Embedded System Implementation of Airborne Communication Terminals

Lei Wang, Zhizhong Ding, Rui Huang, Qian Li, Hesheng Cheng

Department of Communication Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei.
Department of Communication Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China.
Department of Computer Science and Technology, Hefei Normal University, Hefei, China..

DOI: 10.4236/wet.2013.43021                

Abstract

Airborne communication terminal is a key unit in Ad hoc network of aircrafts. This paper mainly focuses on its implementation by embedded system, which is based on Samsung S3C2410 chip. System architecture, Linux tailoring and touch-screen driver design are discussed in detail. Considering the requirements of stability and efficiency of the operating system, dynamic driver-loading method was employed firstly and only the necessary library files were transplanted to assist and test. The drivers finally were directly put into kernel configuration and then an integrated kernel was transplanted. Regarding to the problem of positioning issues on touch-screen, which is implemented in this system, an accurate positioning method is also presented.

Keywords

Airborne Communication Terminal; Ad Hoc Network; Embedded System; Touch-Screen

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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