The first quarter of period one deeply focused on the administrative tasks the consortium itself is committed to. In parallel, meetings were held to be up to date with the development of the PSM. The main task was to elaborate non-disturbing locations for cameras in the cockpit, which was done via a workshop and tests in the cockpit-simulator (similar to an Airbus A320) of TU Braunschweig. Additionally, negotiations with an airline were held, shifting the attention to the certification/qualification for such devices. Up to this point, it was not only intended to install multiple devices into the cockpit but also it was assumed that current devices (cameras, illuminators, an exponator and the computing unit) are approved to be installed in an airliners cockpit. The definition of high-level specifications and requirements needed at this point was performed. For later usage of the possible outcome, a method paper was published on the AHFE-Conference. New arising questions afterwards lead to the decision to qualify the devices in the frame of the project for their usage in real aircraft cockpits. In the course of the final design phase and the parallel discussion towards a qualification, different cameras were considered to be installed. Finally, a camera has been identified and chosen, with which the qualification process will be performed now. This additional, and for the REPS consortium unforeseen, process led to massive delays in the project schedule.
To secure the project plan, a second airline was approached to support the trial activities after the successful qualification of the devices.
