Avionic Systems Engineering Training

This Avionic Systems Engineering Training Course covers comprehensive training in theories, technical, certification requirements, and the technologies applied in todays and future avionic systems. By taking this Avionic Systems Engineering training course, you will fully understand all the systems involved in avionic technology, plus you will be introduced to DO-178C and DO-254.

This Avionic Systems Engineering Training Course is fun and dynamic. Lectures are delivered in the format of interactive presentations. Once the theoretical part of the training is thorough, you will practice the taught concepts and theories with real-world examples to ensure you have completely learned all the topics.

• DO-178 And DO-254 Avionic Training Bootcamp
• DO-200A Training | DO-200B Processing Aeronautical Data
• DO-254 Training | Design Assurance of Airborne Electronic Hardware
• DO-254 Training: Avionics Hardware

Overview of Avionic Systems and Systems Engineering Processes

• What is avionic systems engineering?
• Terminologies
• Background
• Applications
• Guidance and standards
• Systems integration
• Systems interaction
• Flight control systems
• Engine control systems
• Fuel systems
• Hydraulic systems
• Electrical systems
• Pneumatic Systems
• Environmental condition systems
• Emergency systems
• Rotary wing systems
• Military radar systems
• DO-178b/c
• RTCA DO-178B/C / EUROCAE ED-12B/C
• Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification
• Software certification standard for airborne systems on commercial aircraft
• Various software life cycle processes
• DO-254
• DO-254 Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware
• Aircraft electronic systems assurance of electronic airborne equipment safely
• Line replaceable units
• Circuit board assemblies
• Application specific integrated circuits (ASICs)
• Programmable logic devices

Flight Control Systems

• Principles of flight control
• Flight control surfaces
• Primary flight control
• Secondary flight control
• Commercial aircraft
  • Primary flight control
  • Secondary flight control
• Flight control linkage systems
  • Push-pull control rod system
  • Cable and pulley system
• High lift control systems
• Trim and feel
• Flight control actuation
  • Simple mechanical/hydraulic actuation
  • Mechanical actuation with electrical signaling.
  • Multiple redundancy actuation
  • Mechanical screw jack actuator
  • Integrated Actuator Package (IAP)
  • Advanced actuation implementations
• Civil system implementations
  • Top-level comparison
  • Airbus implementation
• Fly-By-Wire control laws
• A380 flight control actuation
• Boeing 777 implementation
• Boeing 787 Implementation
• Military Aircraft Implementation
• Interrelationship of flight control, guidance and flight management

Engine Control Systems

• Engine/airframe interfaces
• Engine technology and principles of operation
• The control problem
• Engine indications
• Engine oil systems
• Engine off takes
• Reverse thrust
• Engine control on modern civil aircraft

Fuel Systems

• Characteristics of fuel systems
• Description of fuel system components
• Fuel quantity measurement
• Fuel system operating modes
• Integrated civil aircraft systems.
• Fuel tank safety
• Polar operations – cold fuel management

Hydraulic Systems

• Hydraulic circuit design
• Hydraulic actuation
• Hydraulic fluid
• Fluid pressure
• Fluid temperature
• Fluid flow rate
• Hydraulic piping
• Hydraulic pumps
• Fluid conditioning
• Hydraulic reservoir
• Warnings and status
• Emergency power sources
• Proof of design
• Aircraft system applications
• Civil transport comparison
  • Airbus A320
  • Boeing
• Landing gear systems

Electrical Systems

• Electrical power evolution
• Aircraft electrical system
• Power generation
• Primary power distribution
• Power conversion and energy storage
• Secondary power distribution
• Typical aircraft dc system
• Typical civil transport electrical system
• Electrical loads
• Emergency power generation
• Recent systems developments
  • Electrical Load Management System (ELMS)
  • Variable Speed Constant Frequency (VSCF)
  • VDC Systems
  • More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) 227
• Recent electrical system developments
• Electrical systems displays
• MIL-STD-1553
• MIL-STD-1760
• MIL-STD-1773

Pneumatic Systems

• Use of bleed air
• Engine bleed air control
• Bleed air system indications
• Bleed air system users
• Pitot static systems

Environmental Control Systems

• The need for a controlled environment
• The International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)
• Environmental control system design
• Cooling systems
• Humidity control
• The inefficiency of present systems
• Air distribution systems
• Cabin noise
• Cabin pressurization
• g tolerance
• Rain dispersal
• Anti-misting and de-misting
• Aircraft icing

Emergency Systems

• Warning systems
• Fire detection and suppression
• Emergency power sources
• Explosion suppression
• Emergency oxygen
• Passenger evacuation
• Crew escape
• Computer-controlled seats
• Ejection system timing
• High speed escape
• Crash recorder
• Crash switch
• Emergency landing
• Emergency system testing

