Vehicle health management systems and methods

US8942882B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942882-B2
Application numberUS-76192207-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 12, 2007
Priority dateJul 2, 2004
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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Systems and methods for managing the exchange of vehicle information between software modules with different safety importance. In one embodiment, a vehicle health management system includes a mission critical software module, a flight critical software module and a gatekeeper. The mission critical software module receives vehicle state information and provides it to the flight critical software module if the gatekeeper confirms the validity of the vehicle information.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle health management system comprising: one or more processors; a mission critical software module executable by at least one processor of the one or more processors, wherein the mission critical software module is configured to receive first vehicle data from a sensor on a vehicle, the mission critical software module comprising: a risk assessor to determine a risk value associated with the first vehicle data; a confidence assessor to determine…

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What does patent US8942882B2 cover?
Systems and methods for managing the exchange of vehicle information between software modules with different safety importance. In one embodiment, a vehicle health management system includes a mission critical software module, a flight critical software module and a gatekeeper. The mission critical software module receives vehicle state information and provides it to the flight critical softwar…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Swearingen Kevin, Keller Kirby J, Boeing Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08G5/21. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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