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  • Aviation Safety
  • Avionics Technology
  • Mobile Sensing

Background:

  • Analog and digital flight instruments can fail due to vacuum, gyroscope, or electrical issues.
  • Such failures can lead to loss of critical flight data, increasing pilot workload and compromising safety.
  • Existing backup systems may be limited or unavailable in light aircraft.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of using smartphone sensors as an emergency flight data indication system.
  • To assess the accuracy of smartphone-derived flight parameters in various flight conditions.
  • To evaluate the potential of smartphones as a supplementary safety tool for pilots.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a custom computational model for flight data simulation.
  • Conducting experimental flight tests using an MP-02A "Czajka" aircraft.
  • Recording smartphone sensor data (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, GPS) during diverse flight maneuvers.

Main Results:

  • Smartphone sensor data accurately determined key flight parameters.
  • Pitch angle calculations during stall maneuvers showed a deviation of less than 5° from reference values.
  • The computational model, validated with real flight data, demonstrated high performance.

Conclusions:

  • Smartphones show significant potential as a low-cost, supplementary emergency flight data system.
  • The proposed system can assist pilots by providing essential information during avionics failures.
  • Further development could lead to practical implementation, enhancing general aviation safety.