A wireless signal inside an airplane can deviate randomly when people move around. Boeing’s new test process takes advantage of state-of-the-art technology and ground-breaking statistical analysis to identify strong and weak signal areas and balance them by adjusting the connectivity system accordingly. The result is increased safety and reliability.
Using their breakthrough approach, Boeing engineers applied the process to improving signal strength in passenger cabins. Using a de-commissioned airplane, the team from Boeing Test & Evaluation laboratories conducted a series of tests. The team determined that sacks of potatoes were ideal stand-ins for passengers, given their similar physical interactions with electronic signal properties. Much of the testing was conducted on the grounded airplane with the seats filled with 20,000 pounds of potatoes in sacks. The test data was then validated with human stand-in "passengers."
Once the new method was established, testing that previously took over two weeks to conduct was reduced to 10 hours. The new, efficient process promises to benefit Boeing Commercial Airplanes customers and the flying public.
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