Dynamic, multi-attribute hazard prioritization system for aircraft
June 12, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3582949 3668403 Multiple parameter monitoring and readout system with sampling of parameters of higher priority than the highest parameter which is out of tolerance Alarm filtering in a ground proximity warning system Alarm device for a vehicle including priority control for plural alarm conditions Adaptive collision threat assessor Status display system Device of suppressing incorrect alarms for use in a collision avoidance system installed in an airplane Multiple input warning system for a motor vehicle Integrated time/limit exceedance cue system InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 096543 filed on 06/12/1998US Classes:340/963, Flight alarm340/945, AIRCRAFT ALARM OR INDICATING SYSTEMS701/9, Warning signal or alarm701/14Flight condition indicating systemExaminersPrimary: Swarthout, Brent A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG08B 023/00AbstractSignals from warning systems are passed to a hazard prioritization computer. The prioritization computer also receives inputs from the aircraft's air data and inertial reference system. The alert prioritization computer includes three functional modules: (1) hazard detection, identification and monitoring, (2) threat assessment and (3) display and alert prioritization logic. The hazard prioritization computer processes the warning system signals, along with stored data from a hazard database to compute a severity component of threat and a proximity component of threat. These two components are processed to produce an overall threat value for each hazard. This overall threat value is then processed to provide alert and display generation and prioritization for the flight crew and/or the aircraft's auto-flight system.Other References
Field of SearchAIRCRAFT ALARM OR INDICATING SYSTEMSFlight alarm Wind shear Potential collision with other aircraft Phased warnings for same flight condition Altitude Indicator visible in pilot's line of sight through windscreen Threshold or reference value Warning signal or alarm Flight condition indicating system MISCELLANEOUS | |
