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HEADSET CONNECTED BY OPTICAL WIRELESS IN THE COCKPIT OF AN AIRLINER


S. JOUMESSI-DEMEFFO1*, S. SAHUGUEDE1, D. SAUVERON1, A. JULIEN-VERGONJANNE1 P. COMBEAU2, B. MERCIER2, L. AVENEAU2, H. BOEGLEN2
1 University of Limoges, CNRS, XLIM UMR 7252, F-87000 Limoges, France
2 University of Poitiers, CNRS, XLIM UMR 7252, F-86000 Poitiers, France
*steve.joumessi-demeffo@unilim.fr

Issue:

PLUMEE, Number 1, Volume IX

Section:

Issue No.1 - Volume 9 (2019)

Abstract:

Nowadays, most of pilot audio headsets inside aircraft cockpit are connected

with wires to the access point station. However, a wireless connectivity for headsets

constitutes an advantage in terms of comfort and offers flexibility to the pilots. The most

dominant wireless technology is based on radio-frequencies spectrum and presents some

drawbacks in the context of aeronautics, especially regarding security and reliability due to

interferences with other electronics equipment. We study in this article an alternative

communication system for pilot headsets, based on optical wireless technology. Optical

rays have the advantage of being confined into the cockpit and not interfering with

radiofrequencies. From optical channel model in the cockpit, we evaluate the potentiality of

optical wireless links in terms of communication reliability.

Keywords:

Optical wireless communications, Infrared transmissions, Channel modelisation.

Code [ID]:

PLUMEE201901V09S01A0020 [0004988]

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