Aircraft configuration and software part management using a configuration software part

摘要

AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION AND SOFTWARE PART MANAGEMENT USING A CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE PART A system and method of using a configuration software part for an aircraft is disclosed. A processor (146) unit on the aircraft (108) identifies software parts for the aircraft from a list of approved software parts (210) for an approved software configuration (208) for the aircraft in the configuration software part (200). The approved software configuration (204) for the aircraft is identified in the configuration software part (200) and the configuration software part is stored on the aircraft (108). The processor unit (146) on the aircraft (108) determines whether the software parts (210) identified in the configuration software part (200) are on the aircraft (108). 102 FI . 1 104 MANUFACTURER OPERATOR MANUFACTURER AIRLINE OPERATOR CONFIGURATION 118 CONFIGURATION INFORMATION 116 / INFORMATION 166 MANUFACTURER OTHER OPERATOR OPERATOR SOFTWARE DATA SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONS PROCESSING CONFIGURATIONS 10 162 SYSTEM OPERATOR M F U s CONFIGURATION CONFIGURATION CONFAURTO SOFTWARE PART RULES RULES 106 GENERATOR 170 CONFIGURATION 168 / MANUFACTURER SOFTWARE PART OEAO IDENTIFICATION THIRD PARTY S W PART IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE SUPPLIER 52 CE RTIF ICATE 164 - UPIR178 120 11NIGU R I 154 1158 156 CONFIGURATION OFFBOARD OPERATOR MANUFACTURERIO SOFTWARE PART SOFTWARE PARTS SOFTWARE PARTS 126 180 1 MANAGER NON-CRITICAL CRITICAL _N -------------- 150 SOFTWARE SOFTWARE THIRD PARTY 124 1 3 6B S O F T A R Y INF T VE SOFTWARE 108 148 111 SFWR AT 128 AIRCRAFT 146 142 SYSTE MS AIRCRAFT NE TWORK DATA STORAGE F NCIONS LINE REPLACEABLE PROCESSING SYSTEM DEVICE FUC ION UNITS INTEGRITY 140 138 / CHECKER 172s 130 132 STORED S CONFIGURATION ACTUAL SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGE R 17414 LOADED 134 ONBOARDs ACTIVE SOFTWARE PART 176 INACTIVE 136 MANAGER