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Prototyping Framework for Digital Flight Control System

CHUDÝ Peter, VLK Jan and DITTRICH Petr. Prototyping Framework for Digital Flight Control System. In: Proceedings of 32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference. Syracuse, NY: IEEE Computer Society, 2013, pp. 1-12. ISBN 978-1-4799-1536-1. Available from: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6712632
Czech title
Návrhový rámec pro digitální systémy řízení letu
Type
conference paper
Language
english
Authors
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Keywords

Prototyping framework, CANaerospace, light sport aircraft, SimStar, ground testing, real-time simulation, prototype, framework.

Abstract

Hardware-in-the-loop simulations are indisputably perceived as an integral part of the avionics design and development process. This paper describes a prototyping framework, which has been employed to develop a digital autopilot for a light sport aircraft. Related simulation processes have been performed on two different ground-testing levels. The first level consisted of a laboratory grade development and testing phase, which supported the initial functional estimate of the designed and implemented autopilot features. The subsequent testing level already included the embedded autopilot system installation on board of the test aircraft. System prototyping was performed at the light aircraft simulation lab SimStar at the Brno University of Technology. Additional ground simulations were employed to verify and ground test the operational suitability of the designed autopilot flight control system elements. The implemented hardware units were connected into the simulation network using the CANaerospace communication protocol. Simulations focused on the real time automatic flight modes operational scenarios and confirmed the anticipated performance of the autopilot design features.

Published
2013
Pages
1-12
Proceedings
Proceedings of 32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference
Conference
32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Syracuse, NY, US
ISBN
978-1-4799-1536-1
Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
Place
Syracuse, NY, US
DOI
EID Scopus
BibTeX
@INPROCEEDINGS{FITPUB10446,
   author = "Peter Chud\'{y} and Jan Vlk and Petr Dittrich",
   title = "Prototyping Framework for Digital Flight Control System",
   pages = "1--12",
   booktitle = "Proceedings of 32nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference",
   year = 2013,
   location = "Syracuse, NY, US",
   publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
   ISBN = "978-1-4799-1536-1",
   doi = "10.1109/DASC.2013.6712632",
   language = "english",
   url = "https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/10446"
}
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