DocumentCode
2408480
Title
It works and it´s affordable: low cost distributed aircraft control systems
Author
Todd, John R.
Author_Institution
Boeing Co., Long Beach, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1997
fDate
26-30 Oct 1997
Firstpage
7.3
Abstract
In 1986 it was anticipated that fly-by-light and fiber optic based aircraft sensors and data transfer would be in full scale production in a few years. However, by 1997 this widely acclaimed vision has yet to be realized. This paper considers what has transpired during this time and discusses why this technology has not yet fulfilled its vision. Additionally, current efforts to use commercial off the shelf(COTS) hardware to reduce costs and standardize systems are described
Keywords
aircraft control; aircraft instrumentation; economics; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre couplers; optical links; COTS; aircraft sensors; commercial off the shelf hardware; costs; data transfer; fiber optic sensors; fly-by-light; low cost distributed aircraft control systems; position sensing; standardisation; Aerospace control; Aircraft propulsion; Costs; Military aircraft; Optical control; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Production; Temperature sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1997. 16th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4150-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/DASC.1997.637247
Filename
637247
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