Project number
15066
Organization
Rockwell Collins (B/E Aerospace)
Academic year
2015-2016
The goal of this project was to enhance aircraft suite sliding doors with the addition of wireless lighting. Current super first class luxury suites have minimal or no lighting in the doors because of the limitation of exposing the wires, thus the design incorporates induction to transfer power wirelessly. The airplane power outlet supplies coiled transmitters generating a magnetic field, allowing power receivers on the door to supply enough current to turn the lights on. The design prototype also includes smart lights, which enable users to change the colors of each light area.