Renamed to reflect the increased role of digital electronics in modern flight control systems, Cary Spitzers industry-standard Digital Avionics Handbook, Second Edition is available in two comprehensive volumes designed to provide focused coverage for specialists working in different areas of avionics development. The first installment, Avionics: Elements, Software, and Functions covers the building blocks and enabling technologies behind modern avionics systems. It discusses data buses, displays, human factors, standards, and flight systems in detail and includes new chapters on the Time-Triggered Protocol (TTP), ARINC specification 653, communications, and vehicle health management systems.
ELEMENTS AND FUNCTIONS Aerospace Standard 15531/MIL-STD-1553 Digital Time Division Command/Response Multiplex Data Bus; Chris deLong ARINC Specification 429 Mark 33 Digital Information Transfer System; Daniel A. Martinec and Samuel P. Buckwalter Commercial Standard Digital Bus; Lee Harrison Time-Triggered Protocol; Mirko Jakovljevic Head-Mounted Displays; James E. Melzer Display Devices: RSD(TM) (Retinal Scanning Display); Thomas M. Lippert Head-Up Displays; Robert B. Wood and Peter J. Howells Night Vision Goggles; Dennis L. Schmickley Speech Recognition and Synthesis; Douglas W. Beeks Human Factors Engineering and Flight Deck Design; Kathy H. Abbott Synthetic Vision; Russell V. Parrish, Michael S. Lewis, and Daniel G. Baize Terrain Awareness; Barry C. Breen Batteries; David G. Vutetakis ARINC Specification 653, Avionics Application Software Standard Interface; Paul J. Prisaznuk Ada; John G.P. Barnes RTCA DO-178B/EUROCAE ED-12B; Thomas K. Ferrell and Uma D. Ferrell FUNCTIONS Communications; Roy T. Oishi Navigation Systems; Myron Kayton Navigation and Tracking; James L. Farrell Flight Management Systems; Randy Walter TCAS II; Steve Heneley Vehicle Health Management Systems; Philip A. Scandura, Jr. Boeing B-777: Fly-by-Wire Controls; Gregg F. Bartley Electrical Flight Controls, From Airbus A320/330/340 to Future Military Transport Aircraft: A Family of Fault-Tolerant Systems; Dominique Briere, Christian Favre, and Pascal Traverse INDEX