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US 6,721,640 B2Granted
Event based aircraft image and data recording system
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMatthew H. Glenn, Mike Zelin, Wendell A. Frost
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for recording image data of flight parameters and events includes a reconfigurable set of instructions for determining when such data will be retained in flight recorder memory.
Claims14
A method for recording image data aboard an aircraft comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one camera aboard the aircraft for collection of the image data;
- placing the image data in a memory buffer;
- using a reconfigurable algorithmic network to define a set of predetermined conditions;
- determining if at least one of set of predetermined conditions exists during said placing of image data;
- and
- writing the image data in said memory buffer to a storage device located aboard the aircraft when said determined conditions exist.
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A system for recording image data aboard an aircraft comprising:
- a crash survivable recorder;
- a camera for collecting image data;
- a plurality of sensors located aboard the aircraft to collect sensor data;
- a reconfigurable algorithmic network;
- and
- a device having an input for receiving said sensor data and said image data and said device also having an output, wherein said device causes said image data to be written to said crash survivable recorder when said sensor data indicate the existence of a predetermined condition.
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