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Home / Projects / Current Projects / Wireless Avionics / AFE 23: Certification Guideline for Integration of Wireless Communication in Aircraft

AFE 23: Certification Guideline for Integration of Wireless Communication in Aircraft

This project addressed issues involved with deployment and certification of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) wireless communication technologies for use in systems onboard aircraft.

The project involved two tasks

  • Development of a technology roadmap for wireless communication that outlined how and in what form wireless communication may be deployed onboard aircraft.
  • Discussions with the appropriate FAA national resource specialists and development of a guideline for certification of aircraft based wireless communication through the FAA and other regulatory agencies responsible for certification of aircraft systems.In preparing the guideline, researchers examined
  • The guideline described all relevant issues involved in the certification of wireless communication for airborne applications and defined steps necessary to address and resolve these issues.
  • Equipment radio frequency (RF) emission issues
  • Equipment susceptibility to RF emissions
  • Health and safety issues of RF emissions including
    • Effects of long exposure on humans
    • Effects on medical devices
    • Risk of fuel ignition
  • Coexistence with other wireless devices using similar technology
  • Power level control
  • Frequency management/channel assignment

Project Details

AFE 23

Period of Performance:
June 3, 2002 – May 30, 2003

Subcontractor: Boeing, Cessna

Cost per participant: $42,245

Total project value: $211,225

Current AVSI Projects

  • RF Interference with Radar Altimeters
  • Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Systems
  • Wireless Avionics
  • New Materials for Aerospace Systems

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