Aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system and method

摘要

An aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system includes a plurality of RFID equipped items, a plurality of RFID interrogators communicating with the plurality of RFID equipped items, a processor communicating with the plurality of RFID interrogators and adapted to determine an issue with respect to any of the plurality of RFID equipped items and an indicating mechanism communicating with the processor and adapted to indicate the issue.

主权项

1. An aircraft configuration monitoring system, comprising:
a plurality of RFID equipped items in a pressurized cabin of an aircraft selected from among oxygen generators, placards, flight deck library checklists, and combinations thereof; a plurality of RFID interrogators configured to communicate with said plurality of RFID equipped items and integrated into the system by affixing to the aircraft in the pressurized cabin; a processor separated from the plurality of RFID equipped items and separated from but configured to communicate with said plurality of RFID interrogators and configured to determine an issue with respect to any of said plurality of RFID equipped items; an indicating mechanism configured to communicate with said processor and configured to indicate said issue; and an airline maintenance operation control system configured to communicate with said indicating mechanism and to initiate service, repair, replacement, and/or maintenance of the RFID equipped items to maintain safe configuration of the oxygen generators, placards, flight deck library checklists, and combinations thereof.