Avionics Systems detailed syllabus for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ETE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the ETE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit ETE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VII scheme and its subjects refer to ETE Professional Elective-VII syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of avionics systems is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO AVIONICS
Basics of Avionics-Basics of Cockpits – Need for Avionics in civil and military aircraft and space systems – Integrated Avionics Architecture -Military and Civil system – Typical avionics System and Sub systems – Design and Technologies – Requirements and Importance of illities of Avionic Systems.
Unit II
DIGITAL AVIONICS BUS ARCHITECTURE
Evolution of Avionics architecture- Avionics Data buses MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1773, ARINC-429, ARINC-629, AFDX/ARINC-664, ARINC-818 – Aircraft system Interface
Unit III
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Unit IV
FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
Introduction to Flight control systems and FMS- Longitudinal control – Lateral Control -Autopilot -Flight planning – Radar Electronic Warfare – Certification-Military and civil aircrafts.
Unit V
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
Overview of navigation systems – Communication Systems – Radio navigation – Types & Principles – Fundamentals of Inertial Sensors – INS – GNSS — GPS – Approach and Landing Aids – ILS & MLS – Hybrid Navigation
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Explain the different of Avionics Systems and its need for civil and military aircrafts considering the reliability and safety aspects
- Select a suitable architecture and data bus based on the requirements
- Compare the different display technologies used in cockpit
- Explain the principles of flight control systems and the importance of FMS
- Explain the communication and navigation techniques used in aircrafts
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Cary R .Spitzer, “The Avionics Handbook”, CRC Press, 2000.
- Middleton, D.H. “Avionics Systems”, Longman Scientific and Technical, Longman Group UK Ltd., England, 1989.
- Spitzer, C.R. “Digital Avionics Systems”, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., U.S.A., 1987.
- Myron Kayton , Walter R. Fried “Avionics Navigation Systems” 2nd Edition, Wiley Publication, 2008.
- Jim Curren, “Trend in Advanced Avionics”, IOWA State University, 1992.
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