Aircraft cabin dismantling and recycling

1 . An assessment assembly configured to collect cabin parts from a cabin in an aircraft, wherein the cabin parts are collected for secondary utilization, the assessment assembly comprising:

a mobile base configured to move within the cabin to collect the cabin parts;

a receptacle configured carried by the mobile base, wherein the receptacle is configured to receive and temporarily store at least a current cabin part of the cabin parts;

a data input;

a data processor; and

an output interface;

wherein the data input is configured:

to provide a plurality of cabin base types from a database;

to provide a plurality of initial equipment installation states of the aircraft cabin from an installation state database, wherein the initial equipment installation state comprises data of at least one of a group of: material, construction, equipment and installation; and

to provide a plurality of implementable transferring options from a database of transferring options;

wherein the data processor is configured:

to identify a cabin base type for the current part of the aircraft cabin by selecting one of the plurality of cabin base types from a database;

to assign, based on the identified cabin base type, one of the plurality of initial equipment installation states of the aircraft cabin;

to estimate changes of the current part over the identified cabin base type for at least one of the group of: material, construction, equipment and installation;

to determine at least one current parameter of the group of: material, construction, equipment and installation for the current part of the aircraft cabin based on the assigned initial equipment installation state and the estimated changes;

to identify implementable transferring options for the current part of the aircraft cabin from a database of transferring options based the at least one determined current parameter; and

to select at least one of the identified transferring options for the current part of the aircraft cabin; and

wherein the output interface is configured to present or provide the selected identified at least one transferring option for the current part temporality stored in the receptacle.

2 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the selection is made based on a weighting of a resulting environmental impact comprising at least energy consumption and CO 2 emission in view of a predetermined parameter comprising at least one of a group of: a complete life cycle assessment, a remaining life of the aircraft cabin part, a possible energy conversion and a possible material recovery; and

wherein a user interaction interface is provided for selecting at least one of the identified transferring options.

3 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the data processor is configured to provide instructions for disassembly steps and for further proceedings to minimize energy consumption and reduce CO 2 emission.

4 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising an imaging device mounted to the mobile base and configured to image the current cabin part and generate image data of the current cabin part;

wherein the further comprising an imaging arrangement configured to supply image data of at least one of: the current part of the aircraft cabin; and a current situation of the aircraft cabin of the current part of the aircraft cabin;

wherein the data processor is configured to analyze the image data for similarities with stored image data of a plurality of standard aircraft cabin layouts as provided by at least one of a group of: aircraft manufacturer, original equipment manufacturer, supplier and retrofitter.

5 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, for the identification of the cabin base type, a first database is provided comprising a plurality of cabin base types provided by the aircraft manufacturer with first sale and delivery of aircrafts; and wherein a second database is provided comprising data related to the transferring options.

6 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the transferring options comprise at least one of a group of: re-using the current part, re-using materials from the current part and recycling materials from the current part; and

wherein the transferring options comprise at least one of a group of: demounting procedure, disassembling procedure, deconstructing procedure, dismantling procedure, demolishing procedure, shredding procedure, separating procedure and decomposing procedure.

7 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, for the identification of the cabin base type, the data input is configured to provide information by a documentation related to the particular aircraft to the current part of the aircraft cabin belongs.

8 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, for at least one of a group including the estimation of the changes of the current part and the determination of the at least one current parameter, the current part comprises an identificator enabling the user to retrieve information allowing the estimation and/or the determination.

9 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising an imaging device mounted to the mobile base and configured to image the current cabin part and generate image data of the current cabin part;

wherein, for at least one of the group of the identification of the cabin base type and the estimation of the changes of the current part, the data processor is configured:

to provide the image data representing a current situation of the aircraft cabin of the current part of the aircraft cabin; and

to analyze the image data for similarities with stored image data of a plurality of standard aircraft cabin layouts as provided by at least one of the group of: aircraft manufacturer, original equipment manufacturer, supplier and retrofitter.

