The Boeing Company

Tim W Anstey

Steven J Yukawa

Ameya Deepak Kamat

Rajit Jain

Surya Sundar Raj Durairaj

Bhanu Pratap Singh Thakur

David L Allen

Sangeeta Suresh Patro

Steven R Ecola

Steven J Churchill

Ameya D Kamat

Jain Rajit

Steven J Yukuwa

Steven J Churchil

Examples provide a method and system for quantitatively measuring air turbulence. A turbulence measuring application on each user device in a plurality of user devices associated with a plurality of users at a plurality of different locations within an aircraft generates vibration data and positional data associated with turbulence detected at each user's location. The data is analyzed to eliminate noise due to user movements and other non-turbulence related events. An aircraft server aggregates the vibration data and the positional data generated by the user devices scattered throughout the aircraft. The aggregated data is analyzed to eliminate noise due to non-turbulence related events to create quantitative air turbulence data. The quantitative air turbulence data generated by one or more aircraft is used with weather and other related data to generate more accurate and precise turbulence predictions for aircraft.

Quantitative measurement of air turbulence

A computing system is provided that implements a system classifier including a first artificial intelligence model configured to classify each of a plurality of elements a computer system into one or more defined security categories, and a threat classifier including a second artificial intelligence model configured to classify each of a plurality of identified cybersecurity threats into the one or more defined security categories. The computing system further includes a threat analyzer configured to perform an analysis of a risk posed by each cybersecurity threat to each element of the target computer system based at least on the security categories of the classified cybersecurity threats and the security categories of classified elements of the target computer system, and output a security recommendation based on the analysis.

Cybersecurity threat modeling and analysis

A landing gear monitoring and alerting system includes a locking pin configured to be inserted into an aperture extending through a linkage of an extended landing gear assembly. When inserted into the aperture, the locking pin inhibits movement of the linkage to establish a locked state of the extended landing gear assembly. This system further includes a magnetic sensor and a communication module. The magnetic sensor is disposed proximate the aperture and is configured to sense a magnetic response indicative of the locking pin being disposed within the aperture. The magnetic sensor is configured to generate a sensor output indicative of the locking pin being disposed within the aperture. The communication module has a transmitter coupled to the magnetic sensor so as to receive the sensor output and is configured to responsively transmit a signal indicative of the locking pin being disposed within the aperture.

Aircraft landing gear monitoring and alerting system and method

A computing system is provided implementing a text miner configured to mine unstructured data from unstructured text sources and extract features of a target computer system, and a data flow diagram editor configured to process the extracted features to identify system elements of the target computer system and interrelationships between the identified system elements, and to identify system-related candidate properties of the system elements, and to populate a system element template for each identified system element with the system-related candidate properties for that element. The data flow diagram editor is configured to generate a data flow diagram for the target computer system comprising each identified system element having the candidate properties adopted according to the system property adoption user input, and is configured to display the generated data flow diagram in the graphical user interface.

Cybersecurity threat modeling and analysis with text miner and data flow diagram editor

A method for creating a maintenance release (MR) record containing operational status information for a mobile platform. The method may involve electronically accessing a database to acquire operational items relating to operational worthiness of the mobile platform, displaying the selected operational items to the user; and performing a synchronization check of the database system. The synchronization check verifies that the selected operational items represent the most recently stored information in the database system.

System and method for generating maintenance release information

A system and method are provided for establishing a communication link between an on onboard computer system (OCS) of a mobile platform and a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform. A message containing data to be downloaded from the OCS to the CCS is sent from a first portion of an electronic log book function (ELB) of the OCS to a second portion of a communications management function (CMF) of the OCS. The message is configured into a transmittable data file and placed into an outgoing queue of the CMF. The CMFautomatically selects at least one desired communication channel from a plurality of available communication channels utilizing a configuration file of the CMF. The CMFestablishes a secure link between the OCS and the CCS utilizing the automatically selected communication channel and sends the transmittable data file to the CCS, via the secure established link over the automatically selected channel.

Automated integration of fault reporting

A method for carrying out a logbook flight preparation process to present pre-flight information to a flight crew member of an aircraft prior to a flight mission. The method may involve electronically accessing a database to obtain a quantity of pre-flight information relating to an airworthiness of the aircraft, with the database being at least one of on-board the aircraft and remote from said aircraft. The quantity of pre-flight information is displayed in accordance with a desired sequence in which the information is to be presented to said flight crew member. The quantity of preflight information may be presented on a visual display in the desired sequence.

Electronic logbook flight preparation system and method

A method for synchronizing information shared by a subsystem on-board a mobile platform and a subsystem remote from the mobile platform. The method may involve designating one of the subsystems as a first system having a first database, and designating one of the subsystems as a second system having a second database. The first subsystem may be used to transmit a synchronization request to the second subsystem, with the synchronization request including a synchronization point to be used as a reference for future synchronization operations between the subsystems. The second subsystem may be used to receive the synchronization request and to check the second database for any records that have been created or modified since a previously performed synchronization operation. Information may then be transmitted back to the first subsystem that includes information concerning the new or modified records.

System and method for synchronizing databases

A system and method are provided for managing mobile platform fault data. The method includes automatically collecting raw fault data regarding at least one fault that occurs onboard the mobile platform utilizing a central maintenance computer (CMC) onboard the mobile platform. The raw fault data is automatically transmitted from the CMC to an onboard computer system (OCS) of the mobile platform and to a central computer system (CCS) located remotely from the mobile platform. The method additionally includes automatically generating at least one electronic mobile platform cabin (MPC) draft fault report from the raw data utilizing a first portion of an electronic logbook function (ELB) of the OCS. Execution of the ELBadditionally generates a MPC draft fault report notification message viewable on an OCS display and is automatically downloaded to the CCS. The method further includes automatically correlating the MPC draft fault report with the raw fault data utilizing a second portion of the electronic logbook (ELB) of the CCS.

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Tim W Anstey