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Avionics Systems and Software
* AVIONICS : An Embedded System
* Avionics-Functionality
* Major Components of Avionics Systems
* Avionics Architecture
* Avionics Mission Functions
AVIONICS : An Embedded System
Avionics is an embedded part of a larger System-
-Flight System- comprising
* Aircraft
* Pilot/s
* Atmosphere
* Environment
** Air Traffic and Guidance Control
** External Sensors, Satellites,etc
** Enemy targets
AVIONICS : An Embedded System
Relationships with various parts
* Aircraft : Avionics is a part of the aircraft
* Pilot/s : Interact with Avionics Systems
* Atmosphere : Avionics measures atmospheric
parameters
* Environment : Transmits and receives data and
* Receives inputs
* Computes
* Generates outputs
Avionics- an embedded system
Receives inputs from :
* Rest of the aircraft : aircraft fuel, electrical,hydraulic
weapons status, etc
* Pilot/s : controls and switches
* Atmosphere : air data
* Environment : through data links, voice from ATC,etc
Avionics-an embedded system
* Computes required parameters for navigation and fire
control :
** Navigation algorithms:Guidance to steer point,
desired track ,etc
** Displays:
*** Basic flight , steering and navigation
parameters
*** Weapon aiming, missile launch symbologies
*** Sensor outputs
*** Failures and warnings
Avionics-an embedded system
* Outputs computed results to :( continued)
F16 HUD
Flight Instruments: Head Up Display
HUD Image
Flight Instruments: Head Up Display
Color radars show intensity of echoes by using colors, usually red or magenta as the
most severe (see Weather Radar Display figure, below right). Monochrome radars
use the brightness of the display to indicate intensity.
Extreme weather can usually be identified by characteristic patterns: (1) fingers and
protrusions; (2) hooks; (3) scalloped edges; and (4) U-shaped cloud edges.
Major Components of Avionics
Systems(continued)
*** Color Multifunction Displays( MFD’s)
# Some of the pages are :
For Basic flight and Steering and
Navigation guidance
## Attitude Director Indicator (ADI or SI)
## Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI )
These are also referred to as Electronics
Flight Instrument System(EFIS)
Flight Instruments: Flight Director Systems
F. ELECTRONIC FLIGHT
INSTRUMENT SYSTEM (EFIS)
EFIS refers to a system where conventional
electro-mechanical flight instruments have been
replaced by cathode ray tubes (CRT). These
CRTs electronically display flight information
in much the same presentation as electro-
mechanical instruments bur they also have the
flexibility for selecting additional information to
be added to the display and for altering the
presentation.
The two most commonly used EFIS instruments
are the electronic horizontal situation indicator
(EHSI) and the electronic attitude director
indicator (EADI) (see EFIS Primary Flight
Display figure, right, and EFIS Navigation
Display figure, next slide).
Flight Instruments: Flight Director Systems
F. ELECTRONIC FLIGHT
INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
(EFIS)
These can also be called an ND (Navigation
Display) or a PFD (Primary Flight Display).
The system may also include a
multifunctional display (MFD) on a larger
CRT which can provide expanded displays
of HSI, radar, and navigation data from
flight instruments and can include other data
such as checklists, emergency procedures,
etc. Data from various sources can be
integrated into various combinations of
displays depending on the equipment
installed.
Major Components of Avionics
Systems(continued)
*** Color Multifunction Displays( MFD’s)
# Some of the pages are for(continued) :
## Engine parameters
## Hydraulic System status
## Electrical System status
## Flight Control System status
## Flight Plans
## Ground Maps
Major Components of Avionics
Systems(continued)
*** Color Multifunction Displays( MFD’s)
# Some of the pages are for(continued) :
## Radar displays(many pages)
## Optical and other sensor displays
## Weapon System status
## Maintenance
## Warnings and ‘what to do ‘ Instructions
Major Components of Avionics
Systems(continued)
* Navigation Systems
** Inertial Navigation System(INS)
Self contained Navigation. Does not require any
external reference once INS is ‘ aligned ‘ on the
ground with current Latitude , Longitude
as inputs.
