Aerospace Engineering

Avionics and Mission Technologies

Electronic Equipment Used in the Air' is how avionics is defined. From the Engine Computers to the Fly-by-Wire Flight Control System, this simple concept affects almost every component of a modern airplane. In reality, each A380 aircraft has nearly 500 kilometers of wire. Avionics (a combination of aviation and electronics) refers to the electronic systems found aboard planes, satellites, and spacecraft. Communications, navigation, the display and administration of various systems, and the hundreds of systems added to aircraft to perform distinct functions are all examples of avionic systems. Engine controls, flight control systems, navigation, communications, flight recorders, lighting systems, threat detection, fuel systems, electro-optic (EO/IR) systems, weather radar, and performance are all examples of avionics that can be found in an aircraft or spacecraft. The avionic systems are necessary for the flight crew to safely and efficiently complete the aircraft task. Continued on the Importance and Role of Avionics Transporting passengers to their destination, intercepting a hostile aircraft, assaulting a land target, reconnaissance, or maritime patrol are all possible missions.

New Avionics Technologies:

•Advanced Wireless Flight Sensor System

•Wireless Miniature Biosensor

•Real-Time Parameter Identification

•Mechanoluminescent Materials for Structural Health Monitoring

•ARMD Flight Data Portal (AFDP)

•Atmospheric Science Team Supports Key Flight Missions

•Visual Radar

•Ethernet via Telemetry (EVTM)

•Flight Test Instrumentation for Advanced Propulsion Systems

•Armstrong Operates and Maintains Flying Observatory

•Portable Data Acquisition System (PDAT)

•Networked Instrumentation

•Distributed Aero structural Sensing and Control