Command control system of a commanded system via a graphic interface and associated control method
This control subsystem comprises a first control subsystem comprising a first computing module able to acquire interaction data describing the interactions of the operator, associate these interaction data with a command, and generate a command signal corresponding to this command. The system further comprises a second control subsystem comprising a first computing module able to acquire the command signal, verify the compatibility of the command corresponding to the command signal with an operational context and, when the command is compatible with the operational context, generate a confirmation signal, and a third control subsystem able to acquire the command signal and the confirmation signal, and consolidate these signals to command the commanded system.
1. A command control system of a commanded system commanded via a graphic interface by an operator, the commanded system operating in a critical environment, the control system comprising:
a first control subsystem comprising a first computing module able to acquire interaction data describing the interactions of the operator related to the graphic interface, associate these interaction data with a command, and generate a command signal corresponding to this command;
a second control subsystem comprising a first computing module able to acquire the command signal, verify the compatibility of the command corresponding to the command signal with an operational context defining an operation of the critical environment with a high operating safety objective in said critical environment, and, when the command is compatible with the operational context, generate a confirmation signal corresponding to this command; and
a third control subsystem able to acquire the command signal and the confirmation signal, and to consolidate the signals in order to generate a resultant command signal intended to command the commanded system;
wherein the second control subsystem further comprises a second computing module independent of the first computing module and able to execute the same tasks as the first computing module of this second control subsystem, the second computing module of the second control subsystem then being able to generate another confirmation signal.
2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first control subsystem further comprises one or several second computing modules, the or each second computing module being able to acquire said interaction data, associate these interaction data with a command, and generate another command signal corresponding to this command.
3. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein the first computing module of the second control subsystem is able to acquire all of the command signals generated by the first control subsystem, and when these command signals correspond to a same command, to verify the compatibility of this command with the operational context.
4. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the third control subsystem is able to acquire all of the confirmation signals coming from the second control subsystem and to select one of these confirmation signals to consolidate it with the command signal.
5. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the third control subsystem is able to generate the resultant command signal when the command signal and the confirmation signal to be consolidated correspond to a same command.
6. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein, in case of failure of the second control subsystem, the third control subsystem is able to generate the resultant command signal from the acquired command signal, without consolidation with a confirmation signal.
7. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the first computing module of the first control subsystem is integrated into a computer implementing the operation of the graphic interface.
8. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the third control subsystem is integrated in the commanded system.
9. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one interaction of the operator in connection with the graphic interface is done on a screen displaying this graphic interface.
10. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the commanded system is a system on board an aircraft.
11. The control system according to claim 10 , wherein the operational context is defined as a function of the flight phase of the aircraft and operating states of the on board systems.
12. A command control method for a commanded system commanded via a graphic interface by an operator, the commanded system operating in a critical environment, the control method being implemented by a control system according to claim 1 and comprising:
acquiring interaction data describing each interaction of the operator with the graphic interface, associating these interaction data with a command and generating a command signal corresponding to this command;
verifying the compatibility of the command corresponding to the command signal with an operational context defining the operation of the critical environment;
when the command is compatible with the operational context, generating a confirmation signal corresponding to this command; and
consolidating the command signal and the confirmation signal in order to generate a resultant command signal intended to command the commanded system.