Incapacitated Crew

Emergency Aircraft Control System (EACS)

Advanced Cockpit for Reduction
of Stress and Workload

Objectives Workplan
Stabilization/auto-recovery, strategic & automatic re-routing, safe landing at emergency airport
ACROSS identified the need to address total crew incapacitation
and safe flight termination

Ground Station allows

direct manipulation of
map elements
Safely lands the A/C to halt on runway
Touch-screen ready
Development and demonstration up to ACROSS developed the Emergency
TRL 3 Aircraft Control System (EACS) to
Analytical and experimental critical provide concepts for airborne and
functions and/or characteristics proof- on-ground assistance EACS is based on ARINC 424 navigation database
of-concept

Enablers Outcomes

Proof-of-concept solutions for handling In-depth reviews of regulatory

events of total crew incapacitation barriers to introduction of the EACS
Crew monitoring
Functional models of Electronic Standby Study of the potential Human-
Advanced Controls and Interaction
Pilot to simulate emergency stabilization, Machine Interfaces for the future
Communication
safe continued flight, approach and Ground Station
Automation and Assistance
landing of CS25 type aircraft Functional and aircraft level concept
Aeronautical information and mission
Functional models to demonstrate architectures, with preliminary hazard
management
ground station and its interactions with analyses and safety assessments
Emergency Aircraft Control System
the affected aircraft

Coordinator: THALES AVIONICS (FR)

This project has received funding from the European Unions Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant
agreement no ACP2-GA-2012-314501.
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