Automated Verification Script Generation for Aviation Assets
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current process of generating verification scripts for aircraft systems is complex, time-consuming, and resource-intensive, requiring significant engineering effort and manual intervention, especially during block point deliveries.
Innovation Solution
A script autogeneration module that automatically generates verification scripts by parsing changes in Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and comparing them to historical versions, allowing for the regeneration of test scripts efficiently and reducing the need for manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If verification scripts are manually created and customized for each asset or component, then the scripts can be tailored to specific needs, but the process requires significant engineering time and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates verification scripts by copying and adapting templates based on configuration data from ACT, VAIS, and OMS DET tools. Instead of manually creating each script, the system uses automated template instantiation to produce customized scripts for different assets and components, dramatically reducing engineering time while maintaining customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The script generation system performs self-service by automatically detecting changes in configuration data and regenerating scripts without requiring manual intervention. The system monitors configuration sources, identifies changes, and triggers script regeneration autonomously, eliminating the need for engineers to continuously manually update scripts for each block point.
2Adaptability or versatility
If test procedures are regenerated at each block point to meet specific needs, then the scripts meet current requirements, but the process is complex and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic script generation by continuously monitoring configuration data sources and automatically regenerating scripts when changes are detected. This dynamic approach allows the system to adapt to different block point requirements automatically, maintaining versatility while reducing complexity through automation rather than manual process management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback mechanisms to detect changes in configuration data from ACT, VAIS, and OMS DET tools. When changes are detected, the system triggers script regeneration automatically. This feedback loop ensures scripts remain adaptable to current requirements while the automated feedback mechanism manages the complexity of tracking and responding to configuration changes across multiple sources.
3Adaptability or versatility
If verification scripts include a wide variety of functionalities for different assets and components, then the scripts are comprehensive, but they require custom-making for each specific case
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates universal script templates that can serve multiple functions across different assets and components. A single template framework handles various verification scenarios by parameterizing the scripts with configuration-specific data. This universal approach maintains functional versatility while eliminating the need to manually create custom scripts for each case, as the same template system adapts to different requirements through automated parameter substitution.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a system communicatively coupled to a network including a plurality of aviation assets. The system includes a processor; a memory including instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations including detecting a change in a state of the network, the change being characterized by comparing a previous state of the network with a current state of the network, and the change being associated with one or more assets of the plurality of assets. The operations also include fetching configuration data and test data from a plurality of sources, the fetching being responsive to detecting the change; generating, based on the change, the configuration data, the test data, one or more verification scripts; and executing a specified test utilizing the one or more verification scripts, the specified test being configured to analyze one or more assets of the plurality of aviation assets.