SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MISSION-SPECIFIC AVIONICS FEATURES IN A CONNECTED AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENT

• Main Authors: KRISHNAMOORTHY, Nathan, Govindillam K, Sreenivasan, DAIRMAN, Charles, THIMMAIAH, Padma
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.03.2020
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

Disclosed are methods and systems for transmitting a notification to modify vehicle features specific to a mission for a vehicle. For instance, a method may include obtaining feature information about the vehicle, the feature information indicating a sub-set of features the vehicle has enabled out of a full-set of features available to the vehicle; monitoring a vehicle state of the vehicle; detecting changes in the vehicle state by comparing a current vehicle state to a historical vehicle state; in response to detecting a change in the vehicle state, determining whether to transmit a notification to modify the sub-set of the features the vehicle has enabled based on an analysis of the change in the vehicle state; and in response to determining to transmit the notification, transmitting to the vehicle the notification to modify the sub-set of the features the vehicle has enabled.