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SEAMLESS AERONAUTICAL NETWORKING THROUGH INTEGRATION OF DATA LINKS, RADIOS, AND ANTENNAS

Objective

Air traffic in Europe is expected to double by 2025 according to the last forecast of Eurocontrol. Future passenger and freight fleets will bring better efficiency and improved environmental performance, and will allow people to benefit from the connections that only air transport can deliver. In this context, an integrated aircraft communication system is of paramount importance to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness by ensuring flexibility, scalability, modularity and reconfigurability. The SANDRA project will design, implement and validate through in-flight trials an integrated aeronautical communications system based on an open architecture, a common set of interfaces and on well-proven industry standards. Integration will be addressed at four different levels, namely: • integration at service level, through a Service Oriented architectural approach • integration at network level through addressing interoperability to ensure transition • integration of existing radio technologies into an Integrated Modular Radio platform (Software Defined) • integration at antenna and RF level by a L/KU satellite array antenna prototype The integration of different service domains with heterogeneous requirements through a cost-effective and flexible avionic architecture is thus one of the main challenges addressed by SANDRA. In this light, the SANDRA communication system will represent a key enabler for meeting the high market demand for broadband passenger and enhanced cabin communication services. The SANDRA concept is fully inline with SESAR activity and future deployment plans ATM modernisation as well as with the final recommendations of Eurocontrol/FAA Future Communications Study. SANDRA addresses many of the enablers identified by SESAR for the medium and long term implementation packages, although the proposed integrated approach for the global provision of distributed services covers a much broader set of applications and service domains.

Call for proposal

FP7-AAT-2008-RTD-1
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SELEX ES SPA
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Paolo Di Michele (Mr.)
EU contribution
€ 748 697,31

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SELEX ELSAG SPA

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Italy
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€ 1 470 302,69
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Via Giacomo Puccini 2
16154 Genova
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Paolo Di Michele (Mr.)
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Germany
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€ 2 148 675
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Linder Hohe
51147 Koln

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Alexander Haidt (Mr.)
SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI SPA
Italy
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€ 301 500
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Via Tiburtina 1231
00131 Roma

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Giuliano D'auria (Mr.)
THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE SAS
France
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€ 557 000
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Avenue Jean Francois Champollion 26
31100 Toulouse

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Matthieu Dabin (Mr.)
THALES AVIONICS LIMITED
United Kingdom
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€ 376 954
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Dashwood Lang Road Bourne Business Park Addlestone 2
KT15 2NX Weybridge

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Paul Cooper (Mr.)
THALES AVS FRANCE SAS
France
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€ 241 029
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75-77 Avenue Marcel Dassault
33700 Merignac

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Jacques Sauzede (Mr.)
THALES RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY (UK) LIMITED
United Kingdom
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Dashwood Lang Road, The Bourne Business Park 2
KT15 2NX Addlestone

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David Blyth (Mr.)
AIRTEL ATN LIMITED
Ireland
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A96D6R0 Dun Loaghaire Dublin

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Frank O'connor (Mr.)
RISE ACREO AB
Sweden
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Box 1070
164 25 Kista

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åsa Klingensjö (Ms.)
ALENIA AERMACCHI SPA
Italy
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€ 177 000
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00195 Roma

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Donatella Invernizzi (Dr.)
ALTYS TECHNOLOGIES
France
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€ 202 750
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7 Avenue Parmentier Central Parc Ii
31200 Toulouse

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Alexandre Simonin (Mr.)
UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD
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Richmond Road
BD7 1DP Bradford

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Sheila Fry (Ms.)
Cyner Substrates bv
Netherlands
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Savannahweg 60
3542AW Utrecht

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Marc Wintels (Mr.)
DASSAULT AVIATION
France
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€ 154 000
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9 Rond Point Champs-elysees-marcel Dassault
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DFS DEUTSCHE FLUGSICHERUNG GMBH
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63225 Langen

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Achim Baumann
AIRBUS GROUP SAS
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€ 123 500
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2 Rond-point Emile Dewoitine
31700 Blagnac

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Andrew Thain (Mr.)
GATEHOUSE SATCOM A/S
Denmark
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€ 313 375
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Strommen 6
9400 Norresundby

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IMST GMBH
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Carl Friedrich Gaussstrasse 2
47475 Kamp Lintfort

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TECHNOLABS srl
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Via Crescenzio 2
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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE
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Domaine De Voluceau Rocquencourt
78153 Le Chesnay Cedex

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LIONIX BV
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Hengelosestraat 500
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Monitor Soft
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CONSORZIO UNIVERSITA INDUSTRIA - LABORATORI DI RADIOCOMUNICAZION I
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Corso D Italia 19
00198 Roma

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Maurizio Salvitti (Mr.)
SITA INFORMATION NETWORKING COMPUTING BV
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€ 331 600
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Heathrowstraat 10
1043 CH Amsterdam

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SAFRAN PASSENGER INNOVATIONS GERMANY GMBH
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UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
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UNIVERSITA DI PISA
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PARIS-LODRON-UNIVERSITAT SALZBURG
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Carl-Herbert Rokitansky (Prof.)
EY ADVISORY SPA

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PARTECIPAZIONI TECNOLOGICHE SPA
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