Pilot flight safety advisor and flight/mission controller

Citation

(1998), "Pilot flight safety advisor and flight/mission controller", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 70 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1998.12770fad.002

Pilot flight safety advisor and flight/mission controller

Pilot flight safety advisor and flight/mission controller

Keywords Aircraft, Flight safety, Patents, Pilot

In GB patent 2314542 Trevor Henry describes a system that can monitor an aircraft by monitoring messages on the aircraft's systems network. It can check the state of switching and other devices and can detect potential problems and advise the pilot so he/she can react accordingly. This is achieved by means of an advisor/controller device that analyses the information monitored and generates an appropriate aural warning message via a speaker in the cockpit. Using the same method, the system can also remind the pilot to carry out tasks. In certain cases, the system can initiate a task itself by generating either a message over the aircraft's system network or controlling a switching device. The advisor/controller device comprises a power socket and may be connected to the aircraft's system network by a socket to a cockpit speaker via a socket, and to devices such as switches via a socket.