Removable computer for an aircraft
AssigneeThales
InventorsRémi Huynh, Fabien Kuntz
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Abstract
A computer for an aircraft includes a dock part installed fixedly in the aircraft: configured so as to be connected to at least one avionics equipment by way of a bidirectional data bus, comprising a docking station, a server part installed removably on the docking station of the dock part, configured so as to exchange data and signals with the dock part through a connector, and configured so as to be connected to at least one non-avionics equipment through at least one communications link, the dock part being configured so as to implement a pairing mechanism with the server part in order to authorize or prevent the transmission of data between the server part and said at least one avionics equipment.
Claims8
An aircraft computer, comprising:
- a dock part to be installed fixedly in an aircraft, said dock part:
- being configured to be connected to at least one avionics equipment of the aircraft, and comprising a docking station,
- a server part, having processing and storage resources to implement avionics data processing applications, along with connectivity systems to non-avionics equipment and means for implementing a pairing mechanism with the dock part, said server part being configured to be installed removably on the docking station, such installation allowing the dock part and the server part to exchange data and signals through a wired connector, the server part being further configured to be connected to at least one non-avionics equipment through at least one communications link independent from the wired connector,
- wherein the dock part is connected to said at least one avionics equipment by way of at least one bidirectional data bus, and the dock part has a controller that implements the pairing mechanism through the wired connector between the dock part and the server part when the server part is installed on the dock part, and subject to the server part being authenticated through the pairing mechanism by the dock part, transmits data from the server part to said at least one avionics equipment to connect the non-avionics equipment and the avionics equipment, transmission of data from the server part to said at least one avionics equipment through the wired connector being prevented by the dock part when the server part is non-authenticated through the pairing mechanism by the dock part, the dock part also providing a power supply to the server part through the wired connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.