Airbus Operations Gmbh

Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Airbus UK Limited

Nicholas E Brownjohn

Stefan Osternack

Hartmut Hintze

Stéphane Poulain

Georg Mühlthaler

Thomas Morin

Thomas Vogt

Rainer Müller

Peter Deimel

Sven Knefelkamp

Franck Chabot

Jonathan Jacquemoud-Collet

Xavier Valancogne

Poulain Stéphane

Igor Ibáñez Martin

Vincent Faguier

Nils Fischer

Igor Ibáñez Martín

The modular element for a hybrid electrical power distribution and data communication network of an aircraft comprises a section of a bus and a set of data links extending substantially parallel along a length of the modular element. The bus section comprises connection points at different locations distributed along its length. The set of data links comprises connection points at different locations distributed along its length, each arranged in proximity to a connection point of the bus section. It also comprises a data link between each of the connection points and a cross-connect point. The bus section and the set of data links comprise interconnection points making it possible to link the modular element to first and second, other, modular elements arranged longitudinally in series with the modular element.

Modular element for a hybrid network of an aircraft

An aircraft comprises a fuselage, a set of electrical equipment items distributed in the fuselage, and a hybrid electrical power distribution and data communication network. The latter comprises a set of buses comprising at least one electrical power distribution bus extending, at least partly, in a longitudinal direction of the fuselage. A set of data links is associated with each bus of the set of buses. The bus and the associated set of data links each comprise connection points at different locations distributed along their length, forming pairs of connection points. Each of the electrical equipment items of the set of electrical equipment items is linked to a pair of connection points via a local electrical power supply link and/or via a local data link.

Aircraft comprising a hybrid electrical power distribution and data communication network

A base module and an aviation computer system having the base module includes a printed circuit board, an integrated power supply and communication connector, a SMARC connector, and an FMC connector. A power supply circuit supplies the SMARC connector and the FMC connector with power from dedicated power supply contacts of the integrated power supply and communication connector, and a communication circuit connects the SMARC connector to dedicated communication contacts of the integrated power supply and communication connector. In addition, signal lines are provided on the printed circuit board in order to connect dedicated input/output contacts of the SMARC connector to corresponding dedicated input/output contacts of the FMC connector.

Base module and aviation computer system having the base module

An electronics installation system, especially for an aircraft or spacecraft, includes at least one mechanical installation structure having a plurality of installation slots each configured to receive an electronic module and at least one wiring configuration slot configured to receive a wiring configuration module, and a connection matrix comprising a plurality of data connections, wherein at least one data connection is provided between each one of the installation slots and at least one wiring configuration slot.

Electronics installation system, aircraft or spacecraft, and method

A wireless aircraft network includes a plurality of aircrafts having transceiver devices for transceiving wireless communication, a plurality of ground-based network stations having transceiver devices for transceiving wireless communication, and a network operator station configured to store location data regarding the current geographical location of the plurality of aircrafts in a location data table of the network operator station and to determine a most efficient network path for each of the plurality of aircrafts to one of a plurality of ground-based network stations depending on the current geographical location of the plurality of aircrafts and the geographical location of the plurality of ground-based network stations.

Wireless aircraft network and method for wirelessly connecting aircraft in a network

A passenger seat device for a vehicle cabin comprises a front end and a rear end, a backrest arranged at the rear end, a plurality of seat surface segments extending from the rear end to the front end and a seat frame for carrying the seat surface segments and the backrest. The seat surface segments are arranged in a side-by-side relationship and constitute a seat surface and the seat surface segments are individually adjustable between at least two different vertical positions relative to the seat frame. The passenger seat device may flexibly seat passengers with different constitutions.

Flexibly adjustable passenger seat device for a vehicle cabin

A data network, especially a data network for an aircraft or spacecraft, includes a primary data grid, and at least one secondary data grid, the primary data grid including primary data nodes, wherein the primary data nodes are directly or indirectly coupled in data communication with each other, and the at least one secondary data grid comprising secondary data nodes, wherein the at least one secondary data grid is configured to connect the secondary data nodes in a data communication chain and to connect the first secondary data node of the data communication chain to a first respective primary data node and/or the last secondary data node of the data communication chain to a second respective primary data node.

Data network, aircraft or spacecraft, and method

A method for connecting an optical waveguide embedded in a fiber composite component, in particular of an aircraft and spacecraft, to an external optical waveguide, comprising the following steps: ascertaining a path of the embedded optical waveguide in the fiber composite component; determining a nodal position at which the embedded optical waveguide is to be coupled with the external optical waveguide; exposing, at least in portions, the embedded optical waveguide at the nodal position by removing at least part of the fiber composite component around the embedded optical waveguide; severing the exposed embedded optical waveguide; aligning relative to each other an end portion of the severed, embedded optical waveguide and an end portion of the external optical waveguide; and splicing the mutually aligned end portions of the optical waveguides.

Method for connecting an optical waveguide, embedded in a fibre composite component, to an external optical waveguide

An aircraft structure is provided with load-bearing hollow structural elements that form an aircraft fuselage. The cavities in the structural elements are designed as air ducts for an air conditioning system of the aircraft. An aircraft is also provided with such an aircraft structure.

Aircraft structure with air ducts integrated in structural elements

An aircraft structure is provided that includes, but is not limited to structural elements, a first multitude of lines that are in a fixed manner connected to structural elements, a second multitude of lines that are in a fixed manner connected to structural elements and whose longitudinal direction intersects the longitudinal direction of the first multitude of lines so that the longitudinal directions of the lines form a network that covers the aircraft structure at least in some sections, and connecting elements in order to, in the state of the structural elements installed in the aircraft structure, connect selected lines of the first multitude to selected lines of the second multitude of selected points of intersection of the network in order to in this way form transmission lines, such as lines for electricity transmission and/or data transmission. Furthermore, a method is provided for manufacturing such an aircraft structure.

Pre-installed adaptable supply network for aeroplanes

The invention relates to a cable connection device for connecting a cable to a housing that is to be electromagnetically shielded, comprising a sheath, which serves to surround the cable in the region of a cable feedthrough opening in the housing and is designed to be electrically conductive at least at its surface. In order to achieve a cable connection device with a simple design which can be used for different cables and has improved shielding, the invention proposes that the sheath completely covers a cable feedthrough opening, which is associated with the housing, when viewed in a direction axial to the cable feedthrough opening, the sheath being provided with shielding structures for damping electromagnetic radiation on an inner surface, which points towards the cable to be accommodated.

Cable connection device, line feedthrough provided therewith, and use thereof

A window arrangement is provided for enlarging a window area in an aircraft. The window arrangement includes, but is not limited to at least one first installation element. The at least one first installation element is designed to convey fluids, and furthermore includes, but is not limited to a transparent region which covers a first window region such that light waves in the visible spectrum can be let through.

Window arrangement for installing larger aircraft windows

A fibre optic connector assembly includes first and second parts () that can be physically connected together and separated from one another. Each connector part () including a plurality of fibres (), each for optical connection to a respective fibre of the other part. A housing () is provided within the assembly, the housing defining a plurality of passageways for housing respective optical connections of the fibres () of the first and second connector parts () and for maintaining the fibres of each each optical connection in alignment. The housing () is tethered to the first connector part () by an elongate flexible member ().

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Nicholas E Brownjohn