Distributed remote testing system and method for aircraft testing

By designing a distributed remote testing system, the problems of high testing costs, waste of human resources and safety hazards in existing aircraft testing systems have been solved, and the cost reduction, efficiency and safety protection of aircraft testing have been reduced, improved.

CN119429162APending Publication Date: 2025-02-14SHANGHAI INST OF ELECTROMECHANICAL ENG
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Application Number
CN202411372022.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-09-29
Publication Date
2025-02-14

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Technical Problem

The existing aircraft testing system requires a large number of staff to operate the testing equipment at the operation site, resulting in waste of testing costs and human resources, and poses safety risks, especially during pyrotechnic testing and high-power radiation testing.

Method used

Design a distributed remote testing system, including a test platform, staff authority management module, test data background management module and remote testing interface construction module, and realize remote control and data monitoring of test equipment through remote testing interface construction module, reducing the on-site control Operational requirements.

Benefits of technology

It realizes cost reduction and efficiency improvement for aircraft testing, improves testing efficiency and safety guarantees, and can manage and control different models of test equipment at the same time, reducing the waste of human resources.

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Abstract

The invention provides a distributed remote testing system and method for aircraft testing. The distributed remote testing system comprises a testing platform; the test platform comprises a worker permission management module used for distributing work permissions to related personnel with different identities and models; the test data background management module is used for collecting, classifying, calling out and displaying the test data from the test equipment; the remote test interface building module is connected with all the modules and integrates and manages corresponding data information; constructing a human-computer interaction interface according to test requirements; and the information function management module is used for managing the use information of the test platform and the multi-source data of the model template. According to the invention, through the man-machine interaction interface and the video module, the situation information of the aircraft test site can be comprehensively obtained, for the site which is complex and severe in condition, has danger and needs to be unattended, workers do not need to be arranged to go to the site, and the safety guarantee of the workers in the test process is improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of aircraft testing, and in particular to a distributed remote testing system and method for aircraft testing. Background Art

[0002] The existing aircraft test system requires staff of various models to operate the test equipment at the work site and monitor the aircraft status. With the increase in model tasks, the aircraft and equipment that need to be tested are increasingly distributed in different factories, bases and other geographical locations. Frequent on-site testing will increase the test cost and waste human resources, greatly reducing the efficiency of aircraft testing.

[0003] In addition, when there are test items such as pyrotechnics testing and high-power radiation-related tests, the environment around the aircraft will cause a certain degree of danger to the on-site test personnel, and it is not suitable to arrange staff to operate the test equipment around the aircraft. Therefore, in order to remotely collect various test parameters on site, obtain monitoring data on the operating status of the test equipment, and provide data sources and data support for remote control and fault diagnosis of on-site equipment, a distributed remote test platform for aircraft testing is urgently needed. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the defects in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a distributed remote testing system and method for aircraft testing.

[0005] A distributed remote test system for aircraft testing provided by the present invention comprises:

[0006] Test platform;

[0007] The test platform comprises:

[0008] The staff authority management module is used to assign work authority to relevant personnel of different identities and models;

[0009] The test data background management module is used to collect, classify and call out the test data from the test equipment;

[0010] The remote test interface building module connects all modules and integrates and manages the corresponding data information; it is used to build a human-computer interaction interface according to the test requirements, realize the control of the test equipment end and the multi-dimensional display of the test results.

[0011] Preferably, the test platform also includes an information function management module for managing usage information of the test platform and multi-source data of the model template.

[0012] Preferably, the work permissions include designer permissions and operator permissions; the designer permissions include being open to staff with software and interface modification permissions; the operator permissions include being open to staff with only operation permissions.

[0013] Preferably, the designer authority includes model 1 design authority to model n design authority; the operator authority includes model 1 usage authority to model n usage authority; the model 1 design authority includes being open to designers involved in model 1 software or interface, and subsequent model authority is opened to corresponding designers in sequence according to the model serial number rule, until the model n design authority is opened to designers involved in model n software or interface; the model 1 usage authority includes being open to operators involved in model 1 testing, and subsequent model authority is opened to corresponding operators in sequence according to the model serial number rule, until the model n usage authority is opened to operators involved in model n testing.

[0014] Preferably, the test data includes timestamp data, test parameter names and test parameter values; the timestamp data includes recording the time when a group of test data from a test device is uploaded to the test platform in the background; the test parameter names include recording the name tags of each parameter in a group of test data; the test parameter values ​​include recording the actual measured values ​​of each parameter in a group of test data.

