Control device, input/output device, connection switch device and method for an aircraft control system

摘要

Methods and apparatus are described for an aircraft network that permits an automatic configuring and/or repairing of the network.

主权项

1. A control device for an aircraft network, comprising:
an application determination device that is configured to during a flight:
detect an unconfigured input/output device in the aircraft network; anddetermine an application relating to the unconfigured input/output device;an application provision device that is configured to:provide a program that corresponds to the application; andupload the program onto the unconfigured input/output device during the flight such that the application is running on a hardware layer of the input/output device; anda connection determination device that is configured to re-rout a connection that led to a configured input/output device to an originally unconfigured input/output device by determining a priority based at least in part on a criticality of the application, wherein the re-routing of the connection takes place depending on the priority of the application relating to the connection.