Recertification of an interactive computer simulation station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10915676-B2
Application number	US-201815941894-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2018
Priority date	Mar 30, 2018
Publication date	Feb 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021

Abstract

A method and system for recertifying an interactive computer simulation station from certification rules provided by an authoritative source. A baseline results of the station, generated upon certification thereof is obtained. While executing a simulation in the station, tangible instruments are stimulated in real-time for generating subsequent test results. Deviated parameters are identified with a test result incompliant with a target value. For the deviated parameters, a previously certified deviated value is obtained from the baseline results. A previously accepted deviation value is computed. A challenged deviation value is computed between the test result value, the target value and the baseline value. A delta deviation value is computed between the previously accepted deviation value and the challenged deviation value. When the delta deviation value is within the acceptable deviation range, the deviated parameter is identified as an equivalent parameter and the original justification from the baseline results is associated therewith.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for recertifying an interactive computer simulation station from certification rules provided by an authoritative source, the interactive computer simulation station executing an interactive computer simulation comprising a plurality of interrelated parameters defining a dynamic behavior of a simulated interactive object, in an interactive computer simulation environment, when inputs are provided on one or more tangible instruments of the interactive computer simulation station, the method comprising:
obtaining baseline results of the interactive computer simulation station, generated upon certification thereof by the authoritative source, for each of the interrelated parameters;
while executing the interactive computer simulation in the interactive computer simulation station, stimulating one or more tangible instruments in real-time for generating subsequent test results for each of the interrelated parameters;
identifying one or more deviated parameters for which a test result value is incompliant with a target value provided in the certification rules and, for each one of the deviated parameters:
receiving a previously certified deviated value corresponding to a baseline value from the baseline results for the one deviated parameter;
computing a previously accepted deviation value between the previously certified deviated value and the target value from the certification rules;
computing a challenged deviation value between the test result value and the target value from the certification rules the baseline value;
computing a delta deviation value between the previously accepted deviation value and the challenged deviation value;
when the delta deviation value is outside of an acceptable deviation range, identifying the one deviated parameter as a challenged parameter;
when the delta deviation value is within the acceptable deviation range:
identifying the one deviated parameter as an equivalent parameter; and
associating an original justification for the previously certified deviated value from the baseline results with the one deviated parameter.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising submitting the subsequent test results with any original justifications for recertifying the interactive computer simulation station when no challenged parameter is identified.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, when the one deviated parameter is identified as a challenged parameter, one or more of the tangible instruments is identified as possibly defective.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising, following revision of the one or more of the tangible instruments identified as possibly defective, restimulating the one or more tangible instruments in real-time for generating additional test results for each of the interrelated parameters.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising submitting the additional test results with any original justifications for recertifying the interactive computer simulation station when no challenged parameter is identified following from the generated additional test results.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authoritative source comprises at least one of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the USA, the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in Brazil, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in the European Union or Transport Canada.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein Qualification Test Guide (QTG) methodology is used for generating the baseline results and the subsequent test results.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the simulated interactive object is a simulated aircraft and the plurality of interrelated parameters comprises a drag value, a side-force value, a lift value, a pitch value, a roll value, a yaw value and a power profile and a plurality of simulated constraints associated to the computer generated environment comprises gravitational force and atmospheric pressure.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying one or more of the plurality of interrelated parameters as a challenged parameter when corresponding testing methodology is incompatible with the baseline results.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying one or more of the plurality of interrelated parameters as a challenged parameter when a corresponding target value is incompatible with the baseline results.

11. A computer system for recertifying an interactive computer simulation station from certification rules provided by an authoritative source, the interactive computer simulation station executing an interactive computer simulation comprising a plurality of interrelated parameters defining a dynamic behavior of a simulated interactive object, in an interactive computer simulation environment, when inputs are provided on one or more tangible instruments, the computer system comprising:
one or more storage systems for:
storing the certifications rules provided by the authoritative source; and
storing baseline results of the interactive computer simulation station, generated upon certification thereof by the authoritative source, for each of the interrelated parameters;

the tangible instruments being stimulated, while executing the interactive computer simulation, in real-time for generating subsequent test results for each of the interrelated parameters, the subsequent test results being stored in the one or more storage systems; and
a processor module that:
identifies one or more deviated parameters for which a test result value is incompliant with a target value provided in the certification rules and, for each one of the deviated parameters:
receives a previously certified deviated value corresponding to a baseline value from the baseline results for the one deviated parameter;
computes a previously accepted deviation value between the previously certified deviated value and the target value from the certification rules;
computes a challenged deviation value between the test result value and the target value from the certification rules the baseline value;
computes a delta deviation value between the previously accepted deviation value and the challenged deviation value;
when the delta deviation value is outside of an acceptable deviation range, identifies the one deviated parameter as a challenged parameter;
when the delta deviation value is within the acceptable deviation range:
identifies the one deviated parameter as an equivalent parameter; and
associates an original justification for the previously certified deviated value from the baseline results with the one deviated parameter.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the processor module further submits the subsequent test results with any original justifications for recertifying the interactive computer simulation station when no challenged parameter is identified.

13. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein, when the one deviated parameter is identified as a challenged parameter, one or more of the tangible instruments is identified as possibly defective.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more tangible instruments identified as possibly defective, following revision thereof, are restimulated in real-time for generating additional test results for each of the interrelated parameters.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the processor module further submits the additional test results with any original justifications for recertifying the interactive computer simulation station when no challenged parameter is identified following from the generated additional test results.

16. The com

Assignees

• Cae Inc

Inventors

• Lamontagne Louis
• Gordon Michael
• Dore Jonathan
• Chorkawy Gregory

Classifications

• G09B9/08

  for teaching control of aircraft, e.g. Link trainer · CPC title

• G06F30/20 Primary

  Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) · CPC title

• G09B9/00 Primary

  Simulators for teaching or training purposes (for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; {protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131}) · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title