Patent ID: 9424391
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for determining a set of possible configurations of a user-selected set of aircraft components in an aircraft installation which satisfy a set of constraints, the method comprising: receiving a set of physical properties associated with each of the plurality of aircraft components; receiving the set of constraints relating to arranging the set of aircraft components, the set of constraints including at least relative positioning constraints, component intersection constraints, fragment trajectory constraints, maximum size constraints, and safety constraints; determining a set of possible configurations of the set of aircraft components that satisfies the received set of constraints; generating a single representation of at least one of the determined configurations of the set of aircraft components that satisfies the received set of constraints; displaying the single representation to a user; and indicating, in the single representation, for at least one aircraft component in the set of aircraft components, corresponding volumes within the aircraft installation into which the at least one aircraft component could be moved while satisfying the received set of constraints.