The 29th DASC will be held on 3-7 October 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center. It is bylined “Improving our environment through green avionics and ATM solutions”. Conference Chair Bob Lyons has this to say about the 29th Digital Avionics Systems Conference.
Concern over the environment is very prevalent in today’s society and being “green” is becoming a product selection decision criterion for many on par with the cost and quality of the purchase being made. This is augmented by legislation in many industries to reduce the environmental impact of commercial product and service offerings. In the aerospace industry, this materializes as noise abatement requirements in densely populated areas, control of emissions from engines and auxiliary power units (APUs), and the disposal of worn out aircraft components to name a few. Digital avionics provide enabling technologies for green aerospace systems. Just as was the case at the 28th DASC, a dual focus will be maintained on airborne and ground systems.
Examples include but are not limited to: full authority digital engine controls (FADEC) that control engines and APUs to provide quiet, low-emission power, flight management systems (FMS) that optimize flight plans and fuel consumption for a smaller carbon footprint, Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) that reduce power consumption and aircraft weight/fuel burn, modern air traffic management (ATM) systems that minimize noise and pollution in urban areas, and power management systems that reduce the amount of power consumed by on-board systems. Also of concern is the disposal of worn out components and fluids that are the by-product of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations and aircraft modernization programs both on the commercial and military sides of the industry. This subject matter also reaches into space, where an increasing amount of debris is accumulating due to retired spacecraft and consumables from ongoing international missions.
In addition to the theme track, we will continue to offer opportunities to publish and present on a wide range of avionics topics, including but not limited to communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS), air traffic management, avionics applications, uninhabited aircraft systems (UAS), spacecraft, human factors, human-machine interfaces (HMI), flight critical systems, avionics design, aircraft modernization, aircraft maintenance, and logistics support.
The Technical and Professional Education Programs will incorporate hundreds of papers and dozens of tutorials from international researchers, innovators, engineers, and designers who are creating the products, services, and support to enable digital avionics development and evolution towards green solutions. We will hold panel discussions with noted engineering and management experts and provide multiple keynote presentations by government and industry leaders shaping our industry. Whether you are involved in avionics systems for manned or unmanned aircraft, space systems or air traffic management, join us and participate in the 29th DASC to help influence our industry to move towards a greener future!
You can download the DASC brochure here. The DASC web site is here.