[0015] Preferably, the test data background management module includes serving as a troubleshooting relay node during the interface design phase to confirm whether the fault is at the device end or the test platform end.

[0016] Preferably, the remote test interface building module includes:

[0017] Tab control, used to split each test module to form an optional sub-interface, and arrange other controls on the sub-interface to realize the interface design of each test module;

[0018] Display light control, used to display the test results uploaded from the test equipment in Boolean mode. If the test passes, the light will be on, otherwise, the light will be off;

[0019] Numerical input controls are used to send the data entered on the test platform to the test equipment to implement parameter binding for the aircraft;

[0020] Button control, used to remotely control the test equipment terminal to send instructions to the onboard processor;

[0021] Video monitoring control, which displays the actual situation of the test equipment and aircraft in real time on the test platform interface in the form of video based on the camera installed at the target site;

[0022] Report control, designing report template format according to the model requirements of the designer, calling and displaying the corresponding data recorded in the data background management module;

[0023] The waveform chart control sets the data type, sampling rate, and refresh rate parameters to achieve real-time display of multi-channel test data waveforms and read and display of saved waveform data.

[0024] Preferably, the human-computer interaction interface is constructed by selecting and combining the tab control, display light control, numeric input control, button control, video monitoring control, report control and waveform graph control.

[0025] Preferably, the information function management module includes a log recording module, a saving function module and a reading function module; the log recording module records all interface designs and operating actions of the test platform and generates documents; the saving function module generates corresponding data template formats for different interfaces designed by designers of each model, and generates a multi-source data file after filling the test data into the template, and saves it in a selected path; the reading function module reads the multi-source data file corresponding to the model, and plays it back and displays it on the test platform interface corresponding to the model.

[0026] A distributed remote testing method for aircraft testing provided by the present invention includes:

[0027] Step S1: Verify the identity information of the operator and assign work permissions to him;

[0028] Step S2: Use the test platform to control the test equipment and collect field data;

[0029] Step S3: Display and adjust the on-site data according to the assigned work authority.

[0030] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0031] 1. The present invention establishes a connection between the test equipment terminal and the remote test platform control terminal, and can support the process of controlling and monitoring the aircraft test in the factory or base on a personal computer connected to the internal Internet of the unit, thereby achieving cost reduction and efficiency improvement of the aircraft test work.

[0032] 2. The present invention can fully obtain the on-site information of aircraft testing through the human-computer interaction interface and video module. For sites with complex conditions, harsh environments, dangers, and unmanned operations, it is no longer necessary to arrange staff to be present on site, thereby improving the safety of staff during the test process.

[0033] 3. The present invention can assign authority to different staff members and perform structured management on the test results of each model, which not only ensures that the knowledge scope of the staff members of each model is not exceeded and the respective division of labor is clarified, but also enables the overall personnel or relevant designers with authority to call the test results for review and analysis afterwards.

[0034] 4. The present invention monitors and controls the test equipment through the local computer and internal LAN communication, and can achieve simultaneous measurement of aircraft models distributed in different locations without interfering with each other, thus efficiently completing the increasingly difficult tasks of different models.

[0035] Other beneficial effects of the present invention will be explained in the specific implementation manner through the introduction of specific technical features and technical solutions. Through the introduction of these technical features and technical solutions, those skilled in the art should be able to understand the beneficial technical effects brought about by the technical features and technical solutions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] Other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:

[0037] Figure 1 It is a system block diagram of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 2 The present invention is a flow chart of the method.

[0039] Description of reference numerals:

[0040] Staff Rights Management Module 101 Test Parameter Value 113

[0041] Test data background management module 102 Tab control 114

[0042] Remote test interface building module 103 Display light control 115

[0043] Information function management module 104 Numerical input control 116

[0044] Designer Permissions 105 Button Controls 117

[0045] Operator permissions 106 Video monitoring controls 118

[0046] Model 1 Design Permission 107 Report Control 119

[0047] Model n Design Permission 108 Waveform Graph Control 120

[0048] Model 1 Usage Permission 109 Logging Module 121

[0049] Model n Usage Permission 110 Save Function Module 122

[0050] Timestamp data 111 Reading function module 123

[0051] Test parameter name 112 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments. The following embodiments will help those skilled in the art to further understand the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention in any form. It should be noted that, for those of ordinary skill in the art, several changes and improvements can also be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. These all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0053] Reference Figure 1 As shown, a distributed remote test system for aircraft testing includes:

[0054] A remote testing platform, the platform includes a staff authority management module 101, a test data background management module 102, a remote testing interface construction module 103 and an information function management module 104; the staff authority management module 101 is used to assign work authority to model-related personnel of different identities; the test data background management module 102 is used to collect, classify and call out test data from the test equipment, and can be used as a troubleshooting relay node to confirm whether the fault is on the device side or the platform side during the interface design stage; the remote testing interface construction module 103 is used to construct a reasonable human-computer interaction interface according to the test requirements, to achieve control of the test equipment side and multi-dimensional display of test results; the information function management module 104 is used to manage the usage information of the remote testing platform and multi-source data of model templates.

