| Course Name | Avionics |
| Course Code | 23AEE214 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering |
| Semester | 4 |
| Credits | 3 |
| Campus | Coimbatore |
Introduction: Importance and role of avionics, the avionic environment – Air Data Systems: Air Data Information and its use, Air data laws, sensors and computations.
Embedded systems: Basic hardware building blocks of a typical embedded system – Software concepts relevant to avionics: Interrupts and Real Time Operating Systems – case studies illustrating importance of embedded systems in avionics – Introduction to electronic communication systems – Utility of Radio Navigation Aids.
Inertial sensors and systems: Laser and MEMS Gyros, Accelerometers, Attitude Heading Reference System – Navigation Systems: Basic principles, Inertial Navigation, Strapped-down inertial systems – Introduction to Autopilot and UAV Avionics. Safe disposal of electronic waste
To introduce students to basic avionics systems used in aircrafts and UAVs
Course Outcomes
CO1: Learn the importance, subsystems and environmental specifications of Avionics systems.
CO2: Be able to derive air data laws and explain its use in air data computer.
CO3: Gain insight to the working principle of an embedded systems with applications in avionics.
CO4: Comprehend basic elements of electronic communication systems and its applicability to radio navigational aids.
CO5: Learn the working principle of Inertial sensors like gyros and accelerators and its use in inertial navigation systems.
CO6: Understand the basic principle of autopilot and UAV systems.
CO-PO Mapping
| PO/PSO | PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PO11 | PO12 | PSO1 | PSO2 | PSO3 |
| CO | |||||||||||||||
| CO1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| CO2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| CO3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| CO4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| CO5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| CO6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Assessment | Internal | End Semester |
| Midterm Exam | 30 | |
| *Continuous Assessment (CA) | 30 | |
| End Semester | 40 |
R.P.G Collinson, “Introduction to Avionics systems”, 4th edition, Springer, 2023.
Reference(s)
Kayton And Fried, “Avionics Navigation Systems”, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2009.
Frank Vahid ,Tony Givargis, “Embedded System Design”, Wiley, 2006
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