AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 1 A Presentation to ATCA March 30, 2004 by Ralph Yost Innovations Research Division William J. Hughes Technical Center ….Airplanes As a Network…. Information Connectivity in Aviation

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 2 Today We Stand at the Intersection of Emerging Societal Trends 1.Businesses must reduce costs and increase revenue 2.“Digitizing” 3.Proliferation of wireless network connectivity 4.Personalized information services (web2) 5.Mobile routing 6.A new generation of small aircraft for transportation 7.The creation of industry standards

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 3 What IS this thing? AIRBORNE INTERNET/Collaborative Information Environment What IS this thing? A concept that overlays network theory and principles into the transportation realm Information CONNECTIVITY …Information CONNECTIVITY ….A general purpose, multi-application data channel for people in transit

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 4 XML Web Services DISCOVERY ON DEMAND XML Web Services CIE Cloud XML Web Services Satcom ATC Controller GPS Navigation Airport Services TIS FIS Hospitality Maint. Internet Weather Products NOTAMs Flight Service Stations Other Gateway Original graphic courtesy of Computer Networks & Software, Inc. VHF Radio Line of sight NAS Services ATM System HUB Airports TIS-B Non-CIE Aircraft DATABASE CONNECTIVITY XM RFID AM/FM 802.xx Airborne Internet VPN Collaborative Information Environment “Meet us in the cloud”

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 5 Information Connectivity: Integrated Partners Better Product; Faster Delivery Agile Business Process Employees Connected to Customer Why not aircraft, crew, maintenance, operations, security? Why not aircraft, crew, maintenance, operations, security? Air Traffic Management? Air Traffic Management? The process is already being developed by business… The process is already being developed by business…

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 6 Aviation Information of the Future …..and eventually, pilots will be able to extract data using VOICE….on the Airborne Internet/CIE. Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) allows a user to interact with the network through voice- recognition technology by using a voice browser W3C (the WWW Consortium) is currently writing version 2.0 of VoiceXML standard –Editors are from PipeBeach, Nuance Communications, Speechworks International, Lucent, Motorola, IBM, and Tellme Networks

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt Relative Market Growth Cars Displace Trains Propliners Displace Cars Jetliners Displace Props Small Aircraft Transportation System Model T Assembly Line Jet Transports First VORs VDL, ACR DC-3 GPS GAP Engines Disruptive Innovations in Higher Speed, Longer Daily Range Travel Information Connectivity and Information Connectivity 33 years AirborneInternet Information Connectivity is now being applied to personal mobility

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 8 Communications Channels – RF, IR, FM, XM, Satellite Functional Picture of the SATS Collaborative Information Environment (SATS_CIE) Engine Cockpit Cabin MaintainerPilotPassenger MXINFOTAINMENT O/S, Products & solutions

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 9 Graphic courtesy of CD3Aero Aviation Information of the Future CIE is the path to real time information connectivity

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 10 Result of the Traditional Method of Deploying New Systems in Aviation How did it come to this?

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 11 Result of the Traditional Method of Deploying New Systems in Aviation How did it come to this? Analog radio technology at the time Did not have today’s digital transfer technology Did not have secure mobile routing technology Did not have “multi-function displays” Did not have data warehouses and broadband Did not have a general purpose, multi-application data channel

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 12 The Cockpit of the future…….? NASA SATS aircraft interior conceptual drawing ….digital systems require DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY !

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 13 ….or Cockpit of Today ! Eclipse 500 interior from

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 14 Microjets, Small Airports, and Travel Eclipse 500 HondaJet ~$1 million, 3000’ runways, $.75/mile operating costs, 6 pax Will be the core of a new revolution of air travel

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 15 SATS: The Next Aviation Transportation System The Human Connectivity Imperative: People want to be “connected” at all times, even while in transient ……they NEED information connectivity! We focus on the creation intermoda l transportation networks for better personal transportation…. - But, they lack the information networks needed by the people who operate and use them. Nearly ¾ of the US population older than two now have Internet access (200 million) !!

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 16 The AIRBORNE INTERNET COLLABORATION GROUP Involving the Industry Create an Industry sponsored consortium to advance A.I./CIE Attracts industry funding Gov’t can contribute Trend: Consortiums develop industry standards faster than standards developing organizations (Cargill)

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 17 Airborne Internet Value Proposition A general purpose, multi-application data channel represents the opportunity to: 1.Consolidate flight deck functions to reduce equipage in the aircraft (aircraft owner saves money) On the ground (FAA saves money) 2.Create a NEW revenue stream for air carriers that does not exist today (operators make money)

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 18 Range: 300 Miles at 30,000 ft 45 Mbps Applications Aerosat Airborne Internet Demonstration Broadband communications over 1000 times as fast as standard 64K satellite service, operating at a small fraction of the cost. Operations and Maintenance: Engine Monitoring Crew Communications Fault Reporting Diversion Management Cabin Services: Internet Access Programming Distribution Air Traffic Management: System Capacity (separation) Hazardous Weather Avoidance Collaborative Decision Making Position reporting Safety & Security: Transportation Security Real Time Black Box Transmission Telemedicine

AirborneInternet033004PPt2000.ppt 19 For more information: Ralph Yost Innovations Research Division William J Hughes Technical Center Atlantic City Airport, NJ (609)