US 12,039,880 B2
Systems and methods for training aircraft operators
Mahesh Sivaratri, Bangalore (IN); Raghu Shamasundar, Bangalore (IN); Srihari Jayathirtha, Bangalore (IN); and Kalimulla Khan, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/901,544.
Prior Publication US 2021/0390879 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. G09B 19/16 (2006.01); G09B 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 19/165 (2013.01) [G09B 9/08 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for training aircraft operators, the method comprising:
analyzing, from one or more aircraft systems separate from one or more pilot training systems, sensor data from actual flight data of flights flown by a plurality of aircraft operators to obtain a flight data analysis, wherein the one or more pilot training systems comprises flight training topics identified based on a statistical analysis of trends and are stored in a safety management system, and wherein the sensor data from actual flight data is accessible from a flight recorder on an aircraft during flight operations;
determining a target aircraft operator having one or more characteristics in common with one or more aircraft operators among the plurality of aircraft operators;
determining a set of recommended flight training topics for the target aircraft operator based on the flight data analysis of the one or more aircraft operators that has one or more characteristics in common with the aircraft operator;
providing the determined set of recommended flight training topics for the target aircraft operator to the one or more pilot training systems;
receiving, from the one or more pilot training systems, simulator flight data recorded from simulator training performed by the target aircraft operator;
receiving, from one or more aircraft systems separate from the one or more pilot training systems and during current flight operations, sensor data from actual flight data from operation of aircraft by the target aircraft operator;
analyzing the received simulator flight data and the received actual flight data to identify received simulator flight data and received actual flight data that is related to the set of recommended flight training topics;
determining a proficiency evaluation of the aircraft operator based on a combination of the received simulator flight data and the received actual flight data identified as related to the set of recommended flight training topics, the proficiency evaluation being a measure of proficiency of the target aircraft operator in one or more training topics as measured during actual flight and simulator fight; and
adjusting the determined set of recommended flight training topics for the target aircraft operator, based on the determined proficiency evaluation;
adjusting, during flight operations, the one or more pilot training systems based on the received simulator flight data and received actual flight data related to the target aircraft operator and the plurality of aircraft operators; and
transmitting, to the safety management system, the adjusted one or more pilot training system.