SAGEM FOQA Hardware & Software

SAGEM FOQA Hardware & Software

COMMUNICATIONS
DIVISION
SAFRAN GROUP
SAGEM SA
DEFENSE
DIVISION
SECURITY
DEFENSE
AVIONICS
AUTOMOTIVE
DIVISION
Propulsion Branch
Equipment Branch

SAFRAN = 60% of an Aircraft

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
Portable Test Equipment
Digital Flight Data Recorder
ARINC 573 (AFDAU basic)
Ethernet 10baseT
for GDL interface
FAIL
BUSY
TEST Multi-
Printer
Cockpit printer
(ACMS option)
ARINC 740
PCM PCM input input from from existing existing existing FDAU FDAU FDAU / / DAU1
DAU1
Parameters
Parameters
A RINC 724 / 724B
ACARS
Management Unit
VHF or
SATCOM
to ground
station
PCMCIA for QAR data recording,
for software & database loading
(ACMS option)
Data Loader for software
& database loading & data retrieval
(ACMS option) ARINC 615
ADL READY
ACMS S/W
ACMS S/W
and D/B
ACARS for real time
data Xmit (ACMS option)
ARINC 724/724B
Interface Display Unit
ARINC 739 (ACMS option)
ACMS
GSE
& AGS
Ground Support Equipment
for ACMS programming,
Analysis Ground Station
for flight data analysis (FOQA)

FOQA/MOQA Hardware for G.A.
DIGITAL SOURCES
(Examples)
PDF
MFD
NAV / COM / GPS
R P U
Analysis Ground Station (AGS)
Flight data analysis (FOQA / MOQA)
Engine
Monitoring
Module
ANALOG SOURCES
(Examples)
OAT
OIL TEMP
OIL PRESSURE
TORQUE TRANSDUCER

Sagem and FOQA
• Routine collection of full flight data
• Routine analysis of full flight data against a pre-
defined set of “events events”
• Flight Manual Analysis/Investigation on significant
events
• Statistical and trend analysis of “events events”
• Enhance Safety, SOP, etc… 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

Line Operations
FOQA / MOQA DATA CYCLE
Recording
Media
Data Acquisition
Wireless
Data Conversion
And Event detection
Display
Data
Exploration
Evaluation Validation
Valid Statistical
Database
Individual
Event Data
Statistical
Reports
3D Visualization
Debrief
Management
Training
Graphical
Reports

Line Operations
Bad
Flight
Data
FOQA / MOQA DATA CYCLE
Data
Rectification
Invalid Event
Database
Recording
Media
Bad
Event
Programming
Data Acquisition
Wireless
Data Conversion
And Event detection
Display
Data
Exploration
Evaluation Validation
Valid Statistical
Database
Individual
Event Data
Statistical
Reports
3D Visualization
Debrief
Management
Training
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. software.
• Aeronautical Science: Science:
Standardization, Flight debrief, Training.
• Applied Meteorology: Meteorology:
Hot Plume studies from off shore oil rig operators, effect
of temperature on aircraft performance
• Aviation Maintenance Science: Science:
Fuel Consumption, Engine Parameter
Monitoring
• Aerospace Studies: Studies:
Understanding Union interactions regarding FDA,
International law, attitude.
• Human Factors: Factors:
Statistical Analysis and Concepts
• Computer Science: 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
•

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
South and Central America:
Currently in final evaluation at (authorized EXTRACT ONLY):
Airlines who switched from competition to AGS
Recently selected at:
Nearly 300 users worldwide
Most used system worldwide

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
p-charts
• 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
• In AGS V10: Microsoft Excel Integration
• In AGS V11: total MS Office and WEB integration
CAT III Landing Study
Multiple Dimension Distributions

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
Select parameter of
interest.
Value is displayed against
background (baseline) of
80% of most typical flights.
Go directly to AGS
to Validate

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