Style guide and formatting methods for pilot quick reference handbooks
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBarbara E. Holder, William A. McKenzie
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for generating a quick reference handbook for use on a mobile platform. The method may involve providing a machine-readable medium for use with a processor having a memory. The machine-readable medium may provide instructions for causing the processor to generate a quick reference handbook (QRH). The QRH may be created through the use of checklists organized in accordance with a plurality of grouping schemes that include at least a plurality of: Immediate Action; Systems; and Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) messages. Differentiating criteria may also be used for decisions steps, action steps, and navigation steps within the checklists to thereby enable a user to discriminate between the steps.
Claims20
A method for generating a quick reference handbook (QRH) for a mobile platform, comprising:
- providing a machine-readable medium for use with a processor having a memory;
- using the machine-readable medium to provide instructions for causing the processor to generate the QRH;
- creating the QRH through the use of checklists organized in accordance with a plurality of grouping schemes, where the grouping schemes include at least a plurality of:
- Immediate Action;
- Systems;
- Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) messages;
- using differentiating criteria for decision steps, action steps, and navigation steps within the checklists to thereby enable a user to discriminate the decision steps, action steps, and navigation steps from each other;
- and
- visually grouping related steps within an associated one of said checklists.
A method for generating a quick reference handbook (QRH), comprising:
- using a processor to execute instructions for generating a quick reference handbook (QRH) for a mobile platform;
- using the processor to organize the QRH by listing checklists within predetermined schemes including:
- at least one checklist involving Immediate Action items;
- at least one checklist involving Systems status or performance;
- at least one checklist involving Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) messages;
- and
- using the processor to visually enhance an understanding of each of the checklists by using at least one of:
- shading;
- graphics;
- color;
- and
- bold font type face.
A method for generating a quick reference handbook, comprising:
- providing a processor;
- using the processor to create a quick reference handbook (QRH) for a mobile platform through the use of checklists, the checklists being organized in accordance with a plurality of grouping schemes, where the grouping schemes include at least a plurality of:
- Immediate Action;
- Systems;
- Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) messages;
- and
- using the processor to apply differentiating criteria to items listed within each of the checklists to assist a user in quickly discriminating and understanding a specific step to be taken when viewing one or more of said items listed in a specific said checklist;
- and
- displaying one or more of said checklists on a display system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.