Introduction to Avionics Systems
Introduction to Avionic Systems, Third Edition explains the basic principles and underlying theory of the core avionic systems in modern civil and military aircraft, comprising the pilot’s head-up and head-down displays, data entry and control systems, fl
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Introduction to Avionics Systems Third Edition by
R.P.G. Collinson BScEng(Hons)., CEng., FIET., FRAeS Formerly Manager of the Flight Automation Research Laboratory of GEC Avionics, Rochester, Kent, UK (now part of BAE Systems)
R.P.G. Collinson Formerly of GEC Avionics (now part of BAE Systems) Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom
ISBN 978-94-007-0707-8 e-ISBN 978-94-007-0708-5 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0708-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011931528 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover design: SPi Publisher Services Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Importance and Role of Avionics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 Systems Which Interface Directly with the Pilot . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.2 Aircraft State Sensor Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.3 Navigation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.4 Outside World Sensor Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.5 Task Automation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 The Avionic Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.1 Minimum Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.2 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.3 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Choice of Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Displays and Man–Machine Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Head Up Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.2 Basic Principl
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