Quadruplex Digital Flight Control System Assessment

Details

• Creators:
  Mulcare, D. B. ; Downing, L. E. ; Smith, M. K.
• Corporate Creators:
  Lockheed-California Company
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air traffic control
  • Electronic equipment
  • Flight control systems
  • Fault tolerance
  • Static stability
  • Validation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-86/30
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  This report describes the development and validation of a double fail operational digital flight control system architecture for critical pitch _axis functions. Architectural tradeoffs are assessed, system simulator modifications are described, and demonstration testing results are critiqued. Assessment tools and their application are also illustrated. Ultimately, the vital role of system simulation, tailored to digital mechanization attributes, is shown to be essential to validating the airworthiness of full-time critical functions such as augmented fly-by-wire systems for relaxed static stability airplanes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92736/dot_92736_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.25 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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