Patent ID: 8930068
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, using at least one computer, data associated with a damage log, the damage log being associated with an instance of damage to a portion of an aircraft, the portion of the aircraft being one of: a randome, a forward fuselage, a center fuselage, a wing, a winglet, a rear fuselage, a tail cone, a silencer, a pylon, an engine intake, a nacelle, a vertical stabilizer, and a horizontal stabilizer; outputting, using the at least one computer, a graphical representation of the portion of the aircraft; outputting, using the at least one computer, a graphical damage indicator; receiving, using the at least one computer, data associated with a plurality of damage logs, each damage log from the plurality of damage logs being associated with one instance of damage located on the portion of the aircraft, wherein the data associated with the first-mentioned damage log is part of the data associated with the plurality of damage logs; and outputting, using the at least one computer, a plurality of graphical damage indicators, each graphical damage indicator being associated with a respective one of the damage logs from the plurality of damage logs and visually representing a type of damage, wherein the first-mentioned graphical damage indicator is part of the plurality of graphical damage indicators; wherein the graphical damage indicator is located, relative to the graphical representation of the portion of the aircraft, to indicate a location of the instance of damage on the portion of the aircraft; and wherein the graphical damage indicator visually represents a type of damage to the aircraft.