An introduction to the principles of aircraft digital and electronic systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline. Suitable for those studying towards licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status as part of an EASA Part-66 or FAR-147 approved course, or those taking Aerospace Engineering City & Guilds modules, EDEXCEL National Units, EDEXCEL Higher National Units or a Degree in aircraft engineering.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Number systems
Chapter 3 Data conversion
Chapter 4 Data buses
Chapter 5 Logic circuits
Chapter 6 Computers
Chapter 7 The CPU
Chapter 8 Integrated circuits
Chapter 14 EMC
Chapter 15 Avionic systems
Chapter 16 Aircraft data networks and AFDX
Chapter 17 Largescale logic systems and VHDL
Appendix 1 Abbreviations and acronyms
Appendix 2 Revision papers