Digital Techniques Electronic Instrument Systems EASA Module 05 for Aircraft Maintenance

• Publisher: Aircraft Technical Book Co.
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 139
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Today’s aircraft increasingly rely on digital technology and complex electronic systems, not just for instrumentation, navigation, and communications, but today even for flight controls, system monitoring, maintenance planning, and more and more. Fiber optics and fly-by-wire is no longer the exception, but the rule. It is no longer limited to military, but now the basis of private and commercial aircraft both large and small. This module presents the B1 or A&P mechanical technician with what he or she needs to know for both a general understanding of these systems and the ability to work around them in an efficient and safe manner. An advanced version of this book, Module 5/B2 is also available from Aircraft Technical Book Company (available April 2015) which covers these topics to the greater depth required for the B2 or SpaceTEC/CertTec rated avionics and electronics specialist.

✦ Table of Contents

Digital Techniques EASA Module 05
Contents
Welcome
Forward
Revision Log
Preface
Acknowledgments
Sub-Module 01
Electronic Instrument Systems
Knowledge Requirements
Electronic Instrument Systems
Analog Instruments
Digital Instruments
Electronic Displays
Electronic Flight Instrument System
Engine Indication And Crew Alerting System
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 02
Numbering Systems
Knowledge Requirements
Numbering Systems
Decimal
Binary
Place Values
Binary Number System Conversion
Octal
Octal Number System Conversion
Hexadecimal
Hexadecimal Number System Conversion
Binary Coded Decimals
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 03
Data Conversion
Knowledge Requirements
Data Conversion
Analog Data
Digital Data
Analog To Digital Conversion
Digital To Analog Conversion
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 04
Data Buses
Knowledge Requirements
Data Buses
MIL-STD-1553B
ARINC 429
ARINC 629
Aircraft Networks/Ethernet
ARINC 664 AFDX
IEEE 1394 Firewire
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 05
Logic Circuits
Knowledge Requirements
Logic Circuits
Logic Gates
NOT Gate
Buffer Gate
AND Gate
OR Gate
NAND Gate
NOR Gate
Exclusive OR Gate
Exclusive NOR Gate
Negative Logic Gates
Digital Circuits
Aircraft Logic Circuit Applications
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 06
Basic Computer Structure
Knowledge Requirements
Computer Architecture
Bits, Bytes, And Words
Software
Hardware
Central Processing Unit
Memory (RAM, ROM, PROM)
Integrated Circuits
Aircraft Computer Systems
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 07
Microprocessors
Knowledge Requirements
Sub-Module 08
Integrated Circuits
Knowledge Requirements
Sub-Module 09
Multiplexing
Knowledge Requirements
Sub-Module 10
Fiber Optics
Knowledge Requirements
Fiber Optics
Advantages And Disadvantages
Fiber Optic Data Bus
Related Terms
Terminations
Couplers And Terminals
Applications In Aircraft Systems
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 11
Electronic Displays
Knowledge Requirements
Electronic Displays
Cathode Ray Tubes
Light Emitting Diodes
Liquid Crystal Displays
Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 12
Electrostatic Sensitive Devices
Knowledge Requirements
Electrostatic Sensitive Devices
Risks And Possible Damage
Anti-Static Protection
Controlled Environment
Static-Safe Workstation
Anti-Static Wrist Straps
Grounding Test Stations
Ionizers
Special Handling
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 13
Software Management Control
Knowledge Requirements
Software Management Control
Restrictions And Catastrophic Effects
Airworthiness Requirements
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 14
Electromagnetic Environment
Knowledge Requirements
Electromagnetic Environment
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
High-Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF)
Lightning/Lightning Protection
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Questions
Answers
Sub-Module 15
Typical Electronic/Digital Aircraft Systems
Knowledge Requirements
Digital Aircraft Systems
Introduction
Electronic Instrument Systems
Electronic Flight And Engine Instruments
Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA), Information Systems, And Built-In Test Equipment (BITE)
Communications, Navigation And Surveillance Systems
Aircraft Communication Addressing And Reporting System (ACARS)
Inertial Navigation System (INS)
Ring Laser Gyros
Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Flight Management System (FMS)
Traffic Alert And Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
Flight Control Systems
Mechanical Flight Control Systems
Automatic Digital Flight Control Systems
Cabin Systems
Questions
Answers
Acronym INDEX
Index