Learning Where Industry Needs To Sharpen Skills: Engine Data Analytics

Learning Where Industry Needs To Sharpen Skills: Engine Data Analytics

At home, we have been promised a revolution. Internet-enabled devices will transform our lives much as washing machines and vacuum cleaners once did. Soon, refrigerators will order food online when empty; coffee-makers will start brewing as their owners wake up; and lighting systems will respond to moods. In the air, however, the Internet of Things has been up and running for some time. Modern aircraft and engines are packed with sensors that relay huge volumes of data, both in- and post-flight, to ground teams that can sometimes react even before wheels are on the tarmac. The biggest concentration of sensors in any aircraft is in its engines. New powerplants such as the Leap, PW1000G, GEnx and Trent 1000 deliver about 1 terabyte of readings per flight. This equates to the…


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