Unlimited and protected memory for flight data recorders
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 3 October 2016
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study extensive enlargement and safety of flight data recorder memory.
Design/methodology/approach
The study involves the moving the memory of flight data recorders from an internal embedded device to a cloud.
Findings
The implementation has made the embedded memory device of flight data recorder effectively unlimited, and, hence, much more information can be stored.
Research limitations/implications
The possibility of a flight data recorder to be damaged or lost in a crash is not so high, but the implementation can be very helpful in cases such as aerial disappearances.
Practical implications
The implication is larger and protected memory for flight data recorders.
Social implications
Finding reasons for crashes is faster, and immediate actions can be taken to find remedy to the failures.
Originality/value
The use of internet and cellphones in airplanes is nothing special at present. It is suggested to take this technology for flight data recorders as well.
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Citation
Wiseman, Y. (2016), "Unlimited and protected memory for flight data recorders", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 88 No. 6, pp. 866-872. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-06-2015-0152
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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