JP2574642Y2 - Flight management system training device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial application] This invention is based on the FMS (FL
The present invention relates to an FMS training apparatus for performing operation training of IGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS at low cost and easily.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FMS devices are 747-400, 75
7, 767, 777, MD-11, MD-12, A32
It is mounted on a large commercial aircraft such as 0, and performs flight planning, navigation, calculation of inertial navigation system, calculation of fuel consumption, etc., and displays the results to the pilot. in the future,
It is going to be used for GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) / ILS and the most efficient route setting work.
Already a central system in aircraft, its existence is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, in order to fully utilize the functions of the FMS, the FMS must be used both now and in the future.
The importance of MS training is expected to increase.

At present, FMS training methods include training using a real machine FMS, which is a part of a large simulator, or connecting a device related to the real machine FMS by a computer and separately providing a so-called part-time FMS trainer. There are two types of training on the ground.

[0004] The method of performing FMS training using a part of the large simulator described above is an extremely "natural" training method by itself. However, considering the purpose of use of the entire large simulator, during training of the FMS, This is an extremely uneconomical use since no simulation for other training is possible. In addition, the FMS part-time training method for connecting FMS-related equipment with a real computer using a computer is described in FMS
Although the equipment involved is relatively diverse and each one is a real machine part, it is extremely expensive and therefore part-time training equipment, but also an uneconomical training method, more effective, And the emergence of economical FMS training equipment is desired. This demand tends to increase as the number of large commercial aircraft increases.

FIG. 2 shows a typical arrangement of an FMS display device in a cockpit, FIG. 3 shows an FMC control display unit and a display example thereof, and FIG. And FIG. 5 shows a typical FMS.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the system.

In FIG. 2, reference numerals 212 and 214 denote a primary flight status display device (PRIDARY FLIGHT DISPLAY: PFD), which includes heading, roll, pitch, speed, altitude, and glide slope. Display dynamic data and give instructions to pilots. 222 and 224 are navigation display devices (NAVIGATION DISPL
AY: ND), which indicates the route of the aircraft, waypoints (WAYPOINTS), cumulonimbus, etc. 23
2,234 is EICAS (ENGINE INDICATION SYSTEM:
EICAS), which indicates the engine failure together with data necessary to check the condition of the engine, such as the lubricating oil pressure and the number of revolutions. 242, 244 and 246 are flight management computer (FMC) control display units (FMC CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT: CD)
U), and when an input to the FMS computer, for example, a push button on the CDUs 242, 244, 246 is pressed, the longitude and latitude of the waypoint (WAYPOINT) are displayed.

The FMC control display units 242, 244 and 246 have a total of 24 pages, a) general, b) initial value setting, c) latitude and longitude, d) upper limit of thrust, e) route setting, f) waypoints, g) navigation radio, etc.
As shown in FIG. 3, the FMC control display unit 34 includes a display unit 342 and an operation unit 344,
A button on the operation unit 344 is pressed to select a page, input a route, or change a page on the display unit 342. In this manner, various operations as described above can be performed by the push buttons. What you need to train this operation is
FMS trainer.

FIG. 4 shows a display example of the PFD 21. For example, when landing, the pilot adjusts the pitch angle and the engine thrust of the aircraft in accordance with the glide slope from the ground while watching the PFD 21 to safely land. The display is controlled by an FMC (flight management computer).

The FMC has various sensors of its own, for example,
The data of the pitch and roll angle of the aircraft with respect to the horizontal plane is received from the inertial navigation system and displayed on the PFD so that the pilot can easily see it. The FMC also calculates the optimum route. Therefore, FMC is the main part of FMS,
Required for FMS trainer.

[0010] The conventional FMS trainer has the same PFD 41 and PFD 41 as the actual machine as shown in FIG.
ND42, EICAS43A, 43B, and CDU44 are provided. For these, FMC46, air data (AIRDAT
A) 48, inertial reference unit (INERTIA)
L REFERENCE UNIT) 410, flight control computer (FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER) 412, mode control panel (MODEC PANEL: MCP) 4
14, NAV Radio 416, FADEC 418, etc. are simulated by a simulator.

[0011]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to realize an FMS training apparatus that does not require an FMC and uses as little as possible FMS-related actual equipment.

