Patent ID: 8352486
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B64F,G07C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a number of data storage units engaged in a vehicle and configured to receive and store data from a number of computers aboard the vehicle, each of the number of computers operably coupled to a different subsystem of the vehicle, wherein the data comprises information about operation of the vehicle generated while the vehicle is in operation and the number of computers are receiving power; a data extraction tool stored in one or more computer-readable storage devices and configured to extract the data from the number of data storage units; a data warehouse stored in one or more computer-readable storage devices and having a number of data files comprising the data extracted from the number of data storage units; a data processing system including one or more processors, one or more computer readable memories, and the one or more computer-readable storage devices; computer program instructions stored in the one or more computer-readable storage devices for execution by the one or more processors via the one or more computer-readable memories for aggregating a set of cable data into an aggregated list, each cable data in the set having an associated built-in-test inconsistency data; and computer program instructions stored in the one or more computer-readable storage devices for execution by the one or more processors via the one or more computer-readable memories for modifying the aggregated list into an indicted list by eliminating from the aggregated list each cable data in the set of cable data having a built-in-test passed indication.