Patent ID: 9472079
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B64D,G08B

Claim Text:
1. A method to enable selective smoke detection sensitivity onboard an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: installing a plurality of sensitivity selectable smoke detector assemblies onboard the aircraft; electrically or wirelessly coupling the plurality of sensitivity selectable smoke detector assemblies installed onboard the aircraft, to one or more sensitivity selector controls installed onboard the aircraft; and selecting an alarm setpoint sensitivity level from two or more alarm setpoint sensitivity levels for each of the plurality of sensitivity selectable smoke detector assemblies, based on sensitivity level determination factors comprising one or more of a mission type of the aircraft, a cargo type on the aircraft, a compartment zone specific area type on the aircraft, and an occupancy state on the aircraft, and selecting the alarm setpoint sensitivity level based on the sensitivity level determination factor of an environmental control system setting of the aircraft, including quantity and temperature of airflow from an air conditioning system of the aircraft, quantity of airflow flowing into a cabin area or a main deck cargo bay area of the aircraft, and air recirculation fans being on or off.