Aircraft Communication Interface Consistency Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of aircraft communication systems and geographical dispersion of development teams lead to inconsistencies in signal exchanges and interface synchronization during maturation tests, causing equipment damage and schedule delays due to incompatibilities and incorrect connections.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for building an identification and synchronization database to define and check interface consistency between aircraft modules, ensuring synchronized signal exchanges and physical connections, with continuous updates to account for evolving interfaces and signals, thereby minimizing last-minute changes and ensuring proper communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If development teams work in different geographical locations with specialized activities, then expertise and specialization are improved, but coordination and interface consistency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized database as an intermediary system that all development teams interact with. This database serves as a single source of truth for interface definitions and signal specifications, enabling teams working in different locations to maintain consistent interfaces without direct coordination challenges.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback mechanisms where interface definitions are automatically validated against the database. When teams make changes to their modules, the system provides immediate feedback on consistency issues, allowing corrections before integration problems arise.
2Ease of manufacture
If hypotheses for tests are prepared initially, then test preparation is simplified, but precision and accuracy of signal exchanges deteriorate due to subsequent changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes preliminary action by creating a comprehensive database of interface definitions and signal specifications before development begins. This preliminary framework is continuously updated as requirements evolve, ensuring that test hypotheses are always based on the most current and accurate interface definitions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static initial hypotheses to dynamic, continuously updated interface definitions. The database automatically reflects the latest changes in signal exchanges, allowing test preparation to adapt to evolving requirements while maintaining precision throughout the development lifecycle.
3Productivity
If interfaces are defined without continuous verification, then development speed is improved, but equipment damage and incompatibility issues increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary verification by automatically checking interface definitions against the database before integration. This preliminary validation step identifies potential incompatibilities and connection errors before they can cause equipment damage during testing, allowing issues to be resolved in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides continuous feedback on interface consistency, automatically detecting when defined interfaces deviate from established specifications. This feedback mechanism enables rapid correction of errors without significantly impacting development speed, as validations occur automatically during the development process rather than requiring separate verification phases.
4Adaptability or versatility
If late technical modifications are made, then adaptability to changing requirements is improved, but interface compatibility and synchronization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic database that automatically adapts to late technical modifications. When requirements change, the database is updated to reflect new interface definitions, and the system automatically verifies compatibility with existing interfaces. This dynamic approach maintains both flexibility for changes and stability for compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate feedback when late modifications are made, automatically validating that changes maintain compatibility with existing interfaces. This feedback mechanism allows teams to make necessary adaptations while ensuring interface compatibility is preserved, preventing synchronization issues from arising.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a method and a device for checking a communication system (3) comprising a plurality of modules (7) adapted to be installed in an aircraft under development (5), said checking device including:means (11) for building an identification and synchronization database (17) for said communication system (3), said database contractually defining interfaces between said plurality of modules from change notes relative to an initial technical definition,means (11) for defining, in said database (17), signals configured to be exchanged between said plurality of modules (7) via a plurality of connections (3) interconnecting said interfaces, said signals being defined to be synchronized with each other as well as with the physical materialization of said connections, andmeans (11) for checking, before an evaluation of a maturation test of the communication system (3), an interface consistency for all of said signals of said database (17).