|
Unit |
Content |
Contact hours |
|
1 |
Introduction to Avionics: Importance and role of avionics, Avionics system architecture, avionic environment – Air Data Systems: Air Data Information and its use, Air data laws, sensors and computations, Applications |
10 |
|
2 |
Communication systems: Communications system components and function: Block diagram, Transmitter, Receiver, Modulation and demodulation, analog and digital communications systems Aircraft Communication systems: VHF, HF, UHF |
10 |
|
3 |
Navigation system: Basic principles, Radio Navigation Aids: Instrument Landing System, Very High Frequency Omni Range, Automatic Direction Finder, Distance Measuring Equipment, Satellite Navigation: GPS, GNSS |
10 |
|
4 |
Inertial Navigation system: Inertial Navigation and sensors – Gyro: principle of operation- Coriolis vibrating mass Gyro, Sagnac effect Gyro, Accelerometer: principle of operation- MEMS accelerometer, Barometric-altimeter, Magnetometer. |
10 |
|
5 |
Autopilots and flight management systems Introduction to Autopilot, Flight management system, Importance of unmanned air vehicles, UAV avionics |
10 |
|
Total |
50 |
|
