Flight Crew Aftermath Management System for Interrupted Task Recovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of procedures to assist flight crews in completing interrupted tasks and managing the consequences after resolving unexpected events in aircraft operations, as existing systems do not account for off-nominal events that disrupt normal operations without a recovery procedure.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing a processor to detect unexpected events, store relevant state data, and generate an aftermath plan with prompts to guide the flight crew in completing tasks, updating the plan until completion, which includes restoring cockpit configurations and managing the consequences of the event.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the flight crew resolves an unexpected event using knowledge and training, then the event is resolved, but interrupted tasks remain incomplete and require manual restart
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores snapshots of flight crew tasks, cockpit configurations, and system states before an unexpected event occurs. This preliminary recording allows the system to automatically reconstruct and resume interrupted tasks after resolution, eliminating the need for manual restart and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors task completion status and provides feedback to the flight crew about which tasks were interrupted and their current state. This feedback mechanism ensures that no tasks are overlooked and facilitates systematic recovery.
2Reliability
If the flight crew focuses on resolving the unexpected event, then the event is resolved, but consequences of resolution actions may be overlooked
Solution Approach 1:
The system acts as an intermediary between the flight crew and the complex aftermath management tasks. It automatically analyzes the consequences of resolution actions, identifies required follow-up tasks, and presents them to the crew, reducing the cognitive burden and ensuring comprehensive aftermath management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual tracking and memory-dependent aftermath management with an automated computer-based system that systematically monitors, records, and manages all consequences and follow-up tasks, preventing information loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive state data are stored for all systems, then complete aftermath management is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments state data into distinct categories: flight crew tasks, cockpit configurations, aircraft systems state, and air traffic control state. This segmentation allows organized storage and selective processing of only relevant data for each category, managing complexity through structured organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a universal data storage and processing framework that handles multiple types of state information (tasks, configurations, systems, ATC) through a single integrated architecture. This multi-functional approach enables comprehensive aftermath management while avoiding the need for separate specialized systems for each data type.
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AI summary
A system and method for assisting flight crew recovery in the aftermath of an unexpected event is provided. A processor is used to detect that an unexpected event has occurred in an aircraft and, in response to detecting that the unexpected event has occurred, state data are stored in memory. The processor is also used to detect that the unexpected event has been resolved and, in response to detecting that the unexpected event has been resolved, the processor retrieves the state data from the memory, generates an aftermath plan that includes prompts to guide the flight crew to complete the aftermath plan, and continuously updates the aftermath plan until the aftermath plan is completed.