Rotary Wing Systems

• Special requirements of helicopters
• Principles of helicopter flight
• Helicopter flight control
• Primary flight control actuation
• Key helicopter systems
• Helicopter auto-flight control
• Active control technology
• Advanced battlefield helicopter
• Tilt rotor systems

Avionic Systems Engineering Training – Advanced Systems

• STOL Man oeuvre Technology Demonstrator (SMTD)
• Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
• More-electric aircraft
• More-electric engine
• Stealth
  • Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
  • Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control (IFPC)
• Vehicle management system
• More-electric aircraft
• More-electric actuation
• More-electric engine
• Impact of stealth design
• Technology developments/demonstrators

System Design and Development

• SEMP and ConOps
• Systems analysis and design
• Development processes
• System design
  • Key agencies and documentation
  • Design guidelines and certification
  • Techniques
  • Key elements of the development process
• Major safety processes
  • Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA)
  • Preliminary System Safety Analysis (PSSA)
  • System Safety Analysis (SSA)
  • Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
• Requirements capture.
  • Top-down approach
  • Bottom-up approach
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
• Dependency diagram
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• DFMEA and PFMEA applied.
• FMECA and FTA
• Component reliability
  • Analytical methods
  • In-service data
• Dispatch reliability
• Markov analysis
• Reliability and safety engineering
• Development processes
  • The product life cycle
  • Concept phase
• Definition phase
  • Design phase
  • Build phase.
  • Test phase (qualification phase)
  • Operate phase.
  • Disposal or refurbishment.
  • Development program
  • ‘V’ diagram
• Extended Operations (ETOPS)

Avionics Technology

• The nature of microelectronic devices
  • Processors
  • Memory devices
  • Digital data buses
  • A 429 data bus
  • MIL-STD-1553B
  • ARINC 629 data bus
  • COTS data buses
• Data bus integration of aircraft systems
  • COTS data buses – IEEE 1394 468
• Fiber optic buses
• Avionics packaging standards
• Typical LRU architecture
• Integrated modular avionics.

Military Avionics

• Military communications
• Radar
• Sonar
• Electro-Optics
• ESM/DAS
• Aircraft networks

Avionic Systems Engineering Training – Avionics Protocols in Military

• Aircraft Data Network (ADN): Ethernet derivative for Commercial Aircraft
• Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX): Specific implementation of ARINC 664 (ADN) for Commercial Aircraft
• ARINC 429: Generic Medium-Speed Data Sharing for Private and Commercial Aircraft
• ARINC 664: See ADN above.
• ARINC 629: Commercial Aircraft (Boeing 777)
• ARINC 708: Weather Radar for Commercial Aircraft
• ARINC 717: Flight Data Recorder for Commercial Aircraft
• IEEE 1394b: Military Aircraft
• MIL-STD-1553: Military Aircraft
• MIL-STD-1760: Military Aircraft
• TTP – Time-Triggered Protocol: Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A380, Fly-By-Wire Actuation Platforms from Parker Aerospace
• TTEthernet – Time-Triggered Ethernet: NASA Orion Spacecraft

Fundamentals of DO-178C.

• Introduction to DO-178B and Do-178C.
• DO-178B vs. DO-178C.
• DO-178/DO-254 certification process.
• DO-178/DO-254 project planning and management.
• DO-178/DO-254 master plan.
• DO-178/DO-254 needs analysis and requirements.
• Software life cycle processes
• Software life cycle definition
• Transition criteria between processes
• Software development plan
• Software life cycle environment planning
• Software development standards
• Review of the software planning process software considerations in System life cycle processes
• System considerations in software life cycle processes
• Software plan development and certification
• Software development, design, coding, and testing techniques
• DO-178C criticality levels.
• Software design, testing, verification, and validation processes
• Software planning process objectives
• Software planning process activities
• Software plans
• Plan for Software Aspects of Certification (PSAC)
• Software Quality Assurance Planning (SQAP)
• Software Configuration Management Planning (SCMP)
• Software Development Planning (SDP)
• Requirements, design, code, and integration
• Software Verification Planning (SVP)
• Reviews, tests, and analysis
• Programmable hardware plan development and certification
• Software and programmable hardware verification and validation
• Recommended templates and recommendations.
• Hardware design life cycle
• Tool qualification
• Cost estimation and metrics
• Software aspects of certification
• Compliance determination

Fundamentals of DO-254

• DO-254 compliance.
• System safety and Design Assurance Level (DAL)
• Application of DO-254 by EASA and FAA
• DO-254 hardware design lifecycle objectives and data.
• Integral/supporting processes.
• Validation and verification
• Configuration management
• Process assurance
• Tool qualification
• COTs cores and IPs
• Single event upset and SRAM parts.
• Functional Failure Path (FFP)
• Elemental analysis
• Advanced verification techniques
• Plan for Hardware Aspects of Certification (PHAC)
• Requirements capture.
• Conceptual design
• Detailed design
• Implementation and production transition

Avionic Systems Engineering Training Course Wrap-Up