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Week 5: A01 FDIR & FADEC
Fault Detection Isolation And Recovery (FDIR)
FDIR is a field of control engineering which involves testing the responses of a system and identifying faults presented in the system. This can be through live monitoring of the sensor data to observe any discrepancies, or it can be regularly testing using a bespoke testing system to simulate environmental conditions and monitor system responses compared to expected values. Continue reading
Using the Aerospace toolbox for rendering an aircraft
Part of the assignment in A02 part 2 is to modify the existing wireframe provided:
Week 4: A02 Update
A02: Developed an app with aircraft indicators for the wireframe script.
A01:
- Avionics architecture and data buses
- Situational and navigation systems, Communication systems
- Case study: Air Maroc flight #780, consequences of IRS drift fault
Week 3: A01 Linking the Guidelines [WIP]
Week 3: A01 DO178C [WIP]
Guidance documentation for development and testing of Safety Critical Aircraft Software. It covers the planning process, development process and integration process of software in aircraft systems, this is a similar framework as the ARP4754A but more specified towards software development.
- Objectives for software life cycle processes.
- Descriptions of activities and design considerations for achieving those objectives
- Descriptions of the evidence that indicate that the objectives have been satisfied.
Week 2: A01 Flight Management System
What is the FMS?
“A computer system that automates a variety of in-flight tasks, reducing the workload of the flight crew” to the point that modern civilian aircraft no longer require flight engineers or navigators. It’s main function is the flight plan.
Week 2: A01 AIRAC Data
AIRAC data (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) is updated every 28 days and includes data such as:
- Airport structure and route revisions
- Navigation aid changes
- runway and taxiway information changes
- SID (Standard Instrument Departure) and STAR (Standard Terminal Arrival Route) amendments
Week 2: A01 DO-254 [WIP]
DO-254 – DESIGN ASSURANCE GUIDANCE
FOR AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC HARDWARE
Introduction
- Outlines a structured approach for reducing errors introduced to ensure design assurance
- All of those planned and systematic actions used to substantiate, at an adequate level of confidence, that design errors have been identified and corrected such that the hardware satisfies the application certification basis.
- Formed by a group of industry experts under the RTCA [Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics]
- ED-80 is the European equivalent
Week 2: A02 Mach Number
Machmeter
Ma = TAS/a_0