System and method for transmitting helicopter health and location
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsNagarajan Chandran, Vidhyashankaran Ramamoorthy Iyer, Kanniganti Venkata Ramana
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Abstract
A system and method combines integrated system health usage monitoring and flight tracking of a helicopter, and transmits the information to monitoring sites for managing flight operations in real time, thereby providing the functionality of both system health and flight tracking and reducing weight related constraints faced by helicopters. With enhanced availability of system health data, vital information for maintenance and flight position data-stream, operations, flight dispatch and maintenance can plan for required services more efficiently.
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A method of monitoring health and itinerary of a helicopter comprising:
- monitoring the health of a rotor system on the helicopter via a processor;
- tracking the location of the aircraft via the processor;
- correlating the health and location via the processor;
- determining if an environment of the location has an effect on the health beyond a threshold;
- comparing current health patterns versus typical health patterns;
- creating indicators related to the health, environment, and the comparison of the current health patterns versus typical health patterns;
- and
- transmitting the indicators and location to a managing site via a data link unit for purpose of potentially modifying flight operation of the helicopter.
A method of monitoring health and itinerary of a helicopter, comprising:
- determining the health of a rotor system of the helicopter via a processor;
- determining current flight parameters of the helicopter via the processor;
- determining if an environment of the location has an effect on the health beyond a threshold;
- comparing current health patterns versus typical health patterns;
- correlating the health and the current flight parameters via the processor;
- creating indicators related to the health, environment, and the comparison of the current health patterns versus typical health patterns;
- and
- transmitting the correlated health and current flight parameters for analysis by a monitoring station via a data link unit for purpose of potentially modifying flight operation of the helicopter.
A system for monitoring the health, and the location, of a helicopter, the system comprising:
- a monitoring device configured to:
- monitor the health of a rotor system on the helicopter;
- determine the location of the helicopter;
- correlate the health and location;
- determine if an environment of the location has an effect on the health beyond a threshold;
- compare current health patterns versus typical health patterns;
- and create indicators related to the health, environment, and the comparison of the current health patterns versus typical health patterns;
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- a data link coupled to the monitoring system and configured to:
- transmit the correlated health and location to a ground site for purpose of potentially modifying flight operation of the helicopter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.