File System for Aircraft Maintenance Records Based on Blockchain and IPFS
10th International Conference on Recent Advances in Air and Space Technologies, RAST 2023, İstanbul, Turkey, 7 - 09 June 2023, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- Doi Number: 10.1109/rast57548.2023.10197911
- City: İstanbul
- Country: Turkey
- Keywords: blockchain, IPFS, maintenance records, smart contract
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This study aims to enhance the traceability, data integrity, and transparency of an aircraft's maintenance records while ensuring the records' privacy using blockchain technologies. In this study, a blockchain-based and decentralized model has been developed that enables the digital distribution of maintenance record reports for air platforms, which can be shared peer-to-peer while ensuring report integrity and content confidentiality upon request. An Ethereum blockchain network with a PoS consensus algorithm is preferred for the application of this study. The proposed secure maintenance record storage system for creating a blockchain network is implemented using Ganache and Truffle. This decentralized model provides a reliable file-sharing process that enhances information visibility and reliability among maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service providers and other stakeholders.