Title :
Flexible architectures: a key to low cost fly-by-light
Author :
Todd, John R. ; Hay, John A. ; Noble, Dana S.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Transp. Aircraft Dev., McDonnell Douglas Aerosp., Long Beach, CA, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
The high cost associated with the development and acquisition of new, highly complex and integrated digital control and avionics systems is leading industry toward increased standardization, modularization, and the use of flexible architectures. This trend is already evident in today´s new fly-by-wire systems and is progressing rapidly into tomorrow´s fly-by-light systems. This paper discusses some concepts and approaches for the development and application of low cost flexible fly-by-light aircraft control
Keywords :
aircraft control; avionics; computer architecture; digital control; military avionics; optical fibres; standardisation; F-22; aircraft control; avionics; flexible architectures; integrated digital control; low cost fly-by-light; modularization; standardization; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace industry; Aircraft manufacture; Computer architecture; Costs; Hardware; Manufacturing; Military aircraft; Military standards;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1994. 13th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2425-0
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1994.369415