JP2016190628A - Room entry/exit management system of passenger airplane cockpit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means capable of surely returning to a cockpit without depending upon an operation of a person being in the cockpit when hijacking takes place in the case that a pilot who is always in the cockpit to operate a passenger airplane and a person supporting operation work temporarily leave the cockpit while the passenger airplane flies on the assumption that a criminal surely prevents an entry to the passenger airplane cockpit.SOLUTION: Only a pilot who is always in a cockpit to operate a passenger airplane and a person supporting operation work during the flight of the passenger airplane are targeted. In the case that a person being in the cockpit does not respond to a room entry request and further that a door lock emergency release due to a secret identification number is forcedly invalidated when they temporarily leave the cockpit of the passenger airplane, and enter the cockpit again, means for releasing forced invalidation of the door lock emergency release due to the secret identification number of the cockpit, that is, authentication information which is owned only by the pilot who is always in the cockpit to operate the passenger airplane and the person supporting the operation work is provided, information used in the means is registered in a system, and a device for reading the information is installed outside the cockpit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to entrance / exit management of a passenger aircraft cockpit.

Conventionally, a heavy-duty door is attached to a cockpit of a passenger aircraft in order to prevent entry by anyone other than hijacks and related persons, and the door is always locked. Moreover, it is obliged to have a strong and strong lock.

From the viewpoint of preventing hijacking, entry into the cockpit is strictly prohibited except in an emergency, except for pilots who control the passenger aircraft in flight operations and those who support the flight.

For reasons such as menstrual phenomena, pilots who control passenger aircraft and those who support maneuvering tell the first-class or business-class flight attendants via intercom that they want to leave the cockpit.

The flight attendant confirms the situation in the cabin and communicates the situation to the person in the cockpit. The person in the cockpit confirms the situation around the door through the monitor or the peephole on the door, and then releases the door lock. Get out of the cockpit.

Pilots who control passenger aircraft that have left the cockpit temporarily and those who support maneuvering tell the person who wants to enter the cockpit by intercom when they enter the cockpit again, and those who are in the cockpit monitor Or, after confirming the situation near the door from the peephole on the door, unlock the door and enter the person who wants to enter the room.

A password for emergency release of the door lock is registered in the cockpit door lock release management system of the passenger aircraft. The airline communicates in advance a PIN code for emergency release of the cockpit door lock to flight attendants, pilots and pilots. If a person inside the cockpit loses their consciousness, or if it becomes impossible to respond to a request for entry outside the cockpit, or if it becomes impossible to unlock the cockpit door, the crew will be able to use the door installed outside the cockpit. If the PIN number transmitted to the unlocking device is input, the cockpit door lock can be released.

From the viewpoint of preventing hijacking, it is assumed that the hijacker obtains the PIN from the flight attendant who knows the PIN, and enters the cockpit. The cockpit door lock emergency release operation can be forcibly disabled.

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Problems to be solved by the invention

In the conventional cockpit entry / exit system as described above, when the pilot and the person supporting the maneuvering temporarily leave the cockpit, they do not respond to the request to re-enter the person in the cockpit, If the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the PIN is invalidated by an unexpected operation, the person in the cockpit will not be able to release the door unlock emergency release by the PIN. Since it is almost impossible to destroy the strong lock, those who have left the room have no way to enter the cockpit.

A person who has left the cockpit temporarily cannot return to the cockpit, and there is a risk that the safety of the passenger aircraft will be impaired.

Means for solving the problem

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention employs the following system configuration.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present patent application is intended only for pilots who operate a passenger aircraft constantly in the cockpit during flight of the passenger aircraft and those who support the maneuvering operation, and they are in the cockpit of the passenger aircraft. If the person who is in the cockpit does not respond to the request for entry and the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the PIN is forcibly disabled, Provided is a means for invalidating a forced invalidation operation of an emergency release of a door lock by a personal identification number and releasing a door lock.

In the cockpit entrance / exit management system, the authentication information used for the means for releasing the door lock for invalidating the forced disable operation of the door lock emergency release by the password is recorded. A device for authenticating authentication information used for a means for releasing the door lock that disables the forced invalidation operation of the emergency release of the door lock by the password of the cockpit from outside the cockpit is installed.

When a pilot who controls a passenger aircraft or a person who supports piloting operations temporarily leaves the cockpit of the passenger aircraft and tries to enter the cockpit again, those who are in the cockpit do not respond to the request to enter the outside of the cockpit. If the door lock is not released even if the password is entered by the door lock release device using the password provided in the cockpit, the cockpit password will be within the time limit set in the cockpit entry / exit management system in advance. Authenticate the authentication information used for the means to unlock the door lock, invalidate the forced disable operation of the door lock emergency release by the PIN from the outside of the cockpit, Release the door lock.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the information used for the means for canceling the forced unlocking of the door lock emergency release by the PIN from the outside of the cockpit is used as the biological information of the person who controls and controls the passenger aircraft. Is adopted. It is registered in the cockpit entrance / exit system as authentication information for canceling the forced invalidation of the emergency release of the cockpit door lock by the password. A device for authenticating biometric information is provided in the system, and a device for reading biometric information is provided in a cabin outside the cockpit.

A pilot who is in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft at all times and a person who supports piloting operations temporarily leave the cockpit and try to enter the cockpit again. In addition, the pilot, the person who supports the maneuver, and the PIN code of the flight attendant tried to unlock the cockpit door, but intentionally or unexpectedly If the emergency release of the cockpit door lock by the PIN is forcibly disabled, if it fails, the biometric medium information installed outside the cockpit will be displayed within the time limit set in the entrance / exit management system. Biometric information is read by the reading device, information authentication is performed by the information authentication device of the system, and the forced invalidation of the door lock emergency release by the provided personal identification number is canceled.

