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Toward Harmonized Aircraft Communication
A new project funded by the European Union seeks to create a coherent digital architecture for aircraft communication technologies.
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The European Union is funding a project that seeks to merge a full range of aircraft communications applications and services into a coherent digital architecture.
Modern aircraft networks often combine decades-old analog communications and a separate satellite-based system, which makes cockpit communications complex and inefficient, says Markus Werner of project partner TriaGnoSys.
The Seamless Aeronautical Networking through integration of Data links Radios and Antennas (SANDRA) project is considering ways to coordinate cabin crew operations, in-flight and on-ground passenger services, air traffic management, and security services. The four main areas that would require integrated solutions include service, network, radio, and antenna-based systems.
The researchers say in the next 10 years there will be a shift from voice communications between air traffic controllers and pilots to air traffic control management systems based on data communication between computers.
"SANDRA is bringing cockpit communications into the 21st century by simplifying the process for pilots and providing the platform for many more advanced services," Werner says. The project partners report that a trial of a new avionic communication system in June was a success.
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