Wireless technology in airline

Contents

Introduction3

Wireless communication4

Basics of wireless4

Transmitter5

Receiver5

Radio Frequency5

Wireless technology in the airline industry6

Wireless/Radio technology in aircraft6

Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)7

Distance measuring equipment DME8

Instrument landing system (ILS)9

Global positioning system (GPS)12

Emergency locator transmitters (ELT)13

Radar altimeter13

Weather Radar14

Wireless technology at Airports16

WI-FI Hotspots17

Public addressing systems17

Wireless Security devices17

Conclusion18

Wireless technology in airlines

Introduction

How reliable and required information can be shared amongst ground crew and airborne staff in support to ensure safe flight operations is the most important question in the airline industry. For that purpose, wireless gadgets and aids acted as savior. This research paper studies a wireless evolution to enhance existing contact infrastructures as a primary means of information exchange and their implementation and function in an airline industry. When evaluating the demand for wireless and its implementation, a study of its operation, technology, future growth, and the system must be taken into concern. By the introduction of high data transmission and advanced communication technologies such a fax, voice over IP, WIMAX networking, video conferencing and data transfer, the study of wireless technology and the perks it provides becomes essential. General flight operations involve the management and teamwork of aircrew and ground team that is why airline organizations depend exclusively on wireless information exchange for rapid response and equipped readiness. The use of wireless technology in navigational aids and aircraft system is necessary it is widely being used and still under advancement process to make it redundant and paramount. Wireless technology by means of radio frequency and then satellite communications is a next step of advancement and ensures a great advantage of data and information exchange for airlines requiring extensive geographical coverage for functions such as flight route and normal operations. It increases the time to time briefing, and ground assistance is provided to pilot under various situations. In short one cannot deny the fact that how wireless technology is continuously setting its root in the aviation industry at a reasonable pace. (Goldsmith, A. 2011.pp 04)

Wireless communication

The fundamental theory of a wireless communication system is nearly unrepresentative simple to comprehend. Initially an electromagnetic signal is created then it's modulated and amplified finally broadcasted to other receiver ends depending on usage they can be mobile or fixed. At the receiver end it's vice versa the signal that was initially sent is demodulated and then actual information is fetched. Generally a basic system contains transmitter, receiver and a radio frequency channel whose function is to use various carrier frequencies each information signal with definite baseband that is transmitted. The basic factors that one telecom engineer has to know are, an efficient use of the allotted frequency spectrum and the power to provide high quality data transfer in order to communicate. Some wireless systems also use mobile services frequently, this is done in that setting where there is regular shifting in a work setting along with quickly changing interference and dynamically erratic multi path reflections. This circumstance, in addition the probability of contradictory needs for the employment of radio frequencies in a free-space standard, means complex dispute for creating high-quality ...