Method and system for automatically performing safety operations to prevent crash of an airborne vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9823656-B1
Application number	US-201615246269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Aug 24, 2016
Priority date	Jun 29, 2016
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

The present subject matter is related to a safety mechanism that comprises method and system for automatically performing safety operations to prevent crash of an airborne vehicle. When there is a deviation of current airborne vehicle path from predefined airborne vehicle path, the airborne vehicle safety system sends a notification to receive authentication of all aircraft operators in the airborne vehicle, as a safety measure. If the authentication is provided, then the airborne vehicle proceeds along the current path, otherwise control of the airborne vehicle is switched from manual control to automatic control that proceeds along the predefined path. Therefore, the airborne vehicle safety system prevents intentional crash or deviation from the current path. Further, the airborne vehicle safety system unlocks cockpit door of the airborne vehicle when authentication is not received from the aircraft operator in cockpit so that necessary measures can be taken to prevent the crash.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for automatically performing one or more safety operations to prevent crash of an airborne vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting, by an airborne vehicle safety system 108 , a deviation level in a current airborne vehicle path from a predefined airborne vehicle path based on real-time data 106 related to the current airborne vehicle path and stored data 105 related to the predefined airborne vehicle path;
providing, by the airborne vehicle safety system 108 , dynamically, a notification about the deviation level to each of plurality of airborne vehicle operators present in the airborne vehicle if the deviation level is greater than a predefined deviation level; and
switching, by the airborne vehicle safety system 108 , manual control of the airborne vehicle into automatic control of the airborne vehicle if authentication for the notification is not received from each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators within a predefined time interval.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein detecting the deviation level comprises:
receiving, by the airborne vehicle safety system 108 , the real-time data 106 from one or more second data sources 104 associated with the airborne vehicle safety system 108 ; and
comparing, by the airborne vehicle safety system 108 , the real-time data 106 with the stored data 105 for detecting the deviation level.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the current airborne vehicle path and the predefined airborne vehicle path are based on one or more parameters comprising altitude of the airborne vehicle, speed of the airborne vehicle, route of the airborne vehicle, Global Positioning System (GPS) data of the airborne vehicle, and direction of the airborne vehicle.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the stored data 105 is received from one or more first data sources 103 associated with the airborne vehicle safety system 108 .

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises providing instructions to each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators, by the airborne vehicle safety system 108 , to proceed with the current airborne vehicle path if the authentication is received from each of the plurality of the airborne vehicle operators within the predefined time interval.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the notification is displayed on a display interface associated with a dashboard inside a cockpit of the airborne vehicle 117 .

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the notification is transmitted to a computing device 115 associated with each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators for displaying the notification on a display interface of the computing device 115 .

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the authentication is received through at least one of a dashboard inside a cockpit of the airborne vehicle 117 and a computing device 115 associated with each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 further comprises unlocking, by the airborne vehicle safety system 108 , a cockpit door of the airborne vehicle if the authentication is not received from each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators within the predefined time interval through the dashboard 117 .

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises recording, by the airborne vehicle safety system 108 , one or more transactions related to the current airborne vehicle path and authentication information in an airborne vehicle data recorder 119 associated with the airborne vehicle safety system 108 .

11. An airborne vehicle safety system 108 for automatically performing one or more safety operations to prevent crash of an airborne vehicle, the airborne vehicle safety system 108 comprising:
a processor 109 ; and
a memory 113 communicatively coupled to the processor 109 , wherein the memory 113 stores the processor-executable instructions, which, on execution, causes the processor 109 to:
detect a deviation level in a current airborne vehicle path from a predefined airborne vehicle path based on real-time data 106 related to the current airborne vehicle path and stored data 105 related to the predefined airborne vehicle path;
provide dynamically, a notification about the deviation level to each of plurality of airborne vehicle operators present in the airborne vehicle if the deviation level is greater than a predefined deviation level; and
switch manual control of the airborne vehicle into automatic control of the airborne vehicle if authentication for the notification is not received from each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators within a predefined time interval.

12. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor 109 is configured to detect the deviation level by:
receiving the real-time data 106 from one or more second data sources 104 associated with the airborne vehicle safety system 108 ; and
comparing the real-time data 106 with the stored data 105 for detecting the deviation level.

13. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the current airborne vehicle path and the predefined airborne vehicle path are based on one or more parameters comprising altitude of the airborne vehicle, speed of the airborne vehicle, route of the airborne vehicle, Global Positioning System (GPS) data of the airborne vehicle, direction of the airborne vehicle.

14. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the stored data 105 is received from one or more first data sources 103 associated with the airborne vehicle safety system 108 .

15. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor 109 is further configured to provide instructions to each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators to proceed with the current airborne vehicle path if the authentication is received from each of the plurality of the airborne vehicle operators within the predefined time interval.

16. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor 109 displays the notification on a display interface associated with a dashboard inside a cockpit of the airborne vehicle 117 .

17. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor 109 transmits the notification to a computing device 115 associated with each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators for displaying the notification on a display interface of the computing device 115 .

18. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the authentication is received through at least one of a dashboard inside a cockpit of the airborne vehicle 117 and a computing device 115 associated with each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators.

19. The airborne vehicle safety system 108 as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the processor 109 is further configured to unlock a cockpit door of the airborne vehicle if the authentication is not received from each of the plurality of airborne vehicle operators within the predefined time interval through the dashboard 117 .

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon that when processed by at least one processor 109 causes an airborne vehicle safety system 108 to perform operations comprising:
detecting a deviation level in a current airborne vehicle path from a p

Assignees

• Wipro Ltd

Inventors

• Dsouza Melwyn Anthony
• Rahiman Usman Ali Abdul

Classifications

• G07C5/008

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G07C5/0825

  using optical means · CPC title

• G07C5/0808

  Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005) · CPC title

• B64D45/0015

  Devices specially adapted for the protection against criminal attack, e.g. anti-hijacking systems · CPC title

• G08G5/0013

  Physics · mapped topic