Bleed-Air Sensing: Wireless Sensor Networks in Mock-up Cabin

Details

• Creators:
  Loo, Sin Ming ; Jones, Byron W ; Kiepert, Josh ; Pook, Michael ; Anderson, Mike
• Corporate Creators:
  National Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Research in the Intermodal Transport Environment (RITE) Airliner Cabin Environmental Research (ACER) Program (now defunct)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Sensors
  • Aircraft
  • Air quality
  • Contaminants
  • Toxicology
  • Wireless sensor networks
  • Aircraft cabins
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-25/30
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1529701
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Description:
  The semi-enclosed and pressurized nature of the aircraft cabin results in a highly dynamic environment. The dynamic conditions establish spatiotemporal dependent environmental characteristics. Characterization of aircraft cabin environmental and bleed-air conditions have traditionally been done with stand-alone measurement systems which, by their very nature, cannot provide the necessary sensor coverage in such an environment. In an effort to provide better tools for bleed-air and aircraft cabin environmental monitoring, research is being done to implement a wireless sensor network (WSN) for bleed-air and cabin environmental monitoring. This report presents the results of initial testing done to verify the feasibility of a prototype WSN system developed by Boise State University for bleed-air and environmental monitoring. The environmental measurement tests were carried out within a mock-up Boeing 767 cabin developed by Kansas State University in an effort to simulate the conditions found within aircraft cabins. The test results indicate that the developed wireless sensor network may be used to effectively detect general environmental contaminant levels throughout the aircraft cabin. Moreover, the performance of the system indicates that the monitoring system may be applied to bleed-air sensing once an effective bleed-air contamination sensor is selected.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  07-C-RITE ; 10-C-RITE
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/94169/dot_94169_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.79 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
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