Aviation Checklist and ECB Data Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Flight crew members face difficulties in navigating independent Electronic Circuit Breaker (ECB) and Electronic Checklist (ECL) systems during operations, requiring them to manually search for relevant ECB data within complex checklist procedures, which is inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a processor to obtain current checklists, map ECB data to relevant ECL tasks, filter the checklist to create a filtered ECB list, and present it via an ECB display, ensuring that only applicable ECB data is displayed in a concise manner during ECL completion, integrating ECB and ECL systems for streamlined operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If flight crew members manually navigate independent ECB and ECL systems to find relevant ECB data, then they can access ECB information, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the independent ECB system and ECL system into an integrated display interface. The processor receives checklist data from the ECL system and ECB data from the ECB system, then combines and displays them together on a single display device, eliminating the need for crew members to manually navigate between separate systems and reducing access time.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary that receives data from both the ECL system and ECB system, processes the information by matching checklist items with corresponding ECB data, and presents the integrated information to the flight crew. This intermediary function automates the data correlation process that would otherwise require manual effort.
2Loss of information
If all ECB data is displayed during ECL completion, then complete information is available, but the display becomes cluttered and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the relevant ECB data that corresponds to the current checklist item being completed. The processor matches the active checklist item with corresponding ECB data and displays only that specific subset, rather than all ECB data, thereby maintaining information completeness for the current task while simplifying the overall display interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The display interface provides different levels of information detail based on the local context of the current checklist item. When a specific checklist item is active, the system displays the locally relevant ECB data with appropriate detail, while other areas of the display remain simplified or hidden, creating a context-appropriate information presentation.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for providing Electronic Circuit Breaker (ECB) data onboard an aircraft is provided. The method obtains a current checklist applicable to current operations of the aircraft, by a processor communicatively coupled to an ECB system associated with the aircraft; obtains mapping data comprising mappings of aviation checklists mapped to associated ECB data, by the processor; identifies a subset of the ECB data associated with the current checklist, based on the mapping data, by the processor, wherein the current checklist includes a plurality of checklist tasks, and wherein the subset comprises at least one of the plurality of ECL tasks that includes an ECB instruction; filters the current checklist to create a filtered ECB list of the at least one of the plurality of checklist tasks, by the processor; and presents the filtered ECB list, via an ECB display onboard the aircraft.