Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) can enable several applications in aircraft control systems by reducing weight, costs, and complexity. WSNs may allow for distributed aircraft engine control, structural health monitoring, environmental control systems, and emergency systems. Key benefits of WSNs include increased fuel efficiency, decreased aircraft weight, flexibility, and reduced maintenance costs. However, further research is still needed to address challenges such as communication delays, packet loss, bandwidth constraints, high-temperature electronics, and optimal data fusion and routing protocols.

1. Wireless Sensors Network in
Aircraft Control Systems
PRESENTED BY: SYED FARHAN ABBAS (009)
SHAFQAAT RASUAL (001)
PRESENTED TO :
ENGR. AJMAL HUSSAIN
AUTHORS: RAMA K. YEDAVALLI
ROHIT K. BELUPURKAR

2. WSNs In Aircraft Control Systems
Need of WSNs:
 Fly by wire
 Digital engine control system
 Electrical Failure
 Increased Weight

3. WSN
 Increased fuel efficiency
 Decreased weight
 Flexibility
 Reduction in cost and maintenance

4. Cont..

5. Applications of WSNs
 Distributed aircraft engine control
 WSN for aircraft engine health management
 Fly-by-wireless aircraft flight control system
 WSN for aircraft structural health monitoring
 Aircraft Environmental control systems
 Hydraulic monitoring systems
 Emergency systems

6. Conclusion
 weight savings
 Reduction in subsystems design complexity and improved condition
based
 maintenance cost
 Use of WSN-based engine health monitoring
 Aircraft structural health monitoring will enable
 the development of safety-critical systems such as WSN
 based distributed engine control and fly-by-wireless aircraft
 flight control systems

7. Area Of research
 Delays and packet dropout
 Bit rate constraints
 Fusion of WSN
 Routing Protocols
 High temperature electronics