Airbus Operations Gmbh

Qualcomm Incorporated

Uwe Schwark

Jan Mueller

Wolfgang Fischer

Tim Fuss

Malte Schmidt

Martin Schirrmacher

Daniel Glaser

Jan Müller

Uwe Donnig

Michael Franzen

Bing Chen

Christoph Tillack-nieveler

Christian Waller

A method for processing previously detected identifications of apparatuses of an aircraft, wherein each apparatus has at least one communicative component. A reference dataset is used to compare the actual identifications with specified identifications, as a result of which a report signal based on the comparison result indicates whether the detected identifications correspond to the identifications represented by the reference dataset. If there is a positive match, this allows the conclusion that the apparatuses are correctly installed in the aircraft.

Method for processing identifications

A network node of a wireless communications network is provided in a means of transportation, for an aircraft, for ascertaining sources of interference, to a system with such a network node, to an associated method for ascertaining sources of interference of a wireless communications network provided in a means of transportation, for the aircraft, and to a computer program for executing the method. The network node includes an interference-power-ascertaining component, for ascertaining an interference power of an interfering radiation emitted from a source of interference, and a transmitting component for wireless or wirebound transmission of the ascertained interference power to a control device for determining at least one of a direction of the interfering radiation and a distance of the source of interference, including the position of the source of interference, on the basis of the ascertained interference power.

Monitoring the high-frequency ambient parameters by means of a wireless network in an aircraft

The invention relates to a sensor network in an aircraft, which comprises several sensor nodes that communicate with a central data collection and evaluation unit via a radio transmission path. Data transmission can take place in various ways. For example, different frequency ranges are provided, from which the respective frequency range enabling the best data transmission quality is selected.

Sensor and sensor network for an aircraft

The invention relates to a method for digital and directional data transmission between aircraft and ground stations. In this arrangement data is exchanged digitally and directly, in other words directly by means of directional antennae, between the aircraft and the ground stations. Furthermore, transmission lobes are adapted during flight, and the directional antennae on the aircraft only illuminate regions on the ground that are located at a minimum distance across the flight path of the aircraft.

Method for directional digital data transmission between an aircraft and a ground station

The invention relates to a sensor network for determining the position of devices and gear in an aircraft. The sensor network exhibits several sensor nodes, which have an autonomous power supply. The sensor nodes can communicate wirelessly with each other and with a central processing unit. The position of each individual sensor node can be determined by evaluating high-frequency signal parameters.

Sensors for an aircraft for locating devices

A testing device comprises a transmission path comprising at least one leakage conduction antenna disposed in the cabin of the aircraft, a control device coupled to the transmission path, said control device comprising a generating device for generating a broad-band interference signal and a transfer device for feeding an HF signal to the leakage conduction antenna, wherein the fed HF signal has a pre-defined power level and contains at least the generated broad-band interference signal, at least one measuring device coupled to the transmission path at a pre-defined coupling point, said measuring device measuring the power level of the HF signal at the coupling point and preparing a measurement signal that is proportional to the measured power level, and an evaluation means for preparing a test result by way of a comparison between the prepared measurement signal and a target signal that depends on the power level of the fed HF signal.

Test device and method for carrying out a functional test of a communication system

The present invention provides a test device and a method for carrying out a function test on a communication system. The test device contains a transmission path having at least one leaky line antenna arranged in the aircraft cabin, a control device coupled to the transmission path for feeding an HF signal at a predetermined power level into the leaky line antenna, and at least one measuring mechanism coupled at a predetermined coupling point to the transmission path to measure the power level of the HF signal at the coupling point and to transmit a result signal which depends on the measured power level via the leaky line antenna to the control device.

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Uwe Schwark