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Digital connectivity within the cabin and to ground are the next step to further improve the passenger experience and operations for the airlines. The new released ARINC cabin standard ARINC 853 (CSMIM) enables various new possibilities for airlines and cabin interior manufacturers. Bühler Motor is part of the new cabin network, which enables the standardized communication between seats, galleys, lights lavatories, IFE and aircraft servers.

APPs hosted on the aircraft server supports maintenance operations with health status of the seats, enhances crew panel information with seat status and extends the passenger experience within the seat usage.

Data transferred to ground enables big data analytics and predictive maintenance to support the daily operation of the airline and the maintenance organization.

Digital services for the connected aircraft cabin with ARINC 853 – Bühler Motor Aviation provides solutions for connected seats, condition monitoring, and smart cabin integration.
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New digital services within cabin and ground

ARINC 853 ready – Bühler Motor is offering the following services: 

  • Connection of the seat via ARINC 853 (CSMIM) network, to support various use cases.
  • Advanced passenger specific functions
  • Apps for maintenance operations, health status of the seat, crew panel information and extended passenger experience. Apps can be hosted on any IFE server, OEM server, or other aircraft servers.
  • Data analytics on ground for predictive maintenance and troubleshooting to support the airline operation center and maintenance organization 

But how exactly does a connected cabin work? We have explained this in a short video using the example of a business class seat with the Bühler Motor Seat Actuation System: 

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Cabin applications 

With the new standard various new applications are possible. All devices within the cabin communicate with a central server and exchange information via a WIFI or ethernet IP network using the ARINC 853 (CSMIM) protocol.

Examples:

  • The seat position is shown on the crew panel
  • Data is used to support maintenance tasks for fault isolation
  • The occupied status of a lavatory can be transferred to the seat actuation system and can be shown there on local LCD passenger control unit. 
Diagramm der digitalen Konnektivität in der Flugzeugkabine mit ARINC 853. Zeigt den Datenfluss zwischen dem Server, den Connected Seats von Bühler Motor Aviation sowie Kabinenkomponenten wie Galley, Lavatory, Smart Screens, Crew Panel und Beleuchtung
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Possible applications on an aircraft server: 

  • Control of seats: App hosts controls which are shown on display within the seat.
  • Crew panel information: Seat position, occupied status and TTL indication
  • Maintenance App supports maintenance for fault isolation
  • Condition monitoring system to store health data of seats and transfer data on ground. 
Diagramm zur vernetzten Flugzeugkabine mit ARINC 853. Zeigt den Datenfluss zwischen Bühler Motor Aviation's Connected Seats, dem Cabin Server, dem Crew Panel und dem Maintenance Panel. Enthält Funktionen wie Sitzsteuerung, Sitzpositionserfassung, Fehlerdiagnose und Condition Monitoring mit Datenübertragung zum Boden.

Bühler Motor is already working together with several OEMs and IFE manufacturers to host applications from Bühler Motor on their servers.

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Ground applications: ARINC 853 further explained

Data from the cabin is stored on the server. The ground link depends on the aircraft connectivity: satellite link, mobile network,… Any connection can be used, live status with a small data rate on flight and big data transfer on ground. The data is used for: 

  • Live health status of cabin
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Trends, statistic information
  • Support for fault isolation 
Diagramm zur digitalen Vernetzung der Flugzeugkabine mit ARINC 853 (CSMIM). Zeigt den Datenfluss zwischen Bühler Motor Aviation, Airline, Connected Aircraft Cabin und Connected Seats. Condition Monitoring System liefert Daten an das Aircraft Operation Center und die Wartungsorganisation.

Bühler Motor is offering a wide range of services, customized to the airline and seat manufacturer needs. Get in touch with us, to develop the best solution together. 

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