Technology Title
Intelligent Edge Data Mesh for Aerospace Data Integration
Tech Focus Area
Aircraft Data Integration
Abstract
The aerospace industry grapples with a torrent of complex data originating from disparate and often siloed systems, hindering productivity, escalating costs, and impeding effective decision-making. Legacy data center infrastructures struggle to manage the volume and variety of information, including critical technical publications like Aircraft Functional Characteristics, Airframe Bulletins, and Logistics Engineering Support documents. The imperative for real-time data collection, processing, and seamless collaboration across the digital edge, where operational activities occur, is increasingly evident.
Kinnami’s AmiShare platform offers a cutting-edge solution by providing a software-defined data mesh that facilitates a common data exchange across the entire aerospace ecosystem, encompassing manufacturers, supply chains, operational centers, maintenance hubs, and edge devices. Operating at the device level, AmiShare transforms each device into a network node. As data is generated, the platform fragments, encrypts, and orchestrates it based on AI-powered policies defined by file metadata. Data fragments are distributed across diverse storage locations for enhanced resilience and seamlessly reassembled for authorized stakeholders utilizing the optimal available network and storage resources.
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AmiShare’s embedded AI actively interprets data content, categorizing and contextualizing information from heterogeneous sources. This ensures that the right data is in the right place at the right time. This architecture delivers significant advantages:
Integration and Compatibility: AmiShare effortlessly integrates with existing systems, irrespective of data format or communication protocol, eliminating data silos.
Updates and Collaboration: The platform enables stakeholders across the entire aircraft lifecycle to access and share the most up-to-date information in real time, fostering enhanced coordination, accelerating problem resolution, and improving overall efficiency.
Automation and Efficiency: AmiShare’s AI-driven policies automate data management tasks, optimizing data workflows.
Contextual Organization: By understanding the content and metadata of diverse data sources, AmiShare provides intelligent categorization and contextualization, making information actionable for specific use cases in operations, maintenance, and design.
Performance and Reliability: The distributed nature of the data mesh ensures high data availability and system resilience, adapting dynamically to network conditions.
Security and Compliance: Robust encryption and policy-based access controls ensure the security and integrity.
Kinnami has proven its AmiShare platform in demanding environments, including structural health monitoring for the Army Corps of Engineers and digital engineering initiatives with the AFRL. By providing a secure, scalable, and intelligent data mesh, AmiShare empowers the aerospace industry to unlock the full value of its data.