Airborne operation of portable electronic devices

Author

Li, Lin ; Xie, Jingsong ; Ramahi, Omar M. ; Pecht, Michael ; Donham, Bruce

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

Volume

44

Issue

4

fYear

2002

fDate

8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

39

Abstract

Rapidly improving electronic technology has led to a worldwide proliferation of portable electronic devices (PEDs). These have received a portion of the blame (or suspicion) for unexplained aircraft electronic-system anomalies. A significant concern about PED interference with airplane electronic systems, as well as ground communication networks, has brought about many debates; many people question the rationale and the existence of a solid scientific basis for current regulations and policies. The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad view of the issues associated with airborne operation of PEDs.

Keywords

aircraft communication; aircraft instrumentation; cellular radio; electromagnetic interference; ground support systems; legislation; mobile radio; portable computers; telecommunication equipment testing; telephone sets; FAA; FCC; Federal Aviation Administration; Federal Communications Commission; PED interference; RTCA; Requirements and Technical Concepts for Aviation; air-to-ground interference; airborne operation; aircraft electronic-system anomalies; airplane electronic systems; cellular phones; electronic technology; ground communication networks; portable electronic devices; regulations; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft navigation; Airplanes; Global Positioning System; Interference; Personal digital assistants; Portable computers; Radio transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2002.1043145

Filename

1043145