Systems and methods for detecting a loss of communication using statistical analysis

摘要

Systems and methods for detecting a loss of communications between an aircraft and a ground station are provided. In one embodiment, a system for detecting a loss of communication for an aircraft comprises: a communication detection software module resident as an application on an aircraft communication management unit (CMU); a CMU message router in communication with the communication detection software module; at least one radio coupled to the communication management unit; a statistical model of communications traffic density for an RF zone associated with a ground station; wherein the communication detection software module performs a statistical analysis of a current communications traffic density of radio communications observed by the at least one radio to determine when the aircraft has a lost a communications link with the ground station.

主权项

1. A system for detecting a loss of communication for an aircraft, the system comprising:
a communication detection software module resident as an application on an aircraft communication management unit (CMU); a CMU message router in communication with the communication detection software module; at least one radio coupled to the communication management unit; a statistical model of historical communications traffic density of radio communications observed by the at least one radio for an RF zone associated with a ground station, wherein the communication detection software module builds the statistical model; wherein the communication detection software module performs a statistical analysis of a current communications traffic density of radio communications observed by the at least one radio with respect to the statistical model to determine when the aircraft has lost a communications link with the ground station.