Avionic Parameter Management via Standardized Identification Codes
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity of avionic systems on aircraft, coupled with the need for rapid access to essential avionic parameter information, poses challenges in managing and controlling these systems safely and efficiently, while also ensuring information security and integrity.
Innovation Solution
A method for managing avionic parameters involves receiving and formalizing parameter characteristics into a standardized identification code, which facilitates quick access, secure transmission, and accurate processing, using a device with a communication bus and a central processing unit to generate alerts and verify data integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If avionic systems integrate more functionalities and multiply interconnections, then system efficiency and capabilities improve, but system complexity and information volume increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex avionic parameter management by creating distinct functional modules: parameter identification code generation, parameter value management, access control mechanisms, and monitoring functions. Each module handles specific aspects of parameter management independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary management device that sits between the avionic systems and users/external systems. This intermediary handles parameter identification, access control, and information filtering, allowing complex avionic systems to interact with users through a simplified, standardized interface without exposing internal complexity.
2Loss of information
If more avionic parameters are processed and information volume increases, then information completeness improves, but access speed and retrieval efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating unique identification codes for each avionic parameter and organizing parameter data in structured formats before actual access is needed. Parameter metadata and identification structures are prepared in advance, enabling rapid retrieval without processing delays during critical access operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates simplified copies of parameter information through standardized identification codes that represent complex parameters. Instead of accessing and processing entire parameter data structures, the system uses compact identification codes as proxies, dramatically reducing access time while maintaining information completeness through referenced full data.
3Productivity
If avionic parameter information is made more accessible, then operational efficiency improves, but information security and confidentiality risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing differentiated access control where different users and systems receive different levels of parameter information based on their specific needs and authorization levels. Critical parameters have restricted access while non-critical parameters are more freely accessible, optimizing both security and operational efficiency through localized information distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The management device acts as a security intermediary that mediates between avionic systems and users. It verifies parameter identification codes, enforces access control policies, and filters information flow, allowing operational efficiency through rapid authenticated access while maintaining security through centralized control and monitoring of all parameter accesses.
4Ease of operation
If parameter identification and management processes are standardized, then information sharing and access efficiency improve, but implementation complexity and initial setup requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal parameter management framework where standardized identification codes and management protocols can be applied across all avionic parameters and systems. The same identification and access control mechanisms work for diverse parameter types (flight data, engine parameters, system status), reducing implementation complexity through reuse of proven structures rather than custom solutions for each parameter.
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AI summary
A standardized identification code is used to identify each flight parameter used on board an aircraft and to provide some of its characteristic information. Descriptive complementary information is advantageously associated with the identification codes to form parameter identification maps stored, for example, in a shared database. The parameter identification codes may in particular be used to perform certain checks when parameter values are received. These checks make it possible to process only the monitored parameter values and to generate alerts if an inconsistency is detected.