Lecturas recomendadas, al final de cada capítulo

Glosario, lista de símbolos y abreviaturas e índice alfabético, al final del libro

Indice Alfabético

Introduction : Importance and role of avionics. The avionic environment. Choice of units

Displays and manmachine interaction : Introduction. Head up displays. Helmet mounted displays. Computer aided optical design. Discussion of HUDs vs HMDs. Head dow displays. data fusión. Intelligent displays management. Displays technology. Control and data entry. Further reading

Aerodynamics and aircraft control : Introduction. Basic aerodynamics. Aircraft stability. Aircraft dynamics. Longitudinal control and response. Lateral control and response. Lateral control.
Powered flying controls. Auto-stabilisation systems. Further reading

Fly-by-wire flight control : Introduction. Fly-by-wire flight control features and advantages. Control laws. Redundancy and failure survival. Digital implementation. Fly-by-light flight control. Further reading

Inertial sensors and attitude derivation : Introduction. Gyros and accelerometers. Attitude derivation. Further reading

Navigation systems : Introduction and basic principles. Inertial navigation. Aided IN systems and Kalman filters. Attitude and heading reference systems. GPS - global positioning systems. Terrain reference navigation. Further reading

Air data and air data systems : Introduction. Autopilots. Flifht management systems. Further reading

Autopilots and flight management systems : Introduction and backgroind. Data bus systems. Inegrated modular avionics. Cpmmercial off-the-shelf (COTS). Further reading

Avionics systems integration : Introduction and background. Data bus systems. Integrated modular avionocs. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS). Further reading

Unmanned air vehicles : Importance of unmanned air vehicles. UAV avionics. Further reading