DEFINITION:
Research and technology associated with the development of improvements to aircraft seating, safety restraints and interior systems, including the integration of on-board passenger services.
(Source: ACARE Domain 420)
SUBDOMAINS:
- Passenger seats – configurations (side-facing, rear-facing, bed-seats), comfort (suppression of vibration etc), ergonomic design, safety crash worthiness, integration of value-added services
- In-flight cabin systems – electronic business/office systems, airline information, flight information/interactive maps, internet access, telephone access, audio/video and other multimedia services on demand, video surveillance monitoring and recording
- Restraints – airbags, seat belts, child restraints, analysis of operational effectiveness
- Safety systems – lightweight breathing systems, smoke hoods, evacuation systems (slides etc)
- Cargo systems – loading, handling, restraining, monitoring, integration
Browsing taxonomies
Upper level
Sections at this level
- 01 Avionics
- 02 Cockpit Systems, Visualization & Display Systems
- 03 Navigation / Flight Management / Autoland
- 04 Warning Systems
- 05 Electronics & Microelectronics for on-board systems
- 06 Sensors Integration
- 07 Flight Data/Flight Recording
- 08 Communications Systems
- 09 Identification
- 10 Avionics Integration
- 11 Optics – Optronics – Lasers – Image processing and data fusion
- 12 Electronic Library System
- 13 Aircraft health and usage monitoring system
- 14 Smart maintenance systems
- 15 Lighting systems
- 16 Aircraft Security
- 17 Mission Sensors & Equipments
- 18 Pneumatic Systems
- 19 Hydraulic power generation & distribution
- 20 Passenger and freight systems
- 21 Environmental control System
- 22 Water and waste systems
- 23 Fuel Systems
- 24 Landing gear and braking systems
- 25 Fire Protection Systems