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 New Edition of the most widely-used engineering text on avionics

        Principles of Avionics-Fourth Edition

The Fourth edition adds over 30 pages of new text to cover
emerging technologies  in:
     Inertial Guidance Systems
     Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS)
     Differential GPS:
           WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)
           LAAS  (Local Area Augmentation System)
     Lightwave Gyro's
     Power Sources
  

Written by an eminent professor of avionics,  Dr. Albert Helfrick of Embry-Riddle University, this book includes every communication and navigation  system, plus the latest spaced-based avionics. The text describes navcom, transponder, VOR, ADF, DME, TACAN, instruments, radar, autopilot, collision avoidance and enhanced ground proximity warning. 

The book also covers  recent systems; Mode S, electronic displays, Free Flight,  GPS space and earth segments, laser gyro's, fiber optics and avionics architectures. Principles of Avionics is the most timely book on avionics now available.

The author describes the theory of each system with figures, photos, problems and solutions. Over 150 graphics illustrate basic principles. Dr. Helfrick is  also well-known as an avionics test equipment designer, consultant to FAA, and frequent speaker at the Digital Avionics Conference. In his teaching role at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Professor Helfrick's students are in  2- and 4-year  engineering programs. He wrote this book to meet a longstanding need for a text and reference for anyone needing to know the latest theory and practice behind airborne electronic systems.  

Table of Contents - Principles of Avionics-Fourth Edition

Chapter 1. Introduction to Avionics
History--Flying Blind-.-Radio Comes of Age
Beginning of the National Airspace System
Navigation Principles--Regulatory and Advisory Agencies-National Airspace System

Chapter 2. Terrestrial
En Route Radio Navigation
Non Directional Beacons--Direction Finding Receivers
Automatic Direction Finding--Errors in Direction Finding--Static Dischargers--VHF Omni Range
Signal Integrity--Errors in VOR Navigation
Doppler VOR--VOR Ground Station--VOR Receiver
VOR Test Equipment--Distance Measuring Equipment
DME Ground Station--TACAN--Long Range Navigation

Chapter 3 Terrestrial Landing Aids
Instrument Landing System
Marker Beacon
Glide Slope
ILS Errors
Microwave Landing System
Comparison of ILS and MLS
Radar Altimeter.
FM CW  Radar Altimeter
Ground Proximity Warning System
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
Terrain Awareness and Warning System 

Chapter 4. Satellite Navigation.
Global Positioning System--GPS Clocks
Earth Model--Space Vehicle--GPS Signals
Generating PRN Codes--Precision Position Service
Navigation Message--Almanac
Relationship Between GPS Frequencies
Monitor and Control Stations--GLONASS
Selective Availability--Ionospheric Propagation Delay
Differential GPS--Signal Integrity Monitoring
GPS Signals in Space--GPS Receivers.
GPS Accuracy.--GPS Navigation
Improved GPS for Civilian Use

Chapter 5. Surveillance Systems
Free Flight--Primary Radar--Secondary Radar
Replies--Mode C--Mode-S System
Mode S Interrogations--Mode S Selective Calls
Checking for Errors--Mode S Replies--Diversity
ATCRBS Transponder--Mode S Transponder.
Collision Avoidance--Lightning Detection Equipment
Weather Radar   

       

 Chapter 6. Airborne Communications 
VHF AM Communication--VHF Communications Hardware
High Frequency Communications--ACARS--SELCAL
ELT--Digital Communications and Networking
VHF Digital Communications--Datalink Mode S

Chapter 7. On-Board Communications 
Microphones--Digital Communications--Transmission Lines
ARINC 429, 629--MIL STD 1553
Commercial Standard Digital Bus
ARINC 573, 615, 708 and other databuses
Fiber Optic Data Communication
Glass Fiber as a Transmission Line
Time Domain Reflectometry

Chapter 8. Indicators
Gyroscope---Synchros---Flux Gate Compass---RMI
HSI---Attitude Direction Indicator---Electronic Displays
Display Technologies--Display Systems
Instrument Placement--Head Up Display

Chapter 9. Air Data
All About Air--Atmospheric Temperature--Atmospheric Pressure
Air Speed--Temperature--Sensors--Pitot and Static Systems
Angle of Attack Indicator--Air Data Computer System

Chapter 10. Autopilots
Control Systems--Servo Motors--Flight Control System Modes
FCS Control Panel--Aircraft Dynamics--Yaw Damper
Fly By Wire--Inertial Navigation--Accelerometers--Optical Gyros

Chapter 11. Complete Avionics System
Power Sources--Avionics According to DO-160
HIRF--Electromagnetic Compatability--Line Replaceable Unit
ARINC Style Equipment--Fault Tolerance--Computer Architecture

Glossary (Avionics Terms)
Appendices: DME Channels,ARINC and RTCA documents
 
 
Principles of Avionics-Fourth Edition
  Cat. No. POA-4
  Pages:   448
  Price: $95.00
      ISBN 9781885544261