System (1) for identifying a fault in a sensor-based air
data system (3) of an aircraft, wherein the
system (1) is configured to acquire data from an
inertial measurement unit of the aircraft and / or data on control variables of the aircraft, each with respect to a period of dynamic excitation of the aircraft, and to determine from these data expected sensor output values of the air
data system (3) and to compare them with the actual sensor output values of the air
data system (3) for the period of dynamic excitation, and to identify a fault in the air data
system (3) when the deviation between the expected and the actual sensor output values of the air data
system (3) exceeds a predetermined condition, wherein the system (1) is further configured toa) to effect the dynamic excitation of the aircraft by generating a
setpoint profile of at least one
control variable and specifying the
setpoint profile to an
actuator system (5) of the aircraft, and to generate the
setpoint profile depending on the respective air data system (3) to be tested for a fault by the dynamic excitation of the aircraft and depending on a flight area boundary determined from the current flight state of the aircraft,or b) to check the suitability of a dynamic excitation of the aircraft that has already occurred due to manual or automated flight control of the aircraft or an external disturbance according to predefined criteria and, if suitability is found, to subsequently select a
data recording of the data of the inertial measuring unit and / or the data on the
control variable during the period of dynamic excitation with the suitability and to subsequently determine the expected sensor output values of the air data system (3), whereby the system can execute option a) as well as option b).