BOEING 787 DREAM LINER
'Among the advancements included on Boeing’s
787 airplane is an integrated display system featuring five 15.1-inch
diagonal LCD displays – four displays across the console and one in the
control stand – as well as standard dual head-up displays (HUD). The
system utilizes cursor control devices and multi-function key pads to
provide a fully interactive system for pilots.
Rockwell Collins also provides a newly
developed Integrated Surveillance System (ISS) for the 787. This highly
integrated system, certified for the first time on the 787, includes
such functions as hazard detection, traffic alert and collision
avoidance, Mode S surveillance, and terrain awareness and warning
capabilities.
The 787 flight deck also features
Rockwell Collins' latest generation of pilot controls including auto
throttles, and pitch, roll, yaw and primary flight controls, as well as
their interfaces to the aircraft's fly-by-wire systems. The modular
design of the pilot controls further advances the company's leadership
in design, integration and manufacturing of this technology while
simplifying installation and maintenance.
The 787's communication system includes
Rockwell Collins' VHF-2100, SAT-2100 and HFS 900D. The lighter weight,
highly reliable VHF-2100 is VDL Mode 2 capable with future growth to
VDL Mode 3 and 4. The new, smaller and more reliable SAT-2100 supports
the International Civil Aviation Organization's safety services, as well
as three channels of voice communications. As part of the
communications package, Rockwell Collins is also providing a state of
the art digital flight deck audio system, and the cockpit voice and
flight data recording system.
The Core Network, offered as basic on
the 787, leverages Rockwell Collins' investment in Information
Management solutions. The Core Network plays a key role in Boeing's
objective to 'e-enable' the entire aircraft. Utilizing commercial open
standards, the Core Network hosts a wide range of third-party
applications, and manages onboard information flow, to improve airline
operational efficiency.
The 787's Common Data Network (CDN)
advances Rockwell Collins' leadership as a supplier of advanced
networking technologies. As a key component of GE Aviation Systems’
Common Core System, the CDN is a high integrity, bi-directional fiber
optic and copper network that uses ARINC 664 protocols and standards to
manage the information flow between the aircraft's onboard systems.
Based on commercial Ethernet technology, adapted to the avionics
environment, the integrity and deterministic characteristics of Rockwell
Collins' CDN allows systems integrators to utilize this network for
systems requiring a high level of data criticality. The CDN offers
significant improvements over current generation data buses including
expanded connectivity, higher data rates and significant reductions in
aircraft weight when compared with point to point topologies.'
