Contactless energy and data transmission in aircraft cabins

The project “INDIKAR – interdisciplinary cabin architecture” is part of the national aviation research program, funded by the Federal Ministry of Economy. In this project the capabilities and solutions for the use of contactless energy and data transmission technology in the area of passenger aircraft cabins are being investigated. By means of this technology, cabin elements can be developed to allow fast and cost-effective installation and reduced changeover time for cabin layout changes and thus can increase the transport capacity of the aircraft. The aims of the project are the development of new solutions for application-oriented data transmission, the optimisation of the overall system in terms of interference and data security, and the experimental verification of the research results using a demonstrator.