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1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Aircraft Functionality 1 1.2 Aircraft Systems 3 1.3 Avionics History and Direction 8 1.4 Avionics Drivers 10 1.5 Major Avionics Components 12 1.6 Summary 15 1.7 Revision Questions 16
2 AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 17 2.1 Generating AC Power 18 2.2 Generating DC Power 26 2.3 Aircraft Batteries 28 2.4 Summary of Electrical Components 29 2.5 Standard Aircraft Electrical Outputs 29 2.6 Electrical Design Principles 34 2.7 Current and Future Directions 39 2.8 Summary 40 2.9 Revision Questions 40
3 FLIGHT-CONTROL SYSTEMS 43 3.1 Aerodynamic Stability 43 3.2 Aircraft Dynamics 45 3.3 Reference Frames 46 3.4 Traditional Flight-Control Systems 47 3.5 Fly-by-wire Flight Control 49 3.6 Auto-Pilot Examples 51 3.7 Flight-control Systems Design Issues 53 3.8 Summary 56 3.9 Revision Questions 57
4 AIR-DATA SENSORS 59 4.1 Introduction 59 4.2 Principal Components of an Air-Data System 62 4.3 Typical Applications of Air Data 63 4.4 Air-data Calculations 65 4.5 Summary 73 4.6 Revision Questions 73
5 INERTIAL SENSORS 75 5.1 Introduction 75 5.2 Gyroscopes 75 5.3 Accelerometers 87 5.4 Inertial Sensor Error and Alignment 88 5.5 Summary 88 5.6 Revision Questions 89
6 RADAR SENSORS 91 6.1 Introduction 91 6.2 Radar Introduction and Basic Pulse Radar 91 6.3 Radar Antennas 94 6.4 Radar Range Equation 103 6.5 Radar Altimeters 107 6.6 Pulse Doppler Radar Concepts 111 6.7 Doppler/Heading Reference Systems 114 6.8 Case Study 115 6.9 Summary 117 6.10 Revision Questions 117
7 ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS 119 7.1 Introduction 119 7.2 Examples of an Operational EO System 120 7.3 Electro-optical Detection Scenario 122 7.4 Atmospheric Transmission 123 7.5 Relevant Laws of Physics 125 7.6 Basic EO System 130 7.7 Image Scanning and Tracking 134 7.8 Case Study: AIM-9 Air-to-air Missile 136 7.9 Worked Example 140 7.10 Summary 143 7.11 Revision Questions 143
8 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 145 8.1 Introduction 145 8.2 Propagation Fundamentals 145 8.3 Basic Communication Theory 154 8.4 Communication System Components 155 8.5 Data Communications 164 8.6 Identification 169 8.7 Summary 172 8.8 Revision Questions 173
9 NAVIGATION SYSTEMS 175 9.1. Introduction 175 9.2. Geometry of The Earth 176 9.3. Dead-Reckoning Calculations 179 9.4. External Navigation Aids 190 9.5. Multi-System Integration 213 9.6. Summary 215 9.7. Revision Questions 215
10 AVIONICS ARCHITECTURES 217 10.1 Introduction 217 10.2 Architectures: Past, Current, and Future 217 10.3 Data Bus Characteristics and Architectural Options 225 10.4 Data Bus Topologies 230 10.5 Data Bus Media 233 10.6 Examples of Popular Avionics Data Buses 234 10.7 Summary 254 10.8 Revision Questions 254
11 AVIONICS SOFTWARE 257 11.1 Operational Flight Programs 257 11.2 Real-Time Software Considerations 259 11.3 Worked Example 270 11.4 Summary 276 11.5 Revision Questions 277
12 COCKPIT SYSTEMS 279 12.1 Major Human Senses 284 12.2 Cockpit Design Guidelines 286 12.3 Cockpit Technologies 292 12.4 Summary 306 12.5 Revision Questions 307 |
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