Avionics Conference and Exhibition 1997 - Conference Proceedings (Spiral bound)

These proceedings give a comprehensive view of the major technical changes and issues affecting "customers", airframe manufacturers and their suppliers. They focus on areas such as customer pressures, the avionics lifecycle, advances in digital networks and communications, software and integrated modular avionics (IMA), new display technology and human factor issues, together with the more-electric aircraft, and COTS equipment. The papers under "Project Updates" looked at: future offensive air system - avionic requirements, new integrated avionics architecture for the next generation Airbus "The A3XX", and the UK Apache. "What the 'Customer' Wants" studied: the "partnership" approach to development, a maintenance-free operating period, and avionics systems certification - the authority's needs. "Software Trends" covered: towards a scheduling and timing analysis solution for integrated modular avionic systems, open systems Ada technology demonstration programme, and software techniques for IMA - system management, system security and blueprints. "Digital Networks" included: ATM for the digital battlespace, emerging opportunities for applying COTS optoelectronics in avionics fibre-op "Displays" examined: visor projected helmet mounted displays for helicopters, and common type qualification (CTQ) for the DASH 8Q S400. "Life-Cycle Management" discussed: commercial components - commercial problems, life cycle support in a commercial world, and cosmic radiation effects on avionics. "The More-Electric Aircraft" covered: future trends in aircraft electrical systems, more-electric aircraft power generation requirement impacts, and more-electric engines for more-electric aircraft. "Digital Communications" included: digital signal processing (DSP) radios: trends, benefits and challenges, plans for testing and validation of the next-generation VHF digital air/ground communications system by the US FAA, and application of software radio techniques for airborne passenger telephony and future ATC communication systems. "Systems" dealt with: EFCS - demonstration of a new electronic flight control system, exploiting the potential of integrated modular avionics, open systems in the US department of defence: three years of progress, and ground zero zero: flying into the next millennium with embedded systems. "Supplementary Papers" looked at: human machine interface deployment through code generation techniques, an ergonomics assessment of GPS receivers, integrated voice/data communications in the VHF band using digital techniques, and sensor fusion effectiveness and system life-cycle management. A delegates list and exhibitor details are also included. The event was organized in association with the Royal Aeronautical Society.