CAE347 Avionics Syllabus:
CAE347 Avionics Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To introduce the basic of avionics and its need for civil and military aircrafts
2. To impart knowledge about the avionic architecture and various avionics data buses
3. To gain more knowledge on various avionics subsystems
4. To understand the concepts of navigation systems.
5. To gain knowledge on auto pilot system
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO AVIONICS
Need for avionics in civil and military aircraft and space systems – integrated avionics and weapon systems – typical avionics subsystems, design, technologies – Introduction to digital computer and memories.
UNIT II DIGITAL AVIONICS ARCHITECTURE
Avionics system architecture – data buses – MIL-STD-1553B – ARINC – 420 – ARINC – 629.
UNIT III FLIGHT DECKS AND COCKPITS
Control and display technologies: CRT, LED, LCD, EL and plasma panel – Touch screen – Direct voice input (DVI) – Civil and Military Cockpits: MFDS, HUD, MFK, HOTAS.
UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
Radio navigation – ADF, DME, VOR, LORAN, DECCA, OMEGA, ILS, MLS – Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) – Inertial sensors, INS block diagram – Satellite navigation systems – GPS.
UNIT V AIR DATA SYSTEMS AND AUTO PILOT
Air data quantities – Altitude, Air speed, Vertical speed, Mach Number, Total air temperature, Mach warning, Altitude warning – Auto pilot – Basic principles, Longitudinal and lateral auto pilot.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Students able to
CO1 Built Digital avionics architecture.
CO2 Design Navigation system.
CO3 Integrate avionics systems using data buses.
CO4 Analyze the performance of various cockpit display technologies.
CO5 Design autopilot for small aircrafts using MATLAB.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Albert Helfrick.D., “Principles of Avionics”, Avionics Communications Inc., 2004
2. Collinson.R.P.G. “Introduction to Avionics”, Chapman and Hall, 1996.
REFERENCES:
1. Middleton, D.H., Ed., “Avionics systems, Longman Scientific and Technical”, Longman Group UK Ltd., England, 1989.
2. Pallet.E.H.J., “Aircraft Instruments and Integrated Systems”, Pearsons, Indian edition 2011.
3. Spitzer, C.R. “Digital Avionics Systems”, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,U.S.A. 1993.
4. Spitzer. C.R. “The Avionics Hand Book”, CRC Press, 2000