Aircraft System Model Simulator Using Standardized Architecture

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Solution Overview

Problem

The integration of complex aircraft systems poses challenges due to inefficiencies in managing interfaces between systems, leading to increased costs and complexities in validating designs before manufacturing, as existing computer-generated models often use different architectures and analysis criteria, making successful integration of models unlikely.

Innovation Solution

An aircraft system model simulator (ASMS) generates models using a standardized architecture, allowing for the integration of interconnected aircraft systems and performing power sequence tests to validate designs, thereby optimizing system design and operation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If different architectures and analysis criteria are used for computer-generated models, then model diversity and flexibility are improved, but successful integration of models becomes unlikely

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemodel flexibilityVSAvoidintegration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal standardized architecture that can accommodate multiple aircraft systems (electrical, mechanical, electro-mechanical) through common interfaces and data structures. This allows models to be integrated across different domains while maintaining flexibility for system-specific requirements, resolving the contradiction between model diversity and integration success

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If aircraft systems are increasingly integrated to improve monitoring and operation, then system functionality is improved, but managing interfaces between systems becomes progressively complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem functionalityVSAvoidinterface management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex aircraft system into distinct modular components (electrical systems, mechanical systems, electro-mechanical systems) that can be independently modeled and validated. Each system uses standardized interfaces that simplify integration while maintaining the ability to manage complex functionalities through organized, separable units

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If re-design of aircraft systems is performed to improve integration inefficiencies, then integration quality is improved, but increased cost occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegration qualityVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary validation of aircraft system designs using computer-generated models with standardized architectures before manufacturing. This allows integration issues to be identified and resolved in the virtual model phase, preventing costly re-designs during actual manufacturing while ensuring high integration quality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10776530B2Methods and apparatus to generate an aircraft system model using a standardized architecture

Publication Date: 2020.09.15 THE BOEING CO

AI summary

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate an aircraft system model using a standardized architecture. An example apparatus includes a model generator to generate an aircraft system model of an aircraft system based on a standardized architecture, a model integrator to integrate the aircraft system model into an integrated aircraft system model, a power sequencer to perform a power sequence test on the integrated aircraft system model, and a report generator to generate a report including a result of the power sequence test.