Methods and apparatus for providing critical electronic checklist data during flight
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsAparna Narra, Sumit Kumar Gupta
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Abstract
A method for providing electronic checklist data onboard an aircraft is provided. The method detects, by an aircraft onboard system, a current phase of flight for the aircraft; obtains electronic checklist data by at least one processor onboard the aircraft; identifies, by the at least one processor, critical items associated with the current phase of flight, wherein the electronic checklist data comprises the critical items; and presents the critical items via aircraft display.
Claims16
A method for providing electronic checklist data onboard an aircraft, the method comprising:
- detecting, by an aircraft onboard system, a current phase of flight for the aircraft;
- obtaining electronic checklist data by at least one processor onboard the aircraft;
- identifying, by the at least one processor, critical items associated with the current phase of flight, wherein the electronic checklist data comprises the critical items;
- presenting the critical items via aircraft display;
- presenting, via the aircraft display, an icon associated with the current phase of flight;
- determining whether one or more of the critical items are associated with the current phase of flight;
- when one or more of the critical items are associated with the current phase of flight, presenting the icon using distinguishing visual characteristics;
- receiving user input selecting the icon associated with the current phase of flight;
- presenting a subset of the critical items associated with the current phase of flight;
- receiving indication that one of the subset is currently being performed onboard the aircraft;
- and
- suppressing aircraft onboard alerts associated with the one of the subset.
A system for providing electronic checklist data onboard an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a system memory element, configured to store an electronic checklist database;
- an aircraft display device configured to present critical items from the electronic checklist database;
- a user interface configured to receive user input selections;
- and
- at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the system memory element, the aircraft display device and the user interface, the at least one processor configured to:
- detect a current phase of flight for the aircraft, via an aircraft onboard system;
- access electronic checklist data stored by the system memory element;
- identify critical items associated with a current phase of flight, wherein the electronic checklist data comprises the critical items;
- present the critical items via the aircraft display device;
- present, via the aircraft display device, an icon associated with the current phase of flight;
- determine whether one or more of the critical items are associated with the current phase of flight;
- when one or more of the critical items are associated with the current phase of flight, present the icon using distinguishing visual characteristics, via the aircraft display device;
- receive user input, via the user interface, selecting the icon associated with the current phase of flight;
- present a subset of the critical items associated with the current phase of flight, via the aircraft display device;
- receive indication that one of the subset is currently being performed onboard the aircraft;
- and
- suppress aircraft onboard alerts associated with the one of the subset.
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium containing instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, perform a method for providing electronic checklist data onboard an aircraft, the method comprising:
- detecting, by an aircraft onboard system, a current phase of flight for the aircraft;
- obtaining electronic checklist data by at least one processor onboard the aircraft;
- identifying critical tasks from an electronic checklist applicable to an aircraft, wherein the critical tasks comprise electronic checklist items requiring completion during a current phase of flight;
- presenting the critical tasks via aircraft display onboard the aircraft;
- presenting, via the aircraft display, an icon associated with the current phase of flight;
- determining whether one or more of the critical items are associated with the current phase of flight;
- when one or more of the critical items are associated with the current phase of flight, presenting the icon using distinguishing visual characteristics;
- receiving user input selecting the icon associated with the current phase of flight;
- presenting a subset of the critical items associated with the current phase of flight;
- receiving indication that one of the subset is currently being performed onboard the aircraft;
- and
- suppressing aircraft onboard alerts associated with the one of the subset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.