[0055] The staff authority management module 101 includes designer authority 105 and operator authority 106; the designer authority 105 includes model 1 design authority 107 to model n design authority 108; the operator authority 106 includes model 1 use authority 109 to model n use authority 110;

[0056] The test data background management module 102 includes timestamp data 111, test parameter name 112 and test parameter value 113;

[0057] The remote test interface building module 103 includes a tab control 114, a display light control 115, a numerical input control 116, a button control 117, a video monitoring control 118, a report control 119, and a waveform control 120;

[0058] The information function management module 104 includes a log recording module 121, a saving function module 122, and a reading function module 123;

[0059] In one embodiment, the administrator first assigns permissions to relevant staff of different identities and models in the staff permission management module 101; opens designer permissions 105 to all designers; opens model 1 design permissions 107 to model n design permissions 108 to designers of different models; opens operator permissions 106 to all operators; and opens model 1 usage permissions 109 to model n usage permissions 110 to operators of different models.

[0060] During the operation of the platform, the test data background management module 102 collects test data from on-site test equipment and records relevant information of the received data in the form of timestamp data 111, test parameter name 112 and test parameter value 113 in the background.

[0061] According to the model requirements, the designer combines controls such as tab control 114, display light control 115, numeric input control 116, button control 117, video monitoring control 118, report control 119, waveform graph control 120 in the remote test interface building module 103 to design a reasonable human-computer interaction interface; the operator remotely controls the test equipment and displays the results based on the human-computer interaction interface.

[0062] The operation process of the remote test is displayed and recorded in the log recording module 121 of the information function management module 104; the log content and the template multi-source data of the corresponding model are saved through the saving function module 122; when reviewing or troubleshooting, the data or log is played back through the reading function module 123.

[0063] The present invention establishes a connection between the test equipment terminal and the remote test platform control terminal, and can support the process of controlling and monitoring the aircraft test in the factory or base on a personal computer connected to the internal Internet of the unit, thereby achieving cost reduction and efficiency improvement of the aircraft testing work.

[0064] Reference Figure 2 As shown, a distributed remote testing method for aircraft testing includes:

[0065] Step S1: verify the identity information of the operator and assign work permissions to him; the permissions include designer permissions 105 and operator permissions 106; designer permissions 105 include model 1 design permissions 107 to model n design permissions 108; operator permissions 106 include model 1 usage permissions 109 to model n usage permissions 110; designer permissions 105 are open to all designers; model 1 design permissions 107 to model n design permissions 108 are opened to designers of different models respectively; operator permissions 106 are open to all operators; model 1 usage permissions 109 to model n usage permissions 110 are opened to operators of different models respectively.

[0066] Step S2: Use the test platform to control the test equipment and collect field data; during the platform operation, the test data background management module 102 collects test data from the field test equipment and records the relevant information of the received data in the background in the form of timestamp data 111, test parameter name 112 and test parameter value 113.

[0067] Step S3: Display and adjust the on-site data according to the assigned work authority. The designer combines the tab control 114, the display light control 115, the value input control 116, the button control 117, the video monitoring control 118, the report control 119, the waveform control 120 and other controls in the remote test interface building module 103 according to the model requirements, and designs a reasonable human-computer interaction interface; the operator remotely controls the test equipment and displays the results according to the human-computer interaction interface.

[0068] The operation process of the remote test is displayed and recorded in the log recording module 121 of the information function management module 104; the log content and the template multi-source data of the corresponding model are saved through the saving function module 122; when reviewing or troubleshooting, the data or log is played back through the reading function module 123.

[0069] The present invention can assign authority to different staff members and perform structured management on the test results of respective models, which not only ensures that the knowledge scope of the staff members of each model is not exceeded and the respective division of labor is clarified, but also enables the overall personnel or relevant designers with authority to call the test results for subsequent review and analysis.

