Aircraft Status Supervision System Concept

Abstract

A system for supervision of aircraft status was developed, modeled and simulated. The system assesses overall aircraft status based on data available from external (out-of-aircraft) and internal (aircraft systems and crew) sources. The paper describes system requirements, functions, and architecture. It includes an example of an application. The aircraft and its systems status are assessed using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, structured in a multicriteria architecture, which takes into account both quantitative and qualitative factors. To illustrate the proposed approach, a sample aircraft supervision system is developed to prove AHP applicability and to illustrate how this method could be implemented. To check aircraft sensor data, the proposed methodology uses the aircraft flight mechanic model. The developed supervision system shows the aircraft/systems status in a clear, quantitative way.