US 11,858,652 B2
Mishap logging system
Zachary W. Spritzer, Dulles, VA (US); Vincent J. Sacro, Dulles, VA (US); and Timothy P. Duston, Sterling, VA (US)
Assigned to Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/212,160.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202673 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 45/00 (2013.01) [G07C 5/085 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0065 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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3. A method for preserving cockpit data to support mishap investigations of an unmanned vehicle during a sortie, the method comprising:
monitoring one or more computer workstations operatively coupled to the unmanned vehicle, each computer workstation including a user input and a display, wherein each of the computer workstations manages travel of the unmanned vehicle during the sortie, and wherein the monitoring of each of the computer workstations includes:
detecting, using circuitry, user input signals received from the user input of the computer workstation during the sortie; and
detecting, using the circuitry, display data that is output from the display of the computer workstation during the sortie;
causing, using the circuitry, workstation data from each of the computer workstations of the unmanned vehicle to be stored as part of the cockpit data, wherein the workstation data includes the user input signals and the display data from each of the computer workstations; and
when a mishap occurs during the sortie, maintaining storage of the cockpit data; and
when the mishap occurs during the sortie, impounding a shadow computer workstation including leaving the shadow computer workstation powered on, disconnecting the shadow computer workstation from the network, and restricting physical access to the shadow computer workstation.