[0012]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an FMS training apparatus according to the present invention uses a flight simulator in advance to provide a flight display device corresponding to each combination of operations of an actual machine FMC control display unit. An image recording medium on which an image to be displayed is recorded, and a data processor for storing in a memory data relating to an address of an image recorded on the image recording medium in accordance with each combination of operations of the actual machine FMC control display unit. A simulated FMS control display unit, and a display device for displaying a simulated flight status and a simulated route, wherein a data processor controls image video reading of the image recording medium in response to the simulated FMS control display unit operation, Reproduce the recorded image on a display device Those who like to make.

[0013]

In the above configuration, the causal relationship between the input, ie, the operation of the push button on the actual FMS control display unit, and the display content, ie, the output displayed on the flight display device by the input, is described.
S is stored in an appropriate medium in advance by using a flight simulator incorporating S, and this is read out from the image recording medium in accordance with the operation of the simulated FMS control display unit, and reproduced on a display device. F
By restoring the causal relationship between the MS operation and the displayed contents, the FMS training purpose can be achieved.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a flight management system training apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an image recording medium, 2 is a training data processor, 3 is a simulated FMC control display unit (SCDU), and 4 is a display device.

Using a flight simulator (not shown), an image appearing on a flight display device (not shown) corresponding to each combination of operations of an actual FMC control display unit (not shown) is recorded on the image recording medium 1 in advance. It is. The image recording medium 1 is composed of a medium such as a laser disk or a ROM.

The training data processor 2 stores data relating to a causal relationship with an image recorded on the image recording medium 1, that is, data relating to an address corresponding to each combination of operations of the actual machine FMC control display unit.

The simulated FMC control display unit (SCDU) 3 is, for example, an actual FMC multi-pause control display unit (MULTI-PURP).
It is realized by using a push button panel and a CRT of OSE CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT, or simulates an actual CDU and a push button panel by using a CRT and an acoustic touch sensor.

In this example, one display device 4 is provided.
PFD, ND or EICAS depending on the operation of U3
Training data processor 2 to function as
Is controlled by

When the push button of the SCDU 3 is operated (input), the training data processor 2 accesses the image recording medium 1 by generating an address corresponding to the input, and displays an image corresponding to the input, that is, the image corresponding to the operation of the SCDU 3. The readout is displayed on the display device 4.

In FIG. 1, an actual MCP 414 or FMC master switch (FMC MASTER S
Those not directly related to FMS training, such as (WITCH) 420, have been simplified. In addition, a so-called instructor station usually attached to this type of trainer is omitted, and logic for allowing self-study and self-study is incorporated in the training data processor 2.
This logic is not included in the software of the actual machine FMC.

FIG. 6 shows a plurality of Fs by applying the method of the present invention.
It is a block diagram of the system which connected the MS trainer station. The trainer data processor 61 to which the recording medium 60 is connected,
0, 620, 630 via data buses 62, 63. The data bus 62 is connected to the SCDUs 611, 621 and 621 of each trainer station 610, 620 and 630.
631, the input from the push button is sent to the trainer data processor 61, and the output, that is, the display content of the CDU is sent to the trainer data processor 61.
Received from and displayed. The data bus 63 is a PFD or N
Display devices 612 and 62 functioning as D or EICAS
2, 632 is transmitted.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, the causal relationship between the input and output of the operation of the FMS is stored by using the simulator of the real machine, and the causal relationship is displayed by using the logic. Very economical F
An MS trainer can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a flight management system training device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a typical arrangement in a cockpit of a display device of an FMS.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of an FMC control display unit and a display example thereof.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a typical example of a primary flight display.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an exemplary FMS system.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a system in which a plurality of FMS trainer stations are connected.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image recording medium 2 Training data processor 3 Simulated FMC control display unit (SCDU) 4 Display device

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Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An image recording medium in which an image appearing on a flight display device corresponding to each combination of operations of an actual machine FMC control display unit is recorded in advance using a flight simulator, and the actual machine FMC control display unit A data processor for storing in a memory data relating to the address of an image recorded on the image recording medium in accordance with each combination of the operations described above, a simulated FMS control display unit, and a display device for displaying a simulated flight state and a simulated route Wherein the data processor controls the image video reading of the image recording medium in response to the operation of the simulated FMS control display unit, and reproduces the recorded image on a display device. Management system training Location.