Module Details

Module Code: AVIO H3602
Module Title: Avionics 2
Title: Avionics 2
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Cathal Nolan
Module Author:: Gerard Gibbs
Domains:  
Module Description: To provide the student with the competency and skills for radio and navigation systems on modern aircraft.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Evaluate the principle of operation of AM, FM radio transmitters, receivers and their use in avionic systems.
LO2 Explain the operation of ground based navigation beacons and their associated airborne based receivers / transmitters and understand the use of avionic test equipment to analyse their operation.
LO3 Access the operation of satellite and inertial based navigation systems.
LO4 Describe the operation of an aircraft autopilot system and explain how the inner and outer interfaces operate as part of the automatic flight control system for the aircraft.
LO5 Discuss the operation of the flight controls on an aircraft and their function as part of the overall autopilot control system.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Communication and Navigation
Fundamentals of radio wave propagation, antennas, transmission lines, communication, receiver and transmitter; Working principles of the following systems: Very High Frequency (VHF) communication; High Frequency (HF) communication; Audio; Emergency LocatorTransmitters; Cockpit Voice Recorder; Very High Frequency omnidirectional range (VOR); Automatic Direction Finding (ADF); InstrumentLanding System (ILS); Flight Director systems; Distance Measuring Equipment (DME); ; Area navigation, RNAV systems; Flight Management Systems;Global Positioning System (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS); Inertial Navigation System; Air Traffic Control transponder,secondary surveillance radar; Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS); Weather avoidance radar; Radio altimeter; MEMS and range sensors, systems programming, data filtering.
Autoflight
Fundamentals of automatic flight control including working principles and current terminology; Command signal processing; Modes of operation: roll, pitch and yaw channels; Yaw dampers; Stability Augmentation Systems; Automatic trim control; Autopilot navigation aids interface; Autothrottle systems. Automatic Landing Systems: principles and categories, modes of operation, approach, glideslope, land, go-around, system monitors and failure conditions. , GPS augmented landing systems,
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment10.00%
Practical30.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 10
Timing Week 7 Learning Outcomes 1,2,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will sit an examination during the module.
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 30
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will complete a number of practical assignments during the module and produce a report on each assignment
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
The written examination, at the end of the module, will evaluate the extent of the student’s knowledge of the learning outcomes.
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lecture 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00 24
Practicals Contact Working on a range of real and virtual avionic systems. 12 Weeks per Stage 4.00 48
Independent Learning Time Non Contact Students will develop their understanding of the module based on self and problem base learning. 15 Weeks per Stage 3.53 53
Total Weekly Contact Hours 6.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Tooley. Aircraft Communications and Navigation Systems, Butterworth-Heinemann's, [ISBN: 978075068137].
  • E. H. J. Pallett, Shawn Coyle. (1993), Automatic Flight Control, 4. Wiley, [ISBN: 9780632034].
Supplementary Article/Paper Resources
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