System and method for increasing pilot awareness during non-normal flight situations

摘要

A method and system for increasing pilot awareness in an aircraft during non-normal flight situations is provided. A non-normal flight situation is detected, and a critical flight parameter and its associated condition for monitoring based on the non-normal situation is determined. An envelope surrounding the aircraft is generated that is consistent with the non-normal situation, and the critical flight parameter is monitored based on the non-normal situation.

主权项

1. A method for increasing pilot awareness in an aircraft during flight situations, the method comprising:
receiving aircraft state parameters and system failure descriptors from an aircraft subsystem; detecting a non-normal flight situation based upon the state parameters and the system failure descriptors; generating a situation identification based on the detected non-normal flight situation; retrieving a situation envelope model from a database and receiving pilot preference parameters entered by a pilot based on the situation identification; identifying a critical flight parameter, wherein the identified critical flight parameter comprises an associated condition; creating (i) a relevant spatial boundary or (ii) a relevant temporal boundary surrounding the aircraft based on the critical flight parameter and associated condition; determining a probable temporal buffer of time remaining until the aircraft reaches the relevant spatial or the relevant temporal boundary; and displaying intuitive visual graphics indicating the aircraft and probable temporal buffer on a cockpit display.