Aerospace Messaging System Modifiable Key Associations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pilots and flight crew face a burden in navigating through hierarchical menu structures to respond to system-generated messages in aerospace messaging systems, which increases the time required to take necessary actions.
Innovation Solution
An aerospace messaging system with a display unit, user input device, and processing unit that associates modifiable keys with action pages, allowing direct access to corresponding pages based on key associations stored in memory, reducing the need to navigate through complex menus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pilots navigate through hierarchical menu structures to respond to system-generated messages, then the system provides comprehensive message handling capabilities, but the time required to respond to messages increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-associating keys with specific action pages before messages arrive. When a system-generated message appears, the corresponding key is already configured to directly access the required action page, eliminating the need for real-time menu navigation and reducing response time while maintaining comprehensive message handling capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces key associations as intermediaries between messages and action pages. These key associations act as mediators that directly link system-generated messages to their corresponding action pages, bypassing the hierarchical menu structure and enabling rapid access without sacrificing the completeness of message handling
2Stability of the object's composition
If pilots navigate through hierarchical menu structures, then the system maintains organized message flow, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the message response process into two independent parts: (1) the hierarchical menu structure that maintains organized message flow, and (2) the key associations that provide direct access to action pages. This segmentation allows the system to maintain organizational stability while significantly improving ease of operation through parallel pathways
3Loss of time
If the system provides direct key access to action pages, then the time to respond to messages decreases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically establishing key associations with action pages based on message types. The processing unit autonomously configures these associations without requiring manual programming or complex user input, thereby reducing the practical complexity burden on operators while maintaining rapid message response capabilities
Data Source
AI summary
An aerospace messaging system comprises a display unit configured to display data, a user input device configured to receive input from a user, a memory configured to store one or more key associations, and a processing unit configured to direct the display unit to display a label with a corresponding system generated message. The user input device comprises a plurality of modifiable keys. Each respective key association is an association between a respective one of the plurality of modifiable keys, a respective system generated message, and a respective action page from which a user can respond to information in the respective system generated message. The label indicates a corresponding modifiable key that is associated with a corresponding action page based on the respective key association. When the corresponding modifiable key is selected, the processing unit is configured to direct the display unit to display the corresponding action page.