Avionics : elements, software and functions

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Avionics : elements, software and functions

edited by Cary R. Spitzer

(The electrical engineering handbook series, . Digital avionics handbook)

CRC Press, c2007

  • : hardcover

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Sub-series has edition statement: 2nd ed

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Renamed to reflect the increased role of digital electronics in modern flight control systems, Cary Spitzer's industry-standard Digital Avionics Handbook, Second Edition is available in two comprehensive volumes designed to provide focused coverage for specialists working in different areas of avionics development. The first installment, Avionics: Elements, Software, and Functions covers the building blocks and enabling technologies behind modern avionics systems. It discusses data buses, displays, human factors, standards, and flight systems in detail and includes new chapters on the Time-Triggered Protocol (TTP), ARINC specification 653, communications, and vehicle health management systems.

Table of Contents

ELEMENTS AND SOFTWARE. Introduction. Aerospace Standard 15531/MIL-STD-1553 Digital Time Division Command/Response Multiplex Data Bus. ARINC Specification 429 Mark 33 Digital Information Transfer. Commercial Standard Digital Bus. Time Triggered Protocol. Head-Mounted Displays. Display Devices: RSD (TM) (Retinal Scanning Display). Head-Up Displays. Night Vision Goggles. Speech Recognition and Synthesis. Human Factors Engineering and Flight Deck Design. Synthetic Vision. Enhanced Situation Awareness. Batteries. ARINC Specification 653, Avionics Application Software Standard Interface. Ada. RTCA DO-178/EUROCAE ED-12 Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification. FUNCTIONS. Introduction. Communications. Navigation Systems. Navigation and Tracking. Flight Management Systems. Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS). Vehicle Health Management Systems. Boeing B-777: Fly-by-Wire Controls. Electrical Flight Controls, From Airbus A320/330/340 to Future Military Transport Aircraft: A Family of Fault-Tolerant Systems.

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  • NCID
    BA80734891
  • ISBN
    • 9780849384387
  • LCCN
    2006050555
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boca Raton, Fla.
  • Pages/Volumes
    1 v. (various pagings)
  • Size
    26 cm
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