Aircraft automation: On-board information system (BIS) for diagnosing aircraft electronic systems

2022: Presentation of the onboard information system

Concern Radioelectronic Technologies of Rostec State Corporation on August 17, 2022 presented a development for civil aviation - an on-board information system (BIS) capable of diagnosing electronic systems of an aircraft within the airport. The use of BIS will reduce the cost of servicing Russian aircraft and reduce the time of their pre-flight preparation.

Development of JSC Aviautomatika named after V.V. Tarasov is intended for detection and localization of failures in aircraft systems, storage of information on failures and transmission of results to indication means. LSI allows you to quickly assess the functional state of the aircraft systems, establish the type and place of the existing problem, perform testing, conduct online maintenance, automatically generate a report on malfunctions and send it to ground services through the Address Reporting System of Aviation Communications (ACARS).

The on-board KRET information system allows you to wirelessly receive information on the configuration of aircraft system equipment, download software, update the maintenance database, improve fault monitoring systems and much more. This development in its functionality is in no way inferior to its Western counterparts. We are convinced that it will be in demand both when creating a generation of Russian civil airliners and for already operating aircraft, will increase their safety and increase the life cycle. For August 2022, we are completing development tests. The start of mass production is scheduled for 2023, "said Anatoly Serdyukov, industrial director of the aviation cluster of Rostec State Corporation.

Among the advantages of the BIS is the composable architecture, which allows it to be used for various types of civil aviation aircraft. The LSI solves the tasks of maintaining the life cycle of the aircraft using service software applications developed for both portable and stationary aircraft service terminals.

The technology used in the development of the Russian on-board information system significantly reduces, and for many systems completely eliminates the need to use test equipment during aircraft maintenance. This provides a qualitatively different level of maintenance organization, increases operational readiness and reduces the cost of aircraft maintenance, - said Alexander Pan, General Director of KRET JSC.