Thales Presentation > ICAO NGAP Symposium March 2010 Francis ARCHAMBAULT – Director, Marketing and Product Policy Benoît THUBERT – Advance Project Design Authority Aerospace Agenda THALES Avionics system development in recent History AIRBUS, BOMBARDIER, GULFSTREAM, ATR, EMBRAER, SUKHOI Interactive Cockpit Display Systems, Flight Management Systems, Integrated Modular Avionics, Electronic Flight Controls Computers, Head-Up Displays, Enhanced Vision Systems, IFE. THALES Innovation NEW TECHNOLOGIES Flight Deck Innovation Strategy, Global Environment – Thales actions & major Industry initiatives, R&D and emerging technologies – some considerations, Avionics evolving Business Model, New generation of flight crew & new approach to develop flight deck, Competency and training methods, Bridging the gap between pilots and systems, New interaction languages, Helping pilots to handle complexity. March 2010 March THALES Training Technologies 2 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales > Thales Recent Avionics developments Aerospace Thales - intelligence onboard Connectivity - SATCOM Integrated Modular Avionics Cockpit Display + HUD + EVS Electrical Power Flight Guidance Generation / Conversion Flight Management Communication, Navigation, Surveillance Flight Controls Utilities: Braking Steering Fuel Engine Controls In-Flight Entertainment Systems Doors & Slides Cabin lighting March 2010 March Integrated Maintenance Cabin interiors floor to floor 4 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Intelligence onboard the Latest Worldwide Cockpits Aeronautical equipment and functions March 2010 March THALES - provides entire cockpit to Industry leaders 5 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Intelligence onboard Gulfstream G650 and Boeing 787 Aeronautical equipment and functions Training & Cabin systems simulation (IFE, Cabin lighting) Electrical Systems Navigation (Stand-by Instrument) Flight controls Three-axis fly-by-wire flight control computer system Primary and secondary flight control management Digital flight control computers Backup flight control unit March 2010 March THALES - provides critical systems to the innovators 6 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Cabin systems TopSeries in-flight entertainment systems Integrated entertainment and communication solutions and connectivity with personal electronic devices TopSeries now represents 50% of the global market ( > 1000 A/C in service) Connectivity Systems TopFlight Satcom: onboard satellite link allowing passengers and crew to communicate with the outside world First on an international flight with SMS and voice communications via mobile phone Internet connectivity, GSM, GPRS, WiFi. March 2010 March Thales - brings innovation right to the passenger's seat 7 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Thales Innovation > and future operational challenges Aerospace Flight Deck Innovation Strategy – A REAL CHALLENGE Global Environments New generation of Concrete value Pilots; added solutions for R&D and Bridging the gap Emerging Technologies between the user and all parties involved the system in the future of civil aerospace 450,00 160,00 400,00 140,00 2004-2008: Emerging countries 350,00 (China, India, Middle-East…) oil 120,00 Economic cycle and demand surge 300,00 100,00 1986: Oil counter-shock. Saudi 250,00 Arabia increases its production: evolving Business Oil barrel plunges to 15$ from 80,00 30$ 200,00 2003: 2nd Gulf War 1991: 1st Gulf War 1997: OPEC increases its 60,00 150,00 production by 10%.Oil prices Model collapse 40% March 2010 March 40,00 100,00 50,00 20,00 0,00 0,00 janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- janv- 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Fuel Cost (US DOT) Barrel Price (WTI) 9 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Global Environment – Thales actions via major Industry initiatives Onboard Avionics versus ATM cooperation 4D trajectory exchange - Manage Gate To Gate Predictions - Improve datalink - clearance automation - Manage multiple RTA, ETA Slots display for negotiation NextGen ASAS procedures versus FMS, coupling with Traffic situation Departure / Arrival procedures (“green procedures”) “What if” Concept and associated Option Routes - ETOPS & RIF routes with associated decision points - Multiple departure/arrival preparation for quick selection in case of runway change Accurate weather modelling for more precise predictions, - To use more accurate weather situation data - Grid winds/temperature, jet streams, turbulence - FIS-B Weather uplink March 2010 March AVIONICS AIR SYSTEM A seamless collaboration 10 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Ground Segment On board Segment Airlab TOULOUSE t rol RUNGIS ol ter r ter n Cont n Ce Ce TowerCont Airpor Airline Operation Cockpit Control & Displays EISE SEATTLE Avionics FUNCTIONS: AP, FMS, ANF,TAWS, Weather , TCAS/ADS-B, Comm Data link , EFB apps Other Thales Environment DATA LINK simulators HAL Traffic generator, RMI Weather conditions Engine, aircraft Model … Other • EISE : EAGLE Integrated Synthetic Environment external Architecture • FMS : Flight Management System • ANF : On-board Airport Navigation Function, March 2010 March simulators Flexible • TAWS : Terrain Avoidance & Warning System • TCAS : Traffic alert & Collision Avoidance System • EFB : Electronic Flight Bag : Crew info services 11 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales R&D and emerging technologies – some considerations R & D investment from COTS electronics domains are transforming the civil aerospace market in most of the Avionics sub-systems as defined today… Display (CRT to LCD to… multi-touch) Man Machine Interface (Interactivity, Cursor Device… Haptic display) Augmented Vision (HUD, EVS, SVS … CVS) Integrated & opened architecture based on Full duplex network backbone using BUS coming from IT domain NAV and Inertia using GPS/GALILEO for all flight phases COM Ops and COM passengers (Low speed to Gigabits) R&D investment in-line with know how and expertise through multi-domain activities March 2010 March 12 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Avionics Evolving Business Model Federated electro-mechanical Safety (system safety, Integrated opened network avionics performance, Quantity of LRUs Quantity of products/sub-assembly environmental constraints, certification, …) /moving parts Quantity of software/ Human Factors (teamwork, stress, functionalities Products reliability confidence, workload, training, multi- culturality, …) Systems reliability Achievable MTBF Required life cycle cost Life cycle cost (reliability, Spares/repairs availability, Spares/repairs maintainability, Product driven Revenue testability…) System driven revenue New different business model required in order to address safety, March 2010 March human factors and life cycle cost and generate profit 13 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales New generation of Pilots; Filling the gap between the pilots and the systems 3 years and more of civil 2000 -3000 15 years, 80000 F/H +, Multiple and/or military training flight hours (4+) aircraft annotations Average age of flight crew in 2010 ; 40- 50 years old + (10 000 F/H +) 18 months 500 -1000 5 years, 1500 F/H, 1 or 2 type March 2010 March ab-initio / MCPL flight annotations hours Average age of flight crew in 2030 ; 25-35 years old + (3 000 F/H +) 14 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales Competency Recent Evolution » No more 3 crew cockpit » CRM Evolution In the 90ties: CRM = Cockpit Resource Management In 2000: CRM = Crew Resource Management (including PNC) In 2010: CRM = Company Resource Management (Including, AOC, Ground Ops… In 2020 ? CRM = Complete Resources Management? including ATC? » Technology competency On board computers and electronics systems Automation Communication Decision aiding systems » Piloting competency Situation Awareness Keep the flying basics (fly, navigate, communicate, manage the A/C) Flying techniques: Flying quality, …. March 2010 March 15 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales iDeck – Early validation, prototyping and concept development Tools Cockpit rapid design & validation tool March 2010 March 16 This document is the property of Thales Group and may not be copi ed or communicated without written consent of Thales iDeck uses & objectives During bids & programs To rapidly test new configurations and cockpit solutions To help to make choices and to validate specifications early Improve innovation by rapidly testing new configurations and solutions Focus and centric solutions