ABSTRACT
In order to realize unprecedented but operationally essential levels of avionics system performance, reliability, supportability, and affordability commercial industry and the military will draw