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Future AircraftIFE Hardware Mfg Perspective

Christine KunkleRockwell Collins

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Designing Hardware While Anticipating Consumer Trends

• Tortoise (IFE Hardware)– Highly Regulated Industry (Aviation)– Airlines/OEM Desirability for Stable

Product Offerings

• Hare (Consumer Trends)– Ever More “Connected” World– Passenger’s Desire for On-Ground to

In Air Seamless Experience

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On Ground Trends Lead IFE Functionality

• Passenger experiences at home and in the office continue to drive IFE– Increasing availability of “on-demand” and interactive entertainment in the home raises

expectations of similar capabilities on aircraft– Internet use will continue to drive expectations of connectivity in flight– Wireless becoming the “preferred’ method of connectivity when away from the home/office

Consumer electronics sales Consumer electronics sales increases annually, video increases annually, video category leads all products…category leads all products…

……Gaming industry continuesGaming industry continuesstrong growth strong growth

Worldwide Internet users Worldwide Internet users continue to grow…continue to grow…

……Wireless subscribers to Wireless subscribers to surpass main telephone linesurpass main telephone line

PC sales growth improves PC sales growth improves

Entertainment moreEntertainment moreinteractive and is no longerinteractive and is no longerjust video…just video…

……Gaming more Gaming more mobile and online mobile and online

Wireless LAN is key component Wireless LAN is key component of public networks, broadbandof public networks, broadbandcontinues to grow worldwide…continues to grow worldwide…

……Wireless internet users grow Wireless internet users grow substantiallysubstantially

Smaller hardware with Smaller hardware with PC capabilities PC capabilities

802.11802.11

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Data

The Connected Aircraft

etc

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Seeing Eye to Eye

• Recognition that Consumer Market Move Faster Than IFE Life Cycles– Use Standard Technologies and Interfaces– Leverage Aircraft Data Network – Supplant Hardware driven implementations

with content driven designs– Drive to simplify content supply chain, using

web based tools

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Providing Relevant Onboard Content• Live Video Content

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Providing Relevant Onboard Content• Enhanced Interactive Flight Information

Day – Night Zone Map

Total Route Map High Resolution Map

Auto Zoom Map

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Providing Relevant Onboard Content• Enhanced Interactive Flight Information – Skin-able Design

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