The Boeing Company

Theboeing Company

Stephen Sweeney

Lars Fucke

David H Jones

Kevin Nicholas King

Chad Richard Douglas

Daniel J Fogarty

Tyler Junichi Petri

Roger Keith Nicholson

Bruno Jorge Correia Gracio

Ricardo Messias Fricks

A method may include receiving an image from at least one camera positioned within an aircraft cabin. The method may further include associating the image with a category and a corresponding probability value based on a predictive model. The method may include displaying an alert at a cabin crew station within the aircraft cabin when the probability value is greater than a threshold probability value. A system may include at least one camera positioned within an aircraft cabin, a cabin crew station, and a processor positioned within an aircraft avionics bay. The processor may be configured to receive an image from the at least one camera, associate the image with a category and a probability value based on a predictive model, and generate an alert at the cabin crew station when the probability value is greater than a threshold probability value.

Aircraft cabin artificial intelligence crew assistance

A system and method are provided for generating minimal cut-sets for highly integrated large systems. The method includes receiving a system model () and a scenario (), and obtaining a dependency array () from the system model () according to the scenario, with the dependency array () including at least one case (). The method includes selecting a case () in the dependency array (). The method includes querying a cut-set repository () to determine if a cut-set for a component () in the case () is already stored, and retrieving said cut-set; and if a cut-set is not stored, generating the minimal cut-set for the component (). And the method includes computing a final cut-set list () by expanding the dependency array () using the cut-set for the component (). The method improves the efficiency of cut-set generation applied to manufactured systems with great number of components.

Method and system for generating minimal cut-sets for highly integrated large systems

A failure-effect validation system includes an effects modeler configured to develop a cumulative effects model for failure modes of the complex system, and by which a model of the complex system is extendible to form an extended complex-system model. The effects modeler is also configured to develop search targets each of which includes logical expressions of notable hazards and other factors that contribute to the cumulative effects, such as crew workload, safety margin and/or physiological effects. A model analysis system is configured to perform an automated analysis using the extended complex-system model and search targets, and in which the automated analysis includes a graph search of possible states of the extended complex-system model to locate search targets. And the effects assessment system is configured to selectively generate a layout of failure analysis data including at least a portion of the extended complex-system model and results of the automated analysis.

System and method for assessing cumulative effects of a failure

The invention relates to a method of flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in response to emergency conditions, the method including steps implemented using a controller forming part of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the steps comprising: defining a plurality of emergency conditions; associating each emergency condition with a priority level; associating each emergency condition with an objective; sensing a plurality of operating parameters of the unmanned aerial vehicle to detect whether one of the plurality of emergency conditions exists; when one or more emergency condition is detected: generating a trajectory for the detected emergency condition having a highest associated priority level, wherein the trajectory is generated in accordance with the objective associated with the emergency condition that has the highest associated priority level; and instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to follow the generated trajectory.

Method of flying an unmanned aerial vehicle

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Stephen Sweeney