Presentation:

Flight recording
systems
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Contents
1) DFDR Design of Airbus A320 family

2) DFDR Operation of Airbus A320 family

3) CVR of Airbus A320 family

4) Boeing 787 Recording Systems

 1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family
a. Required data
b. Power interlock
c. Design requirements
1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family Required data
1. Altitude
2. Heading
3. Acceleration
4. Airspeed
5. PPT pulse
6. Timescale There are total of 88
7. Engine data parameters required to be
8. FLT CTRL surface recorded by Digital Flight
9. Attitude (pitch, roll, yaw) Data Recorders
10. Autopilot OPS
11. Air temperature
12. Electrical data
13. Radio NAV info
14. Warnings
15. etc.
1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family
Required physical properties
Sea depth
High impact Crush pressure High temp
6000m
3400 G 5000 PSI 1100C, 30mins
30 days
1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family
Design architechture

ARINC 717

DMU (AT31)
To control AIDS
1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family
1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family
Design architechture - Data Components explain
QAR - Quick Access recorder

can sample over 2000 flight

parameters
Much high sample rate than FDR
Not designed to survive an accident
1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family
Design architechture - Primarry Components explain
Underwater Location Beacon (ULB)

Most emit an ultrasonic

10ms pulse once per second
at 37.5 kHz ± 1 kHz
 1) DFDR design of Airbus A320 family
Design architechture

Interface

Management
2) Operation of Digital Flight Data Recorder
System on the Airbus A320

Solid State Flight Data Recorder The Power Interlock Diagram

(SSFDR)
System Operation Conditions

Must be one of the following:

1. At least one engine is running.
2. Aircraft in flight condition.
3. GND CTRL pushbutton ON.
4. External Power ON.
5. 5 Minutes after engine shutdown.
DFDR - Power Interlock
DFDR - One engine running
DFDR - Aircraft in flight
DFDR - External Power ON
DFDR - Ground CTRL P/BSW Pressed
DFDR - Ground CTRL P/BSW Released (Part1)
DFDR - Ground CTRL P/BSW Released (Part2)
3) CVR of Airbus A320 family
 CVR: Cockpit Voice Recorder

Types Recording channels Modes

Magnetic tape CVR Captain voice Normal mode
(older) F/O voice Erase mode
Solid State CVR 3rd Occupant voice Test mode
Ambient sound
 How power is supplied

In flight On Ground Manually

The CVR is automatically
supplied in flight,
whether or not the
engines are running
Supplied when at least Through pressing and
an engine is running releasing the ground
for 5 mins after all control switch
engine shut down If one engine is started,
the CVR is automatically
supplied
 Operation

Source: Flybywire Simulation Documentations

Location of Panel: Captain side, overhead panel

Normal mode: Records all channels
Erase mode: Press “CVR ERASE” for 2 seconds (Magnetic tape) or
0.5 seconds (Solid state)
 Operation (cont.)

Source: Flybywire Simulation Documentations

Test mode (Magnetic Tape): Press “CVR TEST”. A 600 Hz tone is

applied sequentially on 4 channels. The tone can be heard from
the headset (or the loudspeaker if aircraft has parked).
Test mode (Solid State): Press “CVR TEST” for 0.5 seconds. The
result is indicated by LED. If the system is faulty, the indicator LED
will stay on until the CVR has been replaced or fixed.
Operational diagram
FAA/CAA OPTION
 FAA/CAA OPTION

Allows the FAA/CAA to record both cockpit voice and the communications heard by
the crew
Signals received in the crew’s earphones is recorded on the CVR
Flight Recorder System
Boeing B787
ATA 31 - 31
General
description

Communicati-
-on system

Data system

CDN

Flight
Recorder
(FR)
 Communic-
-ation system
Communic-
-ation
between
flight crew
and service
crew
200Hz
to
10kHz

