Patent · US Active

Avionics system adapted for employing smartphone to input-output flight data

US10275950B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

16Claims

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Assignee

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. · US

Inventors

William D. Girard · Euless, US
Brian Edward Tucker · Fort Worth, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2013
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07C5/008
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method configured to monitor aircraft flight performance data. The system includes a wireless transmitter in data communication with an avionics system of the aircraft, a portable wireless transceiver associated with the wireless transmitter, and a wireless database associated with the wireless transmitter. The method includes sensing flight performance data with the sensor, transmitting sensed flight performance data to the wireless transmitter, wirelessly transmitting the sensed flight performance data to the wireless database, and monitoring flight performance data with a display operably associated with the wireless database.

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