Multi core vehicle management system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8948933-B2
Application number	US-201113296495-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2011
Priority date	Nov 15, 2011
Publication date	Feb 3, 2015
Grant date	Feb 3, 2015

Abstract

A flight management system (FMS) including a plurality of FMS components that can include a civil FMS component and a tactical FMS component. Each FMS component can have a processor programmed to execute an FMS software product. The FMS can also include a multi core FMS manager configured to control a plurality of flight management systems and coupled to the plurality of FMS components. The multi core FMS manager can include a plurality of FMS managers, each coupled to one of the FMS components, and a platform interface manager coupled to an avionics system. Each FMS manager can be adapted to transmit flight management data to, and to receive flight management data from, the FMS component to which it is coupled. The platform interface manager can be adapted to provide each FMS component access to the avionics system, such that an aircraft operator can control each FMS component via the FMS.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system having a civil flight management system and a tactical flight management system within a dual-core flight management system, said computer system comprising:
a civil flight management system component running a civilian flight management software product;
a tactical flight management system component running a tactical flight management software product; and
a dual core flight management system manager coupled to both the civil flight m…

Assignees

• Pangilinan Lester J
• Olsen John
• Lockheed Corp

Inventors

• Pangilinan Lester J
• Olsen John

Classifications

• G01C23/00

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0227

  Physics · mapped topic

• B64C19/00 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• G06F21/84

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04B1/3877

  Electricity · mapped topic