Area mic analog audio channels

3 channels in total
The area mic’s preamplifier sends 1 analog audio channel to each FR
 HF: high frequency
VHF: very high frequency
SATCOM: satellite
communication
INR: integrated navigation
receiver - GPS, ILS
DME: distance measuring
equipment
ADF: automatic direction
finder
CSSC: cabin service system
controller

The 3 Audio control

panels (ACP) send 3
digital audio channels to
the FRs
Thus there are 4 total
audio channels that are
transmitted to each FR

Other communication systems and Audio management

Communication
system input

3 audio control panels (ACP)

3 tunning control panels (TCP)
 3 independent panels
Direct and control both
received and transmitting
signal

Audio control panel

Tuning control panel
 An example of how a
communication system
works
Key takeaways:

Audio input: flight deck area mic (service crew mic included), pilot’s headset mic, radios
Communication management input: Audio control panels (ACP), Tuning control panels (TCP)
ACPs convert analog signal to digital and then send the data to the FR via 3 digital data
channels.
The FRs also receive and store datalink message data from the communication management
function (CMF) of the common core system (CCS) via the CDN which is registered by the TCP.
4 audio channels are transmitted to each FR (1 analog which will then be digitized at the FR and
3 digital).
The system can store up to 2 hours of audio data.
Data and Flight parameters
787 network
architecture
CCR cabinet (2)
Detailed
network
functional
description
Simplified
network
functional
description
Key takeaways:

Data input: aircraft systems, electrical devices and elements

Data processing units: remote data concentrators (RDC), ARINC 664 network remote/ cabinet
switches (ARS/ ACS), common computing resource cabinets (CCR) and core network cabinet
The RDCs act as intermediaries between the network switches and most airplane systems that
don’t use ARINC 664. They convert data from various formats like analog, ARINC 429, and CAN
bus data to ARINC 664 format, and vice versa.
The ARS and ACS switches ensure that data gets to the correct destinations, changing between
fiber optic and electrical signal formats to support communication between platform elements.
The system can store up to 25 hours of flight data.
Flight recorder system
 Power
network
for the
FRs
Forward recorder power principles
Underwater
locater
beacon
The ULB has these
characteristics:
• Operates to a depth of
20,000 ft (6 km)
• Has a detection range
of 12,000 ft (3.7 km)
• Operates for 30 days
underwater
• Sends out a 37.5
kilohertz (kHz) signal at
a rate of one pulse per
second.
The ULB 9.6V battery
has a life cycle of 6 years
if it is not used.
 Flight recorder
design and
struture

The interconnect assembly provides the external interface for the flight
recorder. It routes and translate data. There are EMI filtering components in the interconnect assembly.
Input power goes to the power supply through a low-pass EMI filter. The power supply changes the airplane's 28V DC to 3.3V DC. The 3.3V DC power is
distributed throughout the digital portions of the flight recorder.
The I/O processor assembly has these components:
• Processor
• 16 MB of program/boot flash memory
• 64 MB of synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM)
• Buffers.
The crash-protected memory (CPM) array and armor in the armor assembly provide a minimum of 5 GB of protected flash memory that stores only digital data.
Key takeaways:
The flight recorder has these internal components:
+ Power supply
+ I/O processor assembly
+ CPM with 5 GB capacity
The I/O processor has an electro-optical interface device that changes fiberoptic common data
network (CDN) data to electrical signals and flight recorder electrical signal data to fiber-optic.
The RIPS supplies power to the forward flight recorder for 10 minutes when aircraft power is not
available. If the RIPS battery does not have sufficient charge to operate for 10 minutes, the
applicable EICAS message shows. In case of emergency, the flight deck area mic can take power
from the P40 panel.
The two flight recorders receive analog and digital audio data as well as flight data. The FR
digitizes and stores the analog audio data. Thus all data in the CPM is in a digital format.
The system stores 2 hours of four audio channels and 25 hours of flight data.
The 2 FRs can survive 30 days underwater while sending out a 37.5 kilohertz (kHz) signal at a rate
of one pulse per second. This pulse can be detected from 3.7 km (12,000 ft) away.
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