10 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, for the selection, the data processor is configured: to weigh the identified transferring options regarding predetermined categories with declining priorities for reuse as preferred option, followed by recycling and then energy recovery as well as disposal as the final option;

wherein minimized CO 2 emissions and reduction of energy consumption are key parameters of the weigh criteria; and

wherein the data processor is configured: to provide, based on the weighting, a scoring for the identified implementable transferring options.

11 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, for the identification of the implementable transferring options, the data input is configured: to provide data from at least one of the following categories:

up-to-date material-and construction-related recycling technologies;

available material-and construction-related recycling technologies;

up-to-date achievable prizes for materials and compounds;

aircraft spare parts market place;

environmental benefit factor; and

environmental impact factor.

12 . The assessment assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the assessment assembly further comprises:

an imaging device for imaging the cabin parts or samples of the cabin parts; and

a user interface for controlling an assessment procedure and for displaying instructions for performing the identified transferring options.

13 . A system configured to collect and identify cabin parts in a cabin of an aircraft to be used for secondary utilization, the system comprising:

an assessment assembly configured to collect the cabin parts from a cabin of an aircraft for the secondary utilization, wherein the assessment assembly includes:

a mobile base configured to move within the cabin;

an imaging device attached to the mobile base; and

a receptacle carried by the mobile base, wherein the receptacle is configured to temporarily store a current cabin part of the cabin parts;

a data input, a data processor; and an output interface, wherein the data input is configured to:

provide a plurality of cabin base types from a database;

provide a plurality of initial equipment installation states of the aircraft cabin from an installation state database, wherein the initial equipment installation state comprises data of at least one of a group of: material, construction, equipment and installation; and

provide a plurality of implementable transferring options from a database of transferring options;

wherein the data processor is configured to:

identify a cabin base type for the current part by selecting one of the plurality of cabin base types from a database;

assign, based on the identified cabin base type, one of the plurality of initial equipment installation states of the aircraft cabin;

estimate changes of the current part over the identified cabin base type for at least one of the group of: material, construction, equipment and installation;

determine at least one current parameter of the group of: material, construction, equipment and installation for the current part of the aircraft cabin based on the assigned initial equipment installation state and the estimated changes;

identify implementable transferring options for the current part of the aircraft cabin from a database of transferring options based the at least one determined current parameter, and

select at least one of the identified transferring options for the current part of the aircraft cabin;

wherein the output interface is configured to present or provide the selected identified at least one transferring option,

wherein the assessment assembly is configured to conduct a transfer of the current cabin part from the cabin into the receptacle; and

wherein the assessment assembly is configured to perform the selected identified transferring option on the current aircraft cabin part.

14 . A method for collecting cabin parts from a cabin of an aircraft wherein the cabin parts are to be given a secondary utilization, the method comprising:

maneuvering an assessment assembly through the cabin to collect the cabin parts to be transferred to the secondary utilization, wherein the assessment assembly includes a mobile base configured to move within the cabin; an imaging device attached to the mobile base, and a receptacle configured carried by the mobile base;

transferring a current cabin part of the cabin parts from the cabin to the receptacle;

imaging the current cabin part using the image device;

identifying a cabin base type for the current by selecting one of a plurality of cabin base types from a database using an image of the current cabin part;

assigning to the current cabin part, based on the identified cabin base type, an initial equipment installation state of the aircraft cabin selected from an installation state database, wherein the initial equipment installation state comprises data of at least one of a group of: material, construction, equipment and installation;

estimating changes of the current part over the identified cabin base type for at least one of the group of: material, construction, equipment and installation;

determining at least one current parameter of the current cabin part, wherein the current parameters are at least one of: material, construction, equipment and installation for the current part of the aircraft cabin based on the assigned initial equipment installation state and the estimated changes;

identifying implementable transferring options for the current part of the aircraft cabin from a database of transferring options based the at least one determined current parameter;

selecting at least one of the identified transferring options for the current part of the aircraft cabin, and

performing the selected identified transferring option on the current cabin part.

15 . A computer program comprising instructions which, when the program is executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the method of claim 14 .