Claims:We claim:
1) System for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology is comprising of:
a. Application for an alert for an airplane maintenance – used for alerting the maintenance team member about airplane maintenance;
b. At least one electronic computing device which has active internet connection – an application is installed;
c. Sensors – configured on at least one smart wearable collar which is used to sense data and send it to the cloud server;
d. Cloud server – perform analysis of received data from sensors and send data to an electronic device; and
e. Wireless communication module- configured to connect sensors and cloud server
wherein, through an electronic device the said application can be accessed through which the said user gets an alert for an airplane maintenance.
2) The method for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology is comprising the steps of:
a. Installing an alert for an airplane maintenance application to an electronic device;
b. Installing internet of things (IoT) enabled sensors to various small machine parts of an airplane machines with unique id;
c. Installing wireless communication module for connectivity between backend server and sensors and cloud server;
d. Tracking small machine part with sensors and when any value changed or any level change then it sends message to the cloud server;
e. Analysing the said sensor data and sending it to an airplane maintenance application; and
f. Checking the analysed values and sending alert message to maintenance team for maintenance of particular airplane and their machine part by an application
3) The system claimed in claim 1, wherein sensors are attached to the small machine parts of an airplane.
4) The system claimed in claim 1, wherein cloud server and sensors are attached through wireless communication module.
5) The method claimed in claim 2, wherein sensors senses any change in machine reading and send this data to the cloud server.
6) The method claimed in claim 2, wherein said sensor data is analysed at cloud server and result data is sent to an airplane maintenance application.
7) The method claimed in claim 2, wherein an application checks the values and send alert message to maintenance team for maintenance of particular airplane and their machine part.
, Description:Field of the invention:
The present invention is related generally to the aviation sector, and more particularly to system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
Background of the invention:
An aircraft is type of vehicle which is able to fly with gaining support from the air. Examples of aircraft is airplanes, paramotors, helicopters, airships, gliders and hot air balloons. The human activity which surrounds aircraft is called as aviation.
Airplane maintenance is the process which is needed to ensure the continuing airworthiness of an airplane or its part and which includes inspection, compliance with airworthiness directives, overhaul and if required repairing also.
Airplane must be maintained regularly to ensure that airplane is very safe for every time it flies. Regular maintenance extends the life of an airplane. Planned regular maintenance of an airplane avoids lost flight due to engine failure.
There are a system having airplane maintenance alert message related inventions, which are patented, are listed below.
PCT patent application WO2000052550A2 by Richard A. Bertagna discloses Aircraft maintenance alert apparatus and method of using same. An onboard digital computer positioned within the in-flight entertainment system of a passenger aircraft, which computer contains application programs to perform automatic cyclical interrogation of system components, detect faults in system components, provide a graphical user interface for airline personnel to enter into and display information from the system, maintain a stored register of inoperable, failed, or otherwise noteworthy problems with respect to any component of the in-flight entertainment system, the provisioning of the passenger cabin, and other facilities within the cabin such as the galley and its components, and lavatories and their components, whereby faults found are then transmitted, via a communication link from the aircraft to one or more ground stations, at pre-determined times, to inform appropriate ground personnel of the faults, and thereby permit the ground personnel to assemble appropriate repair tools, replacement parts, and the number and type of personnel needed to efficiently address, repair or replace problematic components at the earliest opportunity available once the aircraft reaches the ground.
French patent application FR3023938A1 by Francois Fournier, Stephanie Peyrat, Remi Huynh discloses Treatment of alarm messages and maintenance of an aircraft. There is disclosed a computer implemented method for managing alarm messages and aircraft maintenance, comprising the steps of collecting information relating to alarm messages, aircraft status and maintenance; transmitting to an electronic device of the EFB type or electronic flight bag the collected information, said electronic device being able to correlate the alarm messages to the maintenance messages and to associate the descriptions of the alarms with links and electronic maintenance documents. Developments describe the extraction of data from images or audio streams; listening to communications on an avionics bus between the CMS centralized maintenance system and the Printer printing service and / or ACARS or VHF type ground equipment; establishing links to electronic documentation and the use of an EFB electronic flight bag.
US patent application US9162776B2 by Rebecca Shore, Steve Kopecki, Winfeng Li, William P. Coop, Thanh D. Hoang, Swanee Yourkowski, Kevin Yong Ung, Yucheng Zheng, Robert Lee Avery, Christopher B. Kettering discloses Aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system and method. An aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system include a plurality of RFID equipped items, a plurality of RFID interrogators communicating with the plurality of RFID equipped items, a processor communicating with the plurality of RFID interrogators and adapted to determine an issue with respect to any of the plurality of RFID equipped items and an indicating mechanism communicating with the processor and adapted to indicate the issue.
Though the prior art patent discloses Aircraft maintenance alert apparatus and method of using same, Treatment of alarm messages and maintenance of an aircraft and Aircraft safety and configuration monitoring system and method, they do not give any perfect solution for system for an alert for an airplane maintenance.
Internet of Things (IoT) is basically a network which includes connected devices embedded with software, electronics, sensors, actuators and so on which enables these objects to gather and exchange the data. In simple words, Internet of Things (IoT) describe the system which interrelated, inter-connected objects which are able to collect data and transfer that data over a wireless network without human intervention.
Object of the invention:
The primary object of the present invention is to provide system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology where application is used for sending alert message to the maintenance team about maintenance required for particular airplane.
Another object of the present invention is to provide system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance where sensors would attach to the small machine parts of an airplane.
Another object of the present invention is to provide system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance where cloud server and sensors would attach through wireless communication module.
