Christian Feuillebois

Optimizing the positioning and technological choices of RFID elements for aircraft part identification

This paper concerns the integration of RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) technologies in helicopters. A global RFID system, including RFID tags (passive, battery assisted and active), reading modules and data concentrator, will be embedded in helicopters. Such an integration requires a positioning model, which must consider technological choices of the on-board components. The proposed approach combines an optimization model and a physical model to determine an optimal covering of each tag by at least one reading module. This covering is based on radio wave propagation. The optimization model is derived from a location model with specific constraints. Experimental results validate the approach in an industrial context.

Integration of Health Monitoring in the Avionics Maintenance System

: This paper presents a method of degradation assessment for electronic equipments and its integration within the avionics maintenance architecture. The health monitoring function is based on physics of failure approach. At first, we explain the current centralized maintenance concept, and then we present a description of the built in health monitor function integration at board level, and the communication process with the maintenance data centralizer.