SAGEM FOQA Hardware & Software
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Sagem Avionics Inc. Grand Prairie, Texas (60 employees) Puyallup, Washington (40 employees) Integrated Cockpit Displays System Manufacture FAA Certified Repair Station SAGEM-DS business antenna for the Americas AGS/ACMS team: 8 people
Sagem and Flight Data Acquisition KEY FACTS 50 years of experience manufacturing Flight Data Recorders 30 years of experience manufacturing Data Acquisition Units World leader for Flight Data Acquisition Units Installed on most civil aircraft 99%+ data quality field proven Most Acclaimed Product Support in the Americas
Currently Installed / STC on: Boeing 727 737 757-767 Airbus A318 A319 A320 A321 A300 A310 - A380 ATR 42 ATR 72 Embraer 120 135 145 170-175- 190 195 C-130 (Colombia) S-76C+ Bell 212 412 Boeing Chinook Ready for STC on ANY AC
FOQA Hardware for Large Aircraft PCM input from existing FDAU / DAU1 Portable Test Equipment Parameters Interface Display Unit ARINC 739 (ACMS option) PCMCIA for QAR data recording, for software & database loading (ACMS option) ACMS GSE & AGS Digital Flight Data Recorder ARINC 573 (AFDAU basic) Ethernet 10baseT for GDL interface FAIL BUSY TEST Multi- Printer A RINC 724 / 724B Data Loader for software & database loading & data retrieval (ACMS option) ARINC 615 ACARS Management Unit ADL READY Ground Support Equipment for ACMS programming, Analysis Ground Station for flight data analysis (FOQA) ACMS S/W ACMS S/W and D/B VHF or SATCOM to ground station Cockpit printer (ACMS option) ARINC 740 ACARS for real time data Xmit (ACMS option) ARINC 724/724B
FOQA/MOQA Hardware for G.A. DIGITAL SOURCES (Examples) PDF ANALOG SOURCES (Examples) OAT R P U Engine Monitoring Module OIL TEMP MFD OIL PRESSURE TORQUE TRANSDUCER NAV / COM / GPS Analysis Ground Station (AGS) Flight data analysis (FOQA / MOQA)
Sagem and FOQA Routine collection of full flight data Routine analysis of full flight data against a pre- defined set of events Flight Manual Analysis/Investigation on significant events Statistical and trend analysis of events Enhance Safety, SOP, etc Close the loop with training
Sagem and MOQA Routine collection of full flight data Flight Investigation on faults/troubleshooting/precursors/pattern search Aging Formulas on LRUs and AC parts Where most ROI is encountered GOAL = PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FIX IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS
FOQA / MOQA DATA CYCLE Line Operations Data Acquisition Wireless Valid Statistical Database Statistical Reports Management Recording Media Data Conversion And Event detection 3D Visualization Debrief Display Data Exploration Training Evaluation Validation Individual Event Data Graphical Reports
FOQA / MOQA DATA CYCLE Line Operations Data Acquisition Wireless Valid Statistical Database Statistical Reports Management Bad Flight Data Data Rectification Recording Media Data Conversion And Event detection 3D Visualization Debrief Display Bad Event Programming Data Exploration Training Invalid Event Database Evaluation Validation Individual Event Data Graphical Reports
FOQA / MOQA for Academia Academic setting as an optimal education scenario for FDA. Multiple departments to benefit from FDA through capable GDRAS software. s Aeronautical Science: : Standardization, Flight debrief, Training. Applied Meteorology: : Hot Plume studies from off shore oil rig operators, effect of temperature on aircraft performance Aviation Maintenance Science: Fuel Consumption, Engine Parameter Monitoring Aerospace Studies: : Understanding Union interactions regarding FDA, International law, attitude. Human Factors: : Statistical Analysis and Concepts Computer Science: : Event Programming, Tools for further analysis
