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A Benefit Analysis of Infusing Wireless into Aircraft and Fleet Operations - Report to Seedling Project Efficient Reconfigurable Cockpit Design and Fleet Operations Using Software Intensive, Network Enabled, Wireless Architecture (ECON)We report on an examination of potential benefits of infusing wireless technologies into various areas of aircraft and airspace operations. The analysis is done in support of a NASA seedling project Efficient Reconfigurable Cockpit Design and Fleet Operations Using Software Intensive, Network Enabled Wireless Architecture (ECON). The study has two objectives. First, we investigate one of the main benefit hypotheses of the ECON proposal: that the replacement of wired technologies with wireless would lead to significant weight reductions on an aircraft, among other benefits. Second, we advance a list of wireless technology applications and discuss their system benefits. With regard to the primary hypothesis, we conclude that the promise of weight reduction is premature. Specificity of the system domain and aircraft, criticality of components, reliability of wireless technologies, the weight of replacement or augmentation equipment, and the cost of infusion must all be taken into account among other considerations, to produce a reliable estimate of weight savings or increase.
Document ID
20170000683
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Alexandrov, Natalia
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Holmes, Bruce J.
(Nextgen Apps Co. Williamsburg, VA, United States)
Hahn, Andrew S.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
January 20, 2017
Publication Date
December 1, 2016
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
L-20758
NASA/TM-2016-219360
NF1676L-25540
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 154692.02.40.07.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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