Project
MALVINA - Modular avionics for light vehicles in aeronautics
Funding origin:
European
STRIA Roadmaps:
Vehicle design and manufacturing (VDM)
Transport mode:
Airborne
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/06/2002,
End date: 01/11/2004
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
The purpose of MALVINA was to define and validate a new generation of avionics communication system, based on an open architecture, for single pilot IFR light aircraft and helicopter operations.
Objectives:
The MALVINA project aimed at enhance European light aircrafts and helicopters through the following points:
- design standardization of light aircraft/helicopter core avionics architecture in order to allow easy integration of equipment coming from several manufacturers;
- light aircraft/helicopter operational safety enhancement by reducing pilot workload (allowed by the use of displays which shall allow in turn the use of enhanced man machine interfaces);
- aircraft/helicopter cost reduction for ownership and maintenance;
- flexibility of evolution and retrofit improvement for the manufacturer and the owner;
- weight and power consumption reduction of on-board equipment;
- light aircraft/helicopter European industry possibility to penetrate a worldwide market dominated by the USA.
Methodology:
The research has defined a standard for an open architecture based on automotive components for low cost manufacturing.
The following topics have been discussed:
- detailed requirements were published, gathering safety, fault tolerance, certification and maintenance aspects,
- communication architectures have been drawn (one for serial product and one for demonstrator), based on a TTP network, and including main avionic equipment such as PFD, VMD, GPS, RMUs, NAVs, COM, Transponder, Sensors,…)
- a demonstrator has been put out, based on the architecture previously defined. Power distribution network, communication network, interface boards, stimuli source and avionic equipment constituted this demonstrator.
- system performance have been tested.
- standard dissemination has been made through public events attendance and mailing.
- market analysis have been published in order to assess industrial exploitation possibilities.
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