Airplanes As a Network Information Connectivity in

…. Airplanes As a Network…. Information Connectivity in Aviation A Presentation to ATCA March 30, 2004 by Ralph Yost Innovations Research Division William J. Hughes Technical Center Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Today We Stand at the Intersection of Emerging Societal Trends 1. Businesses must reduce costs and increase revenue 2. “Digitizing” 3. Proliferation of wireless network connectivity 4. Personalized information services (web 2) 5. Mobile routing 6. A new generation of small aircraft for transportation 7. The creation of industry standards 2 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

AIRBORNE INTERNET/Collaborative Information Environment What IS this thing? A concept that overlays network theory and principles into the transportation realm …Information CONNECTIVITY …. A general purpose, multi-application data channel for people in transit Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Collaborative Information Environment “Meet us in the cloud” GPS Navigation Satcom DISCOVERY ON DEMAND • XM • RFID • AM/FM • 802. xx VHF Radio Line of sight VHF Radio CIE Cloud D C AT O A N B N A EC S TI E V IT Y XML Web Services Gateway Non-CIE Aircraft NAS Services • ATM System • HUB Airports • TIS-B XM LW eb S ervi c es ATC Controller VPN Airport Services • TIS • FIS • Hospitality • Maint. XML Web Services Internet • Weather Products • NOTAMs • Flight Service Stations • Other Airborne Internet 4 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt of Computer Networks & Software, Inc. Original graphic courtesy

Information Connectivity: Agile Business Process Employees Connected to Customer • Why not aircraft, crew, maintenance, operations, security? • Air Traffic Management? • The process is already being Better Product; developed by business… Faster Delivery Integrated Partners 5 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Aviation Information of the Future …. . and eventually, pilots will be able to extract data using VOICE…. on the Airborne Internet/CIE. • Voice Extensible Markup Language (Voice. XML) allows a user to interact with the network through voicerecognition technology by using a voice browser • W 3 C (the WWW Consortium) is currently writing version 2. 0 of Voice. XML standard – Editors are from Pipe. Beach, Nuance Communications, Speechworks International, Lucent, Motorola, IBM, and Tellme Networks 6 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

GPS Jet Transports First VORs DC-3 Assembly Line Model T 1900 1910 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt 1940 Small Aircraft Transportation System 33 years Cars Displace Trains 1930 Airborne Internet Jetliners Displace Props Propliners Displace Cars 1920 VDL, ACR Relative Market Growth GAP Engines Disruptive Innovations in Higher Speed, Longer Daily Range Travel and Information Connectivity 1950 1960 1970 1980 Information Connectivity is now being applied to personal mobility 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

O/S, Products & solutio Functional Picture of the SATS Collaborative Information Environment (SATS_CIE) Communications Channels – RF, IR, FM, XM, Satellite Engine Cockpit Cabin Maintainer Pilot Passenger MX INFO TAINMENT 8 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Aviation Information of the Future CIE is the path to real time information connectivity Graphic courtesy of CD 3 Aero Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Result of the Traditional Method of Deploying New Systems in Aviation How did it come to this? Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Result of the Traditional Method of Deploying New Systems in Aviation How did it come to this? • Analog radio technology at the time • Did not have today’s digital transfer technology • Did not have secure mobile routing technology • Did not have “multi-function displays” • Did not have data warehouses and broadband • Did not have a general purpose, multi-application data channel Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

The Cockpit of the future……. ? NASA SATS aircraft interior conceptual drawing …. digital systems require DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY ! Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

…. or Cockpit of Today ! Eclipse 500 interior from www. eclipseaviation. com Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Microjets, Small Airports, and Travel Eclipse 500 Honda. Jet ~$1 million, 3000’ runways, $. 75/mile operating costs, 6 pax Will be the core of a new revolution of air travel 14 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

We focus on the creation intermodal transportation networks for better personal transportation…. - But, they lack the information networks needed by the people who operate and use them. The Human Connectivity Imperative: People want to be “connected” at all times, even while in transient ……they NEED information connectivity! Nearly ¾ of the US population older than two now have Internet access (200 million) !! SATS: The Next Aviation Transportation System Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

The AIRBORNE INTERNET COLLABORATION GROUP Involving the Industry Create an Industry sponsored consortium to advance A. I. /CIE • Attracts industry funding • Gov’t can contribute • Trend: Consortiums develop industry standards faster than standards developing organizations (Cargill) Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Airborne Internet Value Proposition A general purpose, multi-application data channel represents the opportunity to: 1. Consolidate flight deck functions to reduce equipage • in the aircraft (aircraft owner saves money) • On the ground (FAA saves money) 2. Create a NEW revenue stream for air carriers that does not exist today (operators make money) Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

Aerosat Airborne Internet Demonstration Broadband communications over 1000 times as fast as standard 64 K satellite service, operating at a small fraction of the cost. Range: 300 Miles at 30, 000 ft 45 Mbps Applications Operations and Maintenance: Engine Monitoring Crew Communications Fault Reporting Diversion Management Cabin Services: Internet Access Programming Distribution Air Traffic Management: System Capacity (separation) Hazardous Weather Avoidance Collaborative Decision Making Position reporting Safety & Security: Transportation Security Real Time Black Box Transmission Telemedicine 18 Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt

For more information: Ralph Yost Innovations Research Division William J Hughes Technical Center Atlantic City Airport, NJ 08405 (609) 485 -5637 Ralph. Yost@faa. gov http: //www. airborneinternet. com http: //www. airborneinternet. net Airborne. Internet 033004 PPt 2000. ppt