Effect of the invention

The present invention adopts the system as described above, so that a pilot who controls a passenger aircraft that is always in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft and a person who supports a steering operation temporarily leave the cockpit of the passenger aircraft. It is possible to enter the cockpit without fail depending on the operations of the remaining persons.

A person who supports the pilot and piloting operation of the passenger aircraft that is constantly in the passenger cabin's cockpit using the information used in the means for canceling the invalidation of the door lock emergency release by the personal identification number in claim 1 of this patent application If the hijacking occurs, the person in the cockpit does not release the door lock, and if the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the password is forcibly disabled, the hijacker Since the information for canceling the invalidation of the door lock emergency release by number cannot be obtained, it is possible to reliably prevent the hijacker from entering the cockpit.

A person who supports a pilot who controls a passenger aircraft that is constantly in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft and information that is used in the means for canceling the invalidation of the emergency release of the door lock by the personal identification number in claim 2 of this patent application If hijacking occurs due to the use of biometric information, the person in the cockpit does not release the door lock, and if the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the PIN is forcibly disabled, the hijacking Since the criminal cannot obtain the biometric information of the person in the cockpit that cancels the invalidation of the door lock emergency release by the password, it is possible to reliably prevent the hijacker from entering the cockpit.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a system operation flowchart of the present invention.

When a recording authentication medium such as an IC card is used as a recording medium for authentication means information, authentication information for canceling the forced invalidation of the emergency release of the cockpit door lock by the PIN is previously stored in the cockpit entrance / exit management system of the passenger aircraft. Register in the entrance / exit management system and record authentication information on a recording medium. A device that reads information on the record authentication medium can be installed outside the cockpit.

Even if the cockpit door lock emergency release by the PIN is emergency released in the cockpit entrance / exit management system, the door lock emergency release by the PIN will be canceled due to the forced invalidation of the door lock emergency release by the PIN. Set the time limit for canceling forced invalidation.

Only a pilot who controls a passenger aircraft that is constantly in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft and a person who supports piloting operations are issued a recording medium that records authentication information used as a means to cancel the forced invalidation of door lock emergency release with a PIN. Get it with you.

A pilot who is in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft at all times and a person who supports piloting operations temporarily leave the cockpit and try to enter the cockpit again. In addition, the pilot, the person who supports the maneuver, and the PIN code of the flight attendant tried to unlock the cockpit door, but intentionally or unexpectedly Use this as a means to cancel the forced invalidation of the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the provided security code within the time limit if it fails due to the forced invalidation of the cockpit door locking by the security code. The authentication information is read by a device that reads the information on the recording authentication medium installed outside the cockpit and the authentication information is authenticated by the cockpit entrance / exit management system. Remove the Force disabling of door lock emergency release by the number, to release the door lock.

The password input device that performs emergency release of the cockpit door lock by the password may be provided separately from the device for reading the authentication information for canceling the forced invalidation of the door lock emergency release by the password, or the same device.

When biometric authentication is used as a means for canceling the door lock emergency release forced invalidation by the personal identification number which is the invention described in claim 2 of the present patent application, the biometric information of the pilot of the passenger aircraft and the maneuvering support person It is registered in advance in the cockpit entrance / exit management system as authentication information for canceling the forced invalidation of the cockpit door lock emergency release by the password. A device for authenticating biometric information is provided in the system, and a device for reading biometric information is provided in a cabin outside the cockpit.

A pilot who is in the cockpit of a passenger aircraft at all times and a person who supports piloting operations temporarily leave the cockpit and try to enter the cockpit again. In addition, the pilot, the person supporting the maneuvering, and the PIN code held by the flight attendant will attempt to release the cockpit door lock urgently, but intentionally or unexpectedly to those who are in the cockpit If the emergency release of the cockpit door lock by the PIN is forcibly disabled, if it fails, the biometric information is read by the device that reads biometric medium information installed outside the cockpit within the time limit. The information is authenticated by the cockpit entrance / exit management system, the forced invalidation of the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the password is canceled, and the door lock is released.

When the time limit expires after the emergency unlocking of the door lock with the PIN number has passed and the forced invalidation of the emergency unlocking of the door lock with the PIN number is canceled, the information authentication that attempts to enter the room after the time limit has expired Tell the person who will do it. In this case, the cockpit door lock state is continued.

The person who authenticates the information to enter the room starts again from the emergency release operation of the cockpit door lock by the password.

It is a system operation | movement flowchart figure of this invention.

Claims (2)

During the flight of a passenger aircraft, only for pilots who control the passenger aircraft that are always in the cockpit and those who support the flight operations, when they leave the passenger aircraft's cockpit temporarily and enter the cockpit again, The person who is in the cockpit does not release the door lock, and when the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the PIN is forcibly disabled, the forced disable operation of the emergency unlocking of the door lock by the PIN is disabled An entry / exit management system for a passenger aircraft cockpit characterized by providing means for releasing a door lock. It is used as a means to release door locks that invalidate the forced invalidation operation of the door lock emergency release by the PIN of the cockpit using the biometric information of the pilot who controls the passenger aircraft that is always in the cockpit and the person who supports the flight operation Passenger aircraft cockpit entry / exit management system characterized by authentication information.

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