• DocumentCode
    866531
  • Title

    MD-11 automatic flight system

  • Author

    Devlin, B. Terry ; Girts, R. David

  • Author_Institution
    Honeywell Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    56
  • Abstract
    The overall architecture and redundancy of the highly integrated MD-11 automatic flight system for commercial aircraft are summarized, and the application of the flight control computer capabilities to each of the system functions is detailed. The automatic flight system interface with other primary systems and subsystems is described.<>
  • Keywords
    aerospace computer control; aircraft control; aircraft instrumentation; computer architecture; redundancy; MD-11 automatic flight system; architecture; commercial aircraft; flight control computer; interface; redundancy; Actuators; Aerospace control; Automatic control; Centralized control; Control systems; Engines; FCC; Motion control; Stability; Wheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.199823
  • Filename
    199823