Systems and methods for associating and presenting aviation checklist data and electronic circuit breaker (ECB) data onboard an aircraft

1. A method for providing Electronic Circuit Breaker (ECB) data onboard an aircraft, the method comprising:

obtaining a current electronic checklist (ECL) applicable to current flight operations by an aircrew of the aircraft, by a processor that is part of an ECL/ECB avionics data system that is located on board a computer system of the aircraft;

obtaining mapping data comprising mappings of ECLs mapped to associated ECB data, by the processor;

identifying a subset of the ECB data associated with the current ECL, based on the mapping data, by the processor, wherein the current ECL includes a plurality of ECL tasks, and wherein the subset comprises at least one of the plurality of ECL tasks that includes an ECB instruction;

filtering the current ECL to create a filtered ECB list of the at least one of the plurality of ECL tasks, by the processor; and

presenting the filtered ECB list, via an ECB display onboard the aircraft.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an indication of the current ECL associated with the filtered ECB list, by the processor, wherein the indication comprises at least an identification number; and

concurrently presenting the indication and the filtered ECB list, via the ECB display.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a current Electronic Checklist (ECL) applicable to current operations of the aircraft, by the processor communicatively coupled to an ECL system associated with the aircraft, wherein the current checklist comprises the current ECL; and

presenting the current ECL for completion, via an ECL display, wherein the ECL system comprises the ECL display;

wherein the mapping data comprising mappings of Electronic Checklists (ECLs) mapped to associated ECB data.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein obtaining the mapping data further comprises:

analyzing a line item of the current ECL to identify ECL text;

comparing the ECL text of the line item to ECB data sources comprising at least an aircraft handbook, a Pilot Operating Handbook (POH), or an Air Flight Manual (AFM); and

dynamically creating a first mapping of the line item of the current ECL to a first set of ECB data, based on the comparing, wherein the mappings comprise the first mapping.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

before obtaining the current ECL from the ECL system, receiving a user input selection to complete the current ECL, via a user interface communicatively coupled to the ECL display and the ECL system onboard the aircraft, wherein the current ECL is associated with an identifier;

wherein identifying the subset of the ECB data associated with the current ECL further comprises:

identifying the current ECL in a stored mapping database, using the identifier, wherein the mapping data comprises the stored mapping database; and

identifying the subset of the ECB data associated with the current ECL, based on the identifier and the mappings.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

initializing an ECL/ECB data system onboard the aircraft, by identifying relationships between ECL data associated with the aircraft and the ECB data and storing the relationships onboard the aircraft.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein initializing the ECL/ECB data system further comprises:

establishing a first communication connection to an ECL database and a second communication connection to an ECB database, wherein the ECL system comprises the ECL database, and wherein an ECB system onboard the aircraft comprises the ECB database;

obtaining ECL data via the first communication connection, wherein the ECL data comprises a plurality of electronic checklists, and wherein the ECL data includes ECL identifiers for each of the plurality of electronic checklists;

obtaining ECB data via the second communication connection, wherein the ECB data comprises ECB parameters including at least ECB bus type, ECB rating, ECB position, and ECB status; and

mapping the ECL data to corresponding subsets of the ECB data, based on the ECL identifiers, to create the mapping data, wherein the relationships comprise at least the ECL identifiers and the corresponding subsets of the ECB data.

8. A system for providing Electronic Circuit Breaker (ECB) data onboard an aircraft, the system comprising:

a system memory element;

an ECB display device, configured to present the ECB data onboard the aircraft;

at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the system memory element, and the ECB display device, where the at least one processor is part of an ECL/ECB avionics data system that is located on board a computer system of the aircraft and is configured to:

obtain a current electronic checklist (ECL) applicable to current flight operations by an aircrew of the aircraft;

obtain mapping data comprising mappings of ECLs mapped to associated ECB data;

identify a subset of the ECB data associated with the current ECL, based on the mapping data, wherein the current ECL includes a plurality of ECL tasks, and wherein the subset comprises at least one of the plurality of ECL tasks that includes an ECB instruction;

filter the current ECL to create a filtered ECB list of the at least one of the plurality of ECL tasks; and

present the filtered ECB list, via the ECB display device onboard the aircraft.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify an indication of the current ECL associated with the filtered ECB list, wherein the indication comprises at least an identification number; and

concurrently present the indication and the filtered ECB list, via the ECB display device.

10. The system of claim 8 , further comprising an Electronic Checklist (ECL) display device communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the ECL display device configured to present electronic checklist items onboard the aircraft;

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

obtain a current Electronic Checklist (ECL) applicable to current operations of the aircraft; and

present the current ECL for completion, via the ECL display onboard the aircraft, wherein the ECL system comprises the ECL display device; and

wherein the mapping data comprising mappings of Electronic Checklists (ECLs) mapped to associated ECB data.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain the mapping data, by:

analyzing a line item of the current ECL to identify ECL text;

comparing the ECL text of the line item to ECB data sources comprising at least an aircraft handbook, a Pilot Operating Handbook (POH), or an Air Flight Manual (AFM); and

dynamically creating a first mapping of the line item of the current ECL to a first set of ECB data, based on the comparing, wherein the mappings comprise the first mapping.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the system further comprises a user interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein, before obtaining the current ECL from the ECL system, the at least one processor is further configured to receive a user input selection to complete the current ECL, via the user interface, wherein the current ECL is associated with an identifier; and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify the subset of the ECB data associated with the current ECL, by:

identifying the current ECL in a stored mapping database, using the identifier, wherein the mapping data comprises the stored mapping database; and

identifying the subset of the ECB data associated with the current ECL, based on the identifier and the mappings.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

initialize an ECL/ECB data system onboard the aircraft, by identifying relationships between ECL data associated with the aircraft and the ECB data and storing the relationships onboard the aircraft.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to initialize the ECL/ECB data system, by:

establishing a first communication connection to an ECL database and a second communication connection to an ECB database, wherein the ECL system comprises the ECL database, and wherein an ECB system onboard the aircraft comprises the ECB database;

obtaining ECL data via the first communication connection, wherein the ECL data comprises a plurality of electronic checklists, and wherein the ECL data includes ECL identifiers for each of the plurality of electronic checklists;

obtaining ECB data via the second communication connection, wherein the ECB data comprises ECB parameters including at least ECB bus type, ECB rating, ECB position, and ECB status; and

mapping the ECL data to corresponding subsets of the ECB data, based on the ECL identifiers, to create the mapping data, wherein the relationships comprise at least the ECL identifiers and the corresponding subsets of the ECB data.