PLATFORMS

Abstract

Methods and apparatus disclosed herein may facilitate the evaluation of time-correlated operational data associated with a mobile platform more effectively by presenting the relevant data in ways that are relatively straightforward to interpret and more favorable to the identification of potential root causes. In some aspects, the methods and apparatus disclosed herein may facilitate the evaluation of multiple systems simultaneously at different points in time to study the initiation and evolution of one or more faults across one or more systems. In various embodiments, the methods and apparatus disclosed herein make use of graphic user interfaces containing synchronized elements such as two-dimensional plots, fault timelines, alert timelines and status information to facilitate diagnostics of mobile platforms.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for conducting diagnostics of a mobile platform, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with the operation of the mobile platform, the data comprising a parameter of the mobile platform correlated with time and status information of the mobile platform correlated with time;
processing the data and generating a graphic user interface on a display device, the graphic user interface comprising a first display region showing a two-dimensional graph of the parameter plotted against a time axis and a second display region separate from the first display region;
receiving input indicative of a time of interest along the time axis of the two-dimensional graph;
using the status information and the time of interest along the time axis of the two-dimensional graph, identifying status information substantially synchronized with the plotted parameter at the time of interest;
and
providing the synchronized status information in the second display region separate from the first display region.

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An apparatus for conducting diagnostics of a mobile platform, the apparatus comprising:

a display device;
a data processor coupled to the display device;
and
computer-readable medium containing data associated with the operation of the mobile platform, the data comprising a parameter of the mobile platform correlated with time and status information of the mobile platform correlated with time, the computer-readable medium also containing instructions readable and executable by the data processor to perform a method comprising
processing the data and generating a graphic user interface on the display device, the graphic user interface comprising a first display region showing a two-dimensional graph of the parameter plotted against a time axis and a second display region separate from the first display region;
receiving input indicative of a time of interest along the time axis of the two-dimensional graph;
using the status information and the time of interest along the time axis of the two-dimensional graph, identifying status information substantially synchronized with the plotted parameter at the time of interest;
and
providing the synchronized status information in the second display region separate from the first display region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods and apparatus for diagnostics of aircraft and other mobile platforms

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Methods and apparatus for diagnostics of aircraft and other mobile platforms

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