Short course/CPD
Introduction to Avionics
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
At the end of the course, delegates will have acquired a good understanding of the major airborne avionic functions and systems and will be able to select appropriate technologies and products for a broad range of functional requirements.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1250
Accommodation fee:
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Who should attend
The course is designed for graduate scientists and engineers who wish to pursue a career in avionics or in a field relating to avionics. It is also intended for airline professionals, including pilots, seeking a more in-depth and technical understanding of the subject.
Content summary
The course will address the following subjects:
- Cockpit displays and technologies
- The cockpit layout – a historical overview
- Head down displays
- Head up displays
- Helmet mounted displays
- Airborne instrumentation and air data sensors
- Fundamentals of instrumentation systems
- Air data systems and sensors
- Radio systems
- Fundamentals of radio propagation
- Fundamentals of antenna characteristics
- Radio navigational aids; direction finding, VOR, DME, NDB, ILS, marker beacon
- Navigation systems
- Position fixing fundamentals
- Global positioning system (GPS)
- Inertial navigation systems (INS)
- Radar
- Basic concepts
- Range equation and radar cross section
- Pulsed radar – pulse, pulse doppler, pulse compression
- Continuous wave radar
- Synthetic aperture radar
- Network technologies
- Basic concepts
- Network topologies and architectures
- Practical avionics databus
- Flight control systems
- Flight control
- Conventional flight controls
- Fly-by-wire control
- A320 case study
- Avionic system engineering
- Avionic system life cycle and design/procurement considerations
- Fault tolerant design
- Airborne surveillance systems
- Traffic surveillance – ACAS
- Terrain surveillance – TAWS
- Performance surveillance
- Avionics function design and safety
- Avionics hardware design, test and installation issues
Course Director
Dr Huamin JiaT: +44 (0) 1234 750111 Ext. 5115
F: +44 (0) 1234 751550
E: h.jia@cranfield.ac.uk
