Diehl integrates next-gen cabin system with Thales' blade server

“We have integrated, with our colleagues from Thales, the two worlds together, CANSAS and ODA,” Diehl technology evangelist Marcel Schmedes revealed at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. “There’s basically no barrier between CANSAS and the ODA. So, the ODA can use our data from the aircraft cabin and vice versa.” Thales and Diehl are long-time partners in aircraft avionics.

The ODA optimizes what Diehl has achieved with its upgraded CANSAS solution. AI-powered applications on the server can enhance passenger experience while providing crew support and improving eco-efficiency.

Schmedes provided an example: “If you manage the galley, there’s so much food waste. It’s basically a nightmare when it comes to sustainability. And with our technology, we want to enable the data integration layer to provide all the data — how goods flow into the galley and are consumed — to allow perspective and artificial intelligence or a holistic optimizer to better control food flow to reduce waste.”

Regarding passenger experience improvements, he said AI models could be trained “to better individualize travel experience.” Working alongside a sensor network, this system can manage lavatory queues, monitor overhead bin fill levels or air quality among other applications.

With data sovereignty secured through CANSAS HPC's data integration layer, well-trained AI applications can provide “better optimizations,” Schmedes stated. The fully integrated package with Thales’ ODA is currently available with lead times of 12 to 18 months.

Diehl and Thales are also participating in a research project called i+s Cabin along with Airbus, Adient Aerospace, Boeing, Jeppesen Safran among others aiming to revolutionize how cabin data is collected analyzed used They have developed unified communication standard for cabin components ensuring robust data supports future cabins

Beyond commercial aviation applications for CANSAS HPC Thales' ODA blade server Diehl's HPC technology will play role connectivity unit unmanned aerial vehicles eVTOLs where it already boasts key partnerships under 'CANSAS all platforms' strategy German ATG specialist SkyFive integrating A2G-branded air-to-ground connectivity technology HPC yielding "lightest-ever broadband solution weight-constrained aircraft"

"This connectivity target eVTOL applications regional jets rotary platforms we support highly critical missions like firefighting rescue missions medical," Schmedes said Work goes beyond providing high bandwidth communications passengers citing "mission critical links air traffic management flight management" Data security eVTOLs UAMs "absolutely mandatory" he stated

Asked if HPC keep non-safety safety data separate he said: "I think this makes our unit quite unique because we have isolated place safety applications even if connected open world connect avionics get system connect ground transport ensures both security safety."