[0070] Those skilled in the art know that, in addition to realizing the system and its various devices, modules, and units provided by the present invention in a purely computer-readable program code, it is entirely possible to realize the same functions in the form of logic gates, switches, application-specific integrated circuits, programmable logic controllers, and embedded microcontrollers by logically programming the method steps. Therefore, the system and its various devices, modules, and units provided by the present invention can be considered as a hardware component, and the devices, modules, and units included therein for realizing various functions can also be regarded as structures within the hardware component; the devices, modules, and units for realizing various functions can also be regarded as both software modules for realizing the method and structures within the hardware component.

[0071] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0072] The above describes the specific embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications within the scope of the claims, which does not affect the essence of the present invention. In the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other arbitrarily.

Claims

1. A distributed remote test system for aircraft testing, characterized in that: include: Test platform; The test platform comprises: A staff authority management module (101) is used to assign work authority to relevant personnel of different identities and types; A test data background management module (102), used for collecting, classifying and displaying the test data from the test equipment; The remote test interface building module (103) connects all modules and integrates and manages corresponding data information; it is used to build a human-computer interaction interface according to the test requirements, realize the control of the test equipment end and the multi-dimensional display of the test results.

2. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The test platform also includes an information function management module (104) for managing usage information of the test platform and multi-source data of the model template.

3. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The work permissions include designer permissions (105) and operator permissions (106); the designer permissions (105) include those open to staff with software and interface modification permissions; the operator permissions (106) include those open to staff with only operation permissions.

4. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The designer authority (105) includes model 1 design authority (107) to model n design authority (108); the operator authority (106) includes model 1 usage authority (109) to model n usage authority (110); the model 1 design authority (107) includes being open to designers who participate in model 1 software or interface, and subsequent model authority is opened to corresponding designers in sequence according to the model serial number rule until the model n design authority (108) is opened to designers who participate in model n software or interface; the model 1 usage authority (109) includes being open to operators who participate in model 1 testing, and subsequent model authority is opened to corresponding operators in sequence according to the model serial number rule until the model n usage authority (110) is opened to operators who participate in model n testing.

5. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The test data includes timestamp data (111), test parameter names (112) and test parameter values ​​(113); the timestamp data (111) includes the time when a group of test data from a test device is uploaded to a test platform in the background; the test parameter names (112) include name tags for recording each parameter in a group of test data; The test parameter value (113) includes recording the measured value of each parameter in a set of test data.

6. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The test data background management module (102) includes a troubleshooting relay node that confirms whether the fault is at the device end or the test platform end during the interface design phase.

7. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The remote test interface building module (103) comprises: A tab control (114) is used to split each test module to form an optional sub-interface, and arrange other controls on the sub-interface to realize the interface design of each test module; A display light control (115) is used to display the test result uploaded from the test device in a Boolean manner, and if the test passes, the light is turned on, otherwise, the light is turned off; A numerical input control (116) is used to send the data input on the test platform to the test equipment to implement parameter binding of the aircraft; A button control (117) is used to implement remote control of the test equipment terminal to send instructions to the onboard processor; A video monitoring control (118) displays the actual conditions of the test equipment and the aircraft in real time on the test platform interface in the form of video based on a camera installed at the target site; The report control (119) designs the report template format according to the model requirements of the designer, and calls and displays the corresponding data recorded in the data background management module; The waveform graph control (120) sets the data type, sampling rate and refresh rate parameters to realize the real-time display of multi-channel test data waveforms and the reading and display of the saved waveform data.

8. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 7, characterized in that: The human-computer interaction interface is constructed by selecting and combining the tab control (114), the display light control (115), the numerical input control (116), the button control (117), the video monitoring control (118), the report control (119) and the waveform graph control (120).

9. The distributed remote test system for aircraft testing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The information function management module (104) includes a log recording module (121), a saving function module (122) and a reading function module (123); the log recording module (121) records all interface designs and operation actions of the test platform and generates documents; the saving function module (122) generates corresponding data template formats for different interfaces designed by designers of each model, fills the test data into the template, generates a multi-source data file, and saves it in a selected path; the reading function module (123) reads the multi-source data file corresponding to the model, and plays it back and displays it on the test platform interface corresponding to the model.

10. A distributed remote testing method for aircraft testing, based on the distributed remote testing system for aircraft testing according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Step S1: Verify the identity information of the operator and assign work permissions to him; Step S2: Use the test platform to control the test equipment and collect field data; Step S3: Display and adjust the on-site data according to the assigned work authority.