The Avionics Handbook.pdf

Avionics

Handbook

The

Avionics

Handbook

Edited by

CARY R. SPITZER

AvioniCon, Inc.

Williamsburg, Virginia

CRC Press

Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C.

The

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The avionics handbook / edited by Cary R. Spitzer.

p. cm. -- (Electrical engineering handbook series)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8493-8348-X (alk. paper)

1. Avionics. I. Spitzer, Cary R. II. Series.

TL695 .A8163 2000

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Preface

Avionics is the cornerstone of modern aircraft. More and more, vital functions on both military and civil

aircraft involve electronic devices. After the cost of the airframe and the engines, avionics is the most

expensive item on the aircraft, but well worth every cent of the price.

Many technologies emerged in the last decade that will be utilized in the new millennium. After proof

of soundness in design through ground application, advanced microprocessors are ﬁnding their way onto

aircraft to provide new capabilities that were unheard of a decade ago. The Global Positioning System

has enabled satellite-based precise navigation and landing, and communication satellites are now capable

of supporting aviation services. Thus, the aviation world is changing to satellite-based communications,

navigation, and surveillance for air trafﬁc management. Both the aircraft operator and the air trafﬁc

services provider are realizing signiﬁcant beneﬁts.

Familiar technologies in this book include data buses, one type of which has been in use for over 20

years, head mounted displays, and ﬂy-by-wire ﬂight controls. New bus and display concepts are emerging

that may displace these veteran devices. An example is a retinal scanning display.

Other emerging technologies include speech interaction with the aircraft and synthetic vision. Speech

interaction may soon enter commercial service on business aircraft as another way to perform some

noncritical functions. Synthetic vision offers enormous potential for both military and civil aircraft for

operations under reduced visibility conditions or in cases where it is difﬁcult to install sufﬁcient windows

in an aircraft.

This book offers a comprehensive view of avionics, from the technology and elements of a system to

examples of modern systems ﬂying on the latest military and civil aircraft. The chapters have been written

with the reader in mind by working practitioners in the ﬁeld. This book was prepared for the working

engineer and his or her boss and others who need the latest information on some aspect of avionics. It

will not make one an expert in avionics, but it will provide the knowledge needed to approach a problem.

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