Another object of the present invention is to provide system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance where sensors would sense any change in machine reading and would send this data to the cloud server.
Another object of the present invention is to provide system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance where said sensor data would analyse at cloud server and result data would send to an airplane maintenance application.
Another object of the present invention is to provide system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance where an application would check the values and would send alert message to maintenance team for maintenance of particular airplane and their machine part.
Summary of the invention:
The present invention discloses system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The system for an alert for an airplane maintenance is comprising of;
Application for an alert for an airplane maintenance – used for alerting the maintenance team member about airplane maintenance;
At least one electronic computing device which has active internet connection – mobile application is installed;
Sensors – configured on at least one smart wearable collar which is used to sense data and send it to the cloud server;
Cloud server – perform analysis of received data from sensors and send data to an electronic device; and
Wireless communication module- configured to connect sensors and cloud server
According to the present invention an alert for an airplane maintenance application would install on an electronic device. Internet of Things (IoT) enabled sensors are installed at every small machine parts of an airplane machine and these sensors would have unique id. Backend server, sensors and cloud server would be connected through wireless communication module. The sensors which would be attached to the machine parts would track every machine part and whenever there is any changed in value or level then it would send alert message to the cloud server with the help of wireless communication module. At cloud server, the said data would be analysed and result data would send to an airplane maintenance application. At an application, this analysed value would compare with standard values of machine parts which would be stored at backend server. When application would find any difference in both values it would send an alert message to the maintenance team member to do maintenance work for particular airplane.
Brief description of the drawings:
Fig.1 illustrates system of this invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates flowchart of method for this invention.
Detailed description of the invention:
The present invention discloses system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
An Internet of Things (IoT) mainly consists of sensors and device which communicate with the cloud server through some kind of connectivity. When data gets to the cloud, software processes it and will decide to perform any action like sending an alert or automatically adjust the sensors and devices without the need for human intervention.
Fig.1 illustrates the system for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology is comprising of contents;
Application for an alert for an airplane maintenance – used for alerting the maintenance team member about airplane maintenance;
At least one electronic computing device which has active internet connection – an application is installed;
Sensors – configured on at least one smart wearable collar which is used to sense data and send it to the cloud server;
Cloud server – perform analysis of received data from sensors and send data to an electronic device; and
Wireless communication module- configured to connect sensors and cloud server
Fig. 1 illustrates the system for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology is used for sending alert message to the maintenance team for urgent maintenance of an airplane. According to the present invention an alert for an airplane maintenance application is install on an electronic device. Internet of Things (IoT) enabled sensors are installed at every small machine parts of an airplane machine and these sensors have unique id. Backend server, sensors and cloud server is connected through wireless communication module. The sensors which is attached to the machine parts track every machine part and whenever there is any changed in value or level then it sends alert message to the cloud server with the help of wireless communication module. At cloud server, the said data is analysed and result data send to an airplane maintenance application. At an application, this analysed value is compared with standard values of machine parts which is stored at backend server. When application finds any difference in both values, it sends an alert message to the maintenance team member to do maintenance work for particular airplane.
Fig. 2 illustrates the method for an alert for an airplane maintenance by using Internet of Things (IoT) technology is comprising of the steps are as;
Step 1) An alert for an airplane maintenance application is installed on an electronic device
Step 2) Internet of Things (IoT) enabled sensors with unique id are installed to every sub machine parts of an airplane machine
Step 3) Backend server, cloud server and sensors are connected with each other through the wireless communication module
Step 4) The sensors track every machine part and whenever there is any changed in value or level then it sends alert message to the cloud server
Step 5) At cloud server, the said data is analysed and result data send to an alert for an airplane maintenance application
Step 6) At an application, the said analysed value is compared with standard values of machine parts which is stored at backend server
Step 7) If there is any difference in both values, it sends an alert message to the maintenance team member to do maintenance work for particular airplane
There are some advantages of the present invention such as;
As per present invention the main aim of application is sending an alert message to maintenance team for particular airplane maintenance with the help of internet of things technology. An airplane is the combination of two or more simple and small machine which work combinedly to make an airplane with smooth run. To run operation of an airplane smoothly all included small machine parts should worked properly. Planned maintenance is the preventive method to run an airplane properly without any problem. The predictive maintenance is next step of planned maintenance in which the system sends alert message for airplane maintenance with the help of internet of things technology. The maintenance team inspect all parts of machine and do repairing or replacement if needed. Here augmented reality plays important role. The present invention discloses the method for sending alert message to the maintenance team of an airplane to inform the maintenance team that particular airplane need maintenance as early as possible to avoid any breakdown. The present invention implemented as a combination of both hardware and software.
It keeps track every small or sub machine of an airplane machine regularly which results in knowing every minute change in machine and if there is any future problem can arise it would be solving the problem before it raises.
It is very user friendly and money saving. With only one-time investment it provides facility for many years.
The present invention can be better understood with the help of examples.
Example 1:
According to the present invention, one of the is airplane engine fan has little less revolution per minute speed. The sensor attached to it send data to the cloud server. Cloud server analyses this data and send it to the application. Application check current value with standard value, if both are different then it predicate that particular airplane engine fan may have problem in future and send alert message to maintenance team to check this particular fan to avoid any breakdown.
It should be kept in mind that the described embodiment(s) is only presented by way of example and should not be construed as limiting the inventive concept to any particular hardware and software configuration.
The present invention is not limited to components, which is mentioned in the description. Based on the same concept, system and method for an alert for an airplane maintenance can be built. Those who are familiar in the art will understand that a number of variations may be made in the disclosed embodiments, all without departing from the scope of the invention, which is defined solely by the appended claims.