Title :
Modular avionics: its impact on communication, navigation, and identification (CNI)
Author :
Harris, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
US Air Force Wright Aeronaut. Lab., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA
Abstract :
The impact of modular integrated avionics on radio communication, navigation, and identification (CNI) systems is discussed from several viewpoints: (1) system design, (2) specifications, (3) cost, (4) market effects, and (5) supportability. It is concluded that system designs, market practices, and maintenance and support will appreciably change, resulting in enhanced mission effectiveness at optimum costs to the US Dept. of Defense
Keywords :
aircraft communication; aircraft instrumentation; modules; radionavigation; CNI system; cost; identification; maintenance; market effects; modular integrated avionics; navigation; radio communication; specifications; supportability; system design; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft navigation; Consumer electronics; Costs; Electron tubes; Laboratories; Packaging; Radio navigation; US Department of Defense; Vacuum technology;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1988. NAECON 1988., Proceedings of the IEEE 1988 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1988.195153