Avionics
Elements, Software and Functions
1st Edition
Published on 13. December 2006
Book
Hardback
446 pages
978-0-8493-8438-7 (ISBN)
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.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
29 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 39 s/w Tabellen, 181 s/w Abbildungen
39 Tables, black and white; 29 Halftones, black and white; 181 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
960 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-8438-7 (9780849384387)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Cary R. Spitzer
Content
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.