Wireless Sensors Network in

Aircraft Control SystemsPRESENTED BY: SYED FARHAN ABBAS (009)

SHAFQAAT RASUAL (001)

PRESENTED TO :

ENGR. AJMAL HUSSAIN

AUTHORS: RAMA K. YEDAVALLI

ROHIT K. BELUPURKAR

WSNs In Aircraft Control Systems

Need of WSNs: Fly by wire

Digital engine control system

Electrical Failure

Increased Weight

WSN

Increased fuel efficiency

Decreased weight

Flexibility

Reduction in cost and maintenance

Cont..

Applications of WSNs

Distributed aircraft engine control

WSN for aircraft engine health management

Fly-by-wireless aircraft flight control system

WSN for aircraft structural health monitoring

Aircraft Environmental control systems

Hydraulic monitoring systems

Emergency systems

Conclusion

weight savings

Reduction in subsystems design complexity and improved condition

based

maintenance cost

Use of WSN-based engine health monitoring

Aircraft structural health monitoring will enable

the development of safety-critical systems such as WSN

based distributed engine control and fly-by-wireless aircraft

flight control systems

Area Of research

Delays and packet dropout

Bit rate constraints

Fusion of WSN

Routing Protocols

High temperature electronics