Technology Demonstration of “Fly by Wireless” Solutions for Aerospace Vehicles- through CANEUS Consortia Projects
Enhanced reliability and performance of next generation aerospace vehicles and engines while reducing cost through emerging wireless technologies
The CANEUS “Fly-by-Wireless” (FBW) Consortium is chartered with creating and sustaining the entire “ecosystem” for wireless technologies to enable next generation of civilian and military aircrafts and spacecraft with advanced capabilities. It includes all the primary industry stakeholders, namely new technology developers, system integrators, and aerospace end-users.
Since its inception in 2006 as a CANEUS-NASA partnership, the CANEUS “Fly-by-Wireless” Consortium has established a collaborative environment wherein resources from partner organizations are pooled to focus on high-risk, high-cost initiatives aimed at accelerating the infusion of emerging wireless technologies into aerospace applications.
Beginning with a strong participation by worldwide end-users, the Consortium proposes to establish a robust supply chain to sustain the entire technology development pipeline. From the FBW Workshops held between 2007 and 2011, following “Focus Areas” and related technology projects have been identified with a goal to minimize internal investment required to mature new architectures and enabling technologies. Spin-off applications into other market sectors such as the petroleum and chemical industries; rail transportation, automotive and biomedical sectors will also be actively pursued.
FBW Consortia Focus Areas
Proposed Projects
Project 1: Development of Fly by Wireless Evaluation Test bed (Prototype Wireless System)
Objectives:
The Fly-By-Wireless test bed project proposes to investigate, and device methods to analyze current and future technologies, that will benefit the Aerospace industry worldwide for applications ranging from SHM, Aviation RF Communication Spectrum, Wireless Simulators, Wireless Engine and UAV applications
Project 2: Development Wireless Structural Health Monitoring (Wi-SHM) Platform
Objectives:
The wireless SHM platform will be used for testing of various wireless sensors, communication standards for aerospace applications, test results of different standards, and functional test results for all possible structural health monitoring applications. Moreover, it would help in reducing power consumption, mass, size and increasing total flexibility.
Project 3: Development of Wireless Engine Monitoring (Wi-Engine) Platform
Objectives:
The project aims to replace the bulky wiring harness and sensors currently used for engine monitoring with a wireless system for the next generation of engines that would increase both efficiency and reliability and promote real time monitoring.
Project 4: Development of Fly by Wireless Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Wi-UAV) Platform
Objectives:
The project aims to reduce weight and volume of energy used within a UAV to increase manoeuvrability without output degradation through development of lightweight miniature robust integrated avionics and sensors.
Project 5: Development of Passive Wireless Sensor-Tag System
Objectives:
The project aims to demonstrate and advance the passive wireless sensors technology for high temperature and other harsh environment conditions that would increase performance and offer enhanced capabilities. Apart from the aerospace sector it is on the way to play an integral role in the oil and gas sector as well.
Proposed Projects
The customers / end users : e.g. Commercial Airlines, Space Agencies, Aircraft / Spacecraft manufacturers,
Systems integrators : e.g. Bombardier, Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney, Gulfstream, BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, DLR. EADS, Honeywell
Technology providers : e.g. Sensor developers, Data acquisition hardware and software, Universities, Research laboratories
Test and Demonstration: National Research Council, Sandia Lab, NASA Labs
Project Development and Implementation Process
Benefits of Participation in the Consortia Project(s):
Apart from getting access to versatile technologies members could be assured of the below give benefits as well
PARTNERS
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