Syllabus
Unit 1
Electromagnetic wave propagation and its relevance to aviation – Electronic communication systems: Functional Description of basic building blocks: Antenna, Amplifier, Filter, Modulator and Demodulator – Introduction to Digital communication and telemetry.
Unit 2
System level description of Radio Navigation Aids: Instrument Landing System, Very High Frequency Omni Range, Automatic Direction Finder, Distance Measuring Equipment, GPS, Radar, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance.
Unit 3
Autopilots and Flight Management System: Autopilots, Flight Management Systems – Avionic system integration: Background, Data bus systems, Integrated modular avionics, UAV Avionics. Fly by wire flight Control System.
Objectives and Outcomes
Requisite(s): 23AEExxx – AVIONICS
Course Objectives
To introduce students to advanced avionics systems used in both aircrafts and UAVs.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Basic understanding of electronic communication system.
CO2: Explain digital communication blocks and its application in telemetry.
CO3: Understand the operating principles of electronic navigation aids.
CO4: Understand working principles of Autopilots and Flight management systems. CO5: Explain data bus used in aircraft and its utility in realising modular avionics. CO6: Understand the working principle of fly by wire flight control system
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 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
CO2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
CO3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
CO4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
CO5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
CO6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Text Books / References
Text Book(s)
R.P.G Collinson, “Introduction to Avionics”, Springer, 2002.
Frenzel Louis, “Principles of Electronic Communication Systems”, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015.
Reference(s)
Kayton and Fried, “Avionics Navigation Systems”, 2nd edition, Wiley, 1997. Dale R. Cundy, Rick S. Brown, “Introduction to Avionics”, Prentice Hall, 1997.