Inventors:
Robert C. Harshaw - Dallas TX
Ronald S. Burkey - Dallas TX
James T. Doell - Dallas TX
Dennis G. Keith - Dallas TX
Assignee:
Heads Up Technologies, Inc. - Carrollton TX
International Classification:
G06F 1500
Abstract:
A computerized checklist system is provided for ensuring safe and consistent operation of sophisticated equipment such as aircraft, milling machines, and other complicated systems. The checklist system includes a microprocessor having an erasable programmable read only memory for storing alphanumeric data in the form of checklist items. A display panel is provided for visual output of the checklist items, and a voice synthesizer is provided for audible output of the checklist items. The system is designed to accommodate checklists in the form of a number of sublists, with each sublist comprising checklist items in a predetermined sequence. A control panel is provided to initiate the checklist sequence, progress through the sequence of items, skip items in the sequence, return to skipped items automatically at the end of the sequence, and exit the sequence at any time upon command.