Patent ID: 7467121

Claim:
A method of establishing rules for a device used for generating decision support for user decisions which determine the behavior of an aircraft or aircraft simulation system, and/or for controlling the behavior of the aircraft or aircraft simulation system wherein said method comprises the steps of: providing a device comprising: a supervising unit arranged to handle a rule system for the behavior, wherein the supervising unit comprises at least one storage member in which a rule structure comprising a set of completely or partly ready-formulated rules for the behavior is stored, a user interface comprising first means for presenting information to a user of the device and second means for inputting instructions to said supervising unit, wherein the device is arranged such that said rule structure is such that a rule comprises one or more premises and one or more conclusions, wherein the device is arranged such that the rule system is divided into a plurality of states for different parts of said behavior, wherein each state comprises one or more said rules, wherein the device is arranged to via said first means present a decision support window which comprises at least one area which represents one of said states, wherein this area comprises names which identify different rules which form part of the states; wherein the device is arranged such that the rule system is divided into a plurality of rule blocks, each of which comprises one or more rules, wherein each state comprises one or more rule blocks, wherein the rules within a certain rule block concern a certain aspect of the behavior within the state in question and wherein the device is arranged such that said area in the decision support window also comprises the name of one or more rule blocks which form part of the state; running said device in a real or simulated version of said aircraft or aircraft simulation system, or user thereof such that the aircraft or aircraft simulation or user thereof goes through a behavior scenario, presenting said decision support window to a user, recommending, a via said decision support window, a said state or rule, allowing the user to make decisions by, via said second means, inputting instructions which mean that one or more conclusions which form part of certain rule, the name of which is currently shown in said area in the decision support window, shall be executed, analyzing the decisions which have been made by the user, and determining or modifying the rules and recommendations for which the user has made decisions concerning that one or more conclusions shall be executed out in accordance with the analysis that has been carried out.