AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION OF AIRCRAFT ANOMALOUS INCIDENT DATA VIA PREFERRED TRANSMISSION MODES

摘要

This disclosure is directed to techniques for automated transmission of surveillance incident data or other anomalous incident data from an aircraft via a preferred transmission mode. An example method includes detecting, by a processing device onboard an aircraft, an anomalous incident involving the aircraft that qualities for reporting relative to a set of anomalous incident reporting criteria. The method further includes identifying, by the processing device, data onboard the aircraft relevant to the anomalous incident. The method further includes detecting that the aircraft is in a status that makes available a selected data transmission mode for transmitting the data relevant to the anomalous incident. The method further includes communicating the data relevant to the anomalous incident to a transmission system for transmission from the aircraft via the selected data transmission mode in response to detecting that the aircraft is in the status that makes available the selected data transmission mode.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by a processing device onboard an aircraft, an anomalous incident involving the aircraft that qualifies for reporting relative to a set of anomalous incident reporting criteria; identifying, by the processing device, data onboard the aircraft relevant to the anomalous incident; determining, by the processing device, a priority level of the anomalous incident; detecting, by the processing device, that the aircraft is in a status that makes available a selected data transmission mode for transmitting the data relevant to the anomalous incident; and communicating, by the processing device, the data relevant to the anomalous incident to a transmission system for transmission from the aircraft via the selected data transmission mode in response to detecting that the aircraft is in the status that makes available the selected data transmission mode; wherein if the priority level is low, detecting that the aircraft is in a status that makes available a selected data transmission mode network comprises detecting that the aircraft is at or proximate to an airport gate.