# Platform based or # Strapdown
# Dry Tuned Gyros or Ring Laser Gyros(RLG)
Major Components of Avionics
Systems(continued)
An INS consists of:
# Accelerometers triad:determines acceleration
along triad axis
# Gyroscopes which determine/maintain the
direction of these accelerations along desired
coordinates/axes
Major Components of Avionics
Systems(continued)
An INS consists of:(continued)
# Computer: Integrates acceleration to obtain
velocity and distance traveled(current position)
CONTROLS
TACAN
DISPLAY
CONTROLS
VOR/DME
DISPLAY
CONTROLS
ADC
DISPLAY
Avionics Architecture
* Federated Avionics ( 1960-1970’s)
* Typical of most military and commercial
avionics flying today
* Resource sharing occurs at the last link in the
information chain, via controls and displays.
* Use of time shared multiplexed data buses
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* Standard data processors used to perform
variety of low bandwidth functions like:
Avionics Architecture
* Federated Avionics ( 1960-1970’s)(continued)
CONTROL
INS RA RADAR
PANELS
MIL STD
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MISSION
SGC V/ UHF SMS COMPUTER
HUD MFD’S
Avionics Architecture
* Integrated Avionics ( 1980-1990’s)
** Also called ‘Integrated Digital Avionics or
PAVE PILLAR Architecture
** Boeing 777
** Higher level of Integration
** Use of a small family of line replaceable modules
(LRM’s) to do all types of Signal and Data
Processing
Avionics Architecture
* Integrated Avionics ( 1980-1990’s)(continued)
** Reduces maintenance effort, allows System
reconfiguration in real time , cost reduction through
common replicated modules
Avionics Architecture
* Integrated Avionics ( 1980-1990’s)(continued)
# Generally, the distributed processing concept consists of :
## Common Integrated Processing modules performing
various signal and data processing tasks.Real time
reconfiguration is a great benefit. There are no
individual units identifiable as a Radar, INS, ADC
LDP, etc.
## Individual RF and Sensing assemblies ( eg. RLG)
will be there
Avionics Architecture
* Integrated Avionics ( 1980-1990’s)(continued)
## Control Panels and Display Surfaces will be shared
as in Federated Avionics
AVIONICS ARCHITECTURE
* INTEGRATED AVIONICS (1980’s - 1990’s)
RADAR
RF
DISPLAYS
BANK OF
INS COMMON
RLG INTEGRATED
PROCESSORS
RA CONTROLS
(DSP & DATA)
RF
LDP
OPTICAL
Avionics Mission Functions
* Navigation Functions
* Air to Air Missiles/Gun functions
* Air to Ground/Sea Missiles/Gun/Bombs functions
The last two set of functions are for military aircraft only
Avionics Mission Functions
* Navigation Functions
# Basic Flight and Steering
# Navigation Guidance
## Direct Track Guidance
## Speed Guidance
## Desired Track Guidance
## Route Navigation or Automatic switch over
Navigation
## Approach for landing
Avionics Mission Functions
* Navigation Functions
# Basic Flight and Steering
This function helps the pilot to :
## Taxi
## Take off
## Perform Basic flying and Steering of the
Aircraft
Avionics Mission Functions
* Navigation Functions
# Basic Flight and Steering
## The pilot uses symbology on the HUD as well as
symbology on the MFD’s
## In addition the pilotalso uses conventional
Instruments like Artificial Horizon,
ASI, ROCI, Altimeter,AOA indicator
Compass,etc
Avionics Mission Functions
# Basic Flight and Steering(continued)
## Some parameters displayed on the HUD
* Heading,Track,Drift
* Airspeed, Angle of Attack,Mach No.
* Horizon bar and pitch/roll bars
* Velocity vector
* Pressure Altitude & Baro-Inertial Altitude
* Ground speed
Avionics Mission Functions
# Basic Flight and Steering(continued)
## Some parameters displayed on the MFD
* Most parameters displayed on the HUD
* Attitude Direction Indicator( ADI or EFIS)
Avionics Mission Functions
# Navigation Guidance
Definitions
All Guidance is to a ‘ Waypoint ‘ or an ‘Offset Point ‘
A waypoint is defined by
* Latitude , Longitude , Altitude ( above msl)
An Offset Point is defined with respect to a waypoint
* Delta Latitude, Delta Longitude,
Delta Altitude
Avionics Mission Functions
Definitions(continued)
Flight Plan
* An ordered or sequential list of Waypoints
or Offset Points is a flight plan.
Order No. Waypoint/ Offset point No.
1 5
2 6* ( offset to wp 6)
3 18
4 3
Avionics Mission Functions
# Navigation Guidance
## Direct Track Guidance
Guidance to go to a Waypoint directly from
the aircraft current position
Cues are displayed to the pilot on the HUD
and MFD. The parameters displayed are ;
* Range and bearing to Waypoint
Avionics Mission Functions
# Navigation Guidance
## Direct Track Guidance
* Deviation required from aircraft current
Track to reach the Waypoint
* Horizontal Situation Indicator(HSI) on
MFD(EFIS). An HSI indicates:
** Heading , Track, Range and bearing to
WP, Altitude,Airspeed, ground speed,
Mach No.
Avionics Mission Functions
# Navigation Guidance
## Desired Track Guidance
Guidance to approach a WP along a Desired
Track. This could be to avoid missile and
ground defences. It could also be used to
approach a busy airport along a certain path
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Avionics Mission Functions
# Navigation Guidance
## Approach
In addition to Basic flight and steering
symbology , Approach cues to the airport and landing
cues( runway heading, length, synthetic runway symbology,
glide slope , ILS localiser and glide slope ‘what to do ‘
parameters) are displayed on the HUD/MFD’s
Flight Instruments: Flight Director Systems
1. PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY
(PFD): The typical PFD is a multicolor CRT or
LCD display unit that presents a display of aircraft
attitude and flight control system steering
commands including VOR, localizer, TACAN, or
RNAV deviation; and glideslope or preselected
altitude deviation. Flight control system mode
annunciation, auto-pilot engage annunciation,
attitude source annunciation, marker beacon
annunciation, radar altitude, decision height set and
annunciation, fast-slow deviation or angle-altitude
alert, and excessive ILS deviation (when Category
II configured) can also be displayed (see EFIS
Primary Flight Display figure, right).
Flight Instruments: Flight Director Systems
2. NAVIGATION DISPLAY (ND): The typical
ND is a multicolor CRT or LCD display unit that
presents a plan view of the aircraft horizontal
navigation situation. Information displayed
includes compass heading, selected heading,
selected VOR, localizer, or RNAV course and
deviation (including annunciation or deviation
type), navigation source annunciation, digital
selected course/desired track readout, excessive
ILS deviation (when Category II configured),
to/from information, back course localizer
annunciation, distance to station/waypoint,
glideslope MGP, or VNAV deviation ground speed,
time-to-go, elapsed
information timeannunciation
and source or wind, course
from a second navigation source, weather radar
target alert, waypoint alert when RNAV is the navigation source, and a bearing pointer
that can be driven by VOR, RNAV or ADF sources as selected on the display select
panel. The ND can also be operated in an approach format or an en route format with
or without weather radar information included in the display (see EFIS Navigation
Display figure, above right).
Flight Instruments: Flight Director Systems
For outbound tracking, the pilot selects
the desired track in the selector
window and ensures that the TO-
FROM indicator points toward the tail
of the track arrow. The pilot then turns
the aircraft in the shortest direction to
an interception track that places the
head of the track arrow in the upper
half of the HSI with a suitable
interception angle (normally 45°).
Immediately after passing the station,
the pilot intercepts the outbound track
by turning the aircraft to parallel the
track. The pilot sets the outbound track
in the selector window. When the track
bar and bearing pointer stabilize, the
pilot notes the degrees off track and
turns towards the track by this amount,
allowing for wind drift. The intercept
angle should not exceed 45°.
Flight Instruments: Flight Director Systems
C. HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR
The HSI provides a basic horizontal view of the
aircraft's navigation picture. In the F-15E, it can
provide navigation data to selected ground
navigation facilities (TACAN or Instrument
Landing System (ILS)) or to onboard navigation
systems like the Inertial Navigation System (INS).