Patent ID: 11948466
Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method for automation across an aircraft cockpit, comprising:
performing steps via a system, wherein the system comprises: a human machine interface (HMI) comprising a display screen; a controller coupled to an aircraft and the HMI; and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory comprising instructions that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to be configured for the steps, the steps comprising:
receiving an execution command of a mission and a mission execution status from a mission execution module;
receiving a phase of mission from a mission assessment module configured to measure a mission performance against a benchmark indicative of successful performance;
receiving, from a vehicle health system, 1) a subsystem status of at least one subsystem onboard an aircraft and 2) a vehicle status of at least one vehicle of a plurality of vehicles offboard the aircraft;
determining 1) a subsystem degraded status of the at least one subsystem onboard the aircraft based on the received subsystem status and 2) a vehicle degraded status of at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles offboard the aircraft based on the received vehicle status;
correlating each of the subsystem degraded status and the vehicle degraded status with the phase of mission;
determining a probability of mission success based on the correlation;
determining at least one predictive decision aid based on 1) the subsystem degraded status, 2) the vehicle degraded status, 3) the phase of mission, and 4) the probability of mission success, the at least one predictive decision aid one of: a subsystem procedure onboard the aircraft, a mission go of the mission, at least one mission retask of the mission, and a mission no go of the mission, wherein the phase is indicative of at least one of a pre-mission phase, an enroute phase, or a target area phase;
executing the at least one predictive decision aid;
communicating the at least one predictive decision aid to each of: a mission planning module, the mission execution module, a human machine interface (HMI) onboard the aircraft, the mission assessment module, and the vehicle health system; and
presenting the at least one predictive decision aid via the HMI to one of: an operator and a supervisor of the aircraft,

wherein the probability of mission success based on the correlation is a causal Bayesian analysis of: a useful life of at least one relevant component of the subsystem, an impact of the at least one relevant component on the probability of mission success, and a conditional probability of a failure of the at least one component.