Sagem FOQA Software AGS Analysis Ground Station SAGEM AGS is compliant with all the regulations such as FAA, JAA and CAA and in action at nearly 130 airlines and service companies. In 2005, AGS has analyzed more than 6500 aircraft and more than 15 million flight hours The AGS evolutions <1992 Ground station for flight test and ACMS 1992 First AGS under DOS/Oracle 1996 Network AGS under Windows 3.11/Sybase 1997 AGS version 1-Event detection enhanced From this date the AGS is under a constant evolution and the main ones are: AGS version 2 AGS version 3 AGS version 4 AGS version 5 AGS version 6 AGS version 7 AGS version 8 AGS viewers AGS version 9 AGS version 10 AGS version 11 - under Windows 95 (32 bits) - Flight de-identification - Trend monitoring interfaces - Automatic data backup - Recording quality monitoring - Snapshot parameters management - Statistic report builder - Integrated airport database - Trajectories representation - Physical de-identification - Fingerprint identification - Enhanced GUI - Templates and auto-processes - Split Screens - CAPS - Enhance Data Quality Check - NASA ADIS (Weather Report) - NASA Morning Report - New Enhanced Report Generator - Remote Downloading Software
Sagem FOQA Software - AGS Key Facts Most popular system worldwide (300+ users) Over 14 years of development 60% of new features based on customer requests Yearly user conference to share concepts 80% of FOQA pioneers use AGS Integrates with the most advanced report generator Most acclaimed product support 1 customer = 1 partner
AGS Customers in the Americas More than 70% of all North American in-house FOQA programs run AGS Recently selected at: South and Central America: Currently in final evaluation at (authorized EXTRACT ONLY): Nearly 300 users worldwide Most used system worldwide Airlines who switched from competition to AGS
AGS Parameter Quality Control Do not waste time analyzing corrupted flights Make sure the parameters triggering your events have good values Trend you invalid flights: sensors, QAR, wiring, etc Trend your media: PCMCIA cards, Optical Disks, etc Trend you parameter smoothing algorithms and fix when wrong CONTROL AND TRUST YOUR DATA NOW YOU CAN TRUST THE CONTENT OF YOUR STATISTICAL REPORTS
AGS integrated report generator COTS keep the cost low for our customers Acclaimed as the best report generator on the market Drag-and-Drop no need to master SQL Unlimited number of queries on the same report Unlimited templates Integrates VBA for advanced programming Auto-refresh feature, auto-print, auto-post on your Intranet Not limited to what your vendor allows you to do p-charts In AGS V10: Microsoft Excel Integration In AGS V11: total MS Office and WEB integration Multiple Dimension Distributions CAT III Landing Study
CEFA Cockpit Emulator & 3D SAGEM recommended solution and 1 click away from AGS Most advanced technology - OpenGL Most sold system over the past 2 years Selected by the most demanding airlines Up to 4 screens
AGS Integration with NASA NASA/Ames Morning Report Uses advanced Cluster-based data-mining techniques Does not require the predefinition of events (subjective!) Produces a list of most Atypical flights Plots parameters against a background of what is Typical for phase of flight and airport FINDS THE UNEXPECTED SAGEM first and only to license this technology Provided at no charge to AGS customers
AGS Integration with NASA Value is displayed against background (baseline) of 80% of most typical flights. Go directly to AGS to Validate Select parameter of interest.
Conclusion Sagem Hardware World leader in Flight Data Acquisition 99% data quality Sagem Software Most widely used analysis software (300 + users) Capable and proven statistical component Sagem and Academia Utilized in Academia based on the prowess of the statistical component Progressive mentality towards involvement with Academia Reassert importance of proper FDA implementation in Academia and work together to reflect what s out there, and also how to improve the current reality of FDA.
Questions? Geoff Hanshaw Manager Flight Data Management SAGEM Avionics Inc. 2701 Forum Drive Grand Prairie, TX 75052 972-314-3624 Geoff.Hanshaw@SagemAvionics.com