Airbus Operations Gmbh

Airbus Deutschland Gmbh

Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung

Joerg Reitmann

Axel Koenig

Wilfried Sprenger

Jan Mueller

Bernd Roessner

Gerd Dueser

Robert Kebel

Fred Hildebrandt

Rene Meissner

Wolfgang Glahn

Mathias Finck

Lee Dann

A method of recording the location of a point of interest on an object, the method comprising capturing a digital image of an object having a point of interest, accessing a three-dimensional virtual model of the object, aligning the image with the model, calculating the location of the point of interest with respect to the model, and recording the calculated point of interest location. Also, a system for performing the method.

Recording the location of a point of interest on an object

A method and an arrangement to determine an incidence of loading of an aircraft structure. A true reality of at least one aircraft structural section is superposed with the virtual reality of the aircraft structural section, and any deviation is established by means of a comparison of the two realities; this deviation is evaluated with reference to its consequences in terms of the structural mechanics involved.

Method and an arrangement for purposes of determining an incidence of loading of an aircraft structure

An interface device for a communication network comprises a plurality of first communication nodes and a plurality of second communication nodes, wherein the interface device comprises a switching unit and a transmit-/receive aerial. The switching unit is capable of being coupled, so as to be able to communicate, to each of the first communication nodes and to each of the second communication nodes, and is configurable for transmitting a communication message between one of the first communication nodes and a second communication node, which may be unambiguously allocated to said first communication node. The switching unit may be coupled to the transmit-/receive aerial for wireless communication with each of the second communication nodes by way of the transmit-/receive aerial that may be shared for communicating with each of the second communication nodes.

Communication system for an aircraft

In an aircraft galley, a power network distributes power from a source to electrical consuming devices (oven, water boiler, coffee machine, trash compactor, etc.). A control unit is connected to and can individually address each of the devices via a databus. The control unit compares the actual existing power consumption to a prescribed maximum value. If the actual consumption reaches the maximum value, the control unit calls up a power reduction procedure from a catalog in a database, and provides corresponding control signals to one or more of the devices to reduce the power consumption below the maximum value. The individual devices receive power in a time-sharing, power-sharing, or time-staggered manner. An intelligent distribution of available power resources avoids power overloads, and allows optimal utilization of all galley devices without limiting the normal catering process.

Intelligent power distribution management for an on-board galley of a transport vehicle such as an aircraft

On board functions are performed in an aircraft with the aid of a central control computer connected to a plurality of input and output devices including data terminals for passengers and flight attendants, through a data bus system and through decoder/encoder units linking the data terminals to the data bus system for providing an operation with digital signals. Thus, digital signals are transmitted back and forth between the central control computer and the data terminals in such a way that computations initiated on a data terminal are performed by the central control computer and so that the computation results and any other information are displayed on a display field forming part of the data terminals, one of which is provided at each passenger seat. Modified terminals are provided at various other locations within the aircraft cabin for use by a flight attendant.

Method and apparatus for carrying out passenger-related and flight

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Harsefeld, Germany

Joerg Reitmann