Unit 1

Introduction: Importance and role of avionics, the avionic environment – Air Data Systems: Air Data Information and its use, Air data laws, sensors and computations.

Unit 2

Embedded systems: Basic hardware building blocks of a typical embedded system – Software concepts relevant to avionics: Interrupts and Real Time Operating Systems – case studies illustrating importance of embedded systems in avionics – Introduction to electronic communication systems – Utility of Radio Navigation Aids.

Unit 3

Inertial sensors and systems: Laser and MEMS Gyros, Accelerometers, Attitude Heading Reference System – Navigation Systems: Basic principles, Inertial Navigation, Strapped-down inertial systems – Introduction to Autopilot and UAV Avionics. Safe disposal of electronic waste

Objectives

• To introduce students to basic avionics systems used in aircrafts and UAVs

Course Outcomes

• CO1: Explain the importance, subsystems and environmental specifications of Avionics systems
• CO2: Derive air data laws and explain its use in air data computer
• CO3: Describe working principle of an embedded systems with applications in avionics
• CO4: Explain basic elements of electronic communication systems and its applicability to radio navigational aids
• CO4: Explain working principle of Inertial sensors like gyros and accelerators and its use in inertial navigation systems
• CO4: Explain basic principle of autopilot and UAV systems

CO – PO Mapping

Textbook(s)

• R.P.G Collinson, “Introduction to Avionics”, Springer, 2002.

Reference(s)

• Kayton And Fried, “Avionics Navigation Systems”, Wiley, 1997.
• Frank Vahid ,Tony Givargis, “Embedded System Design”, Wiley, 2006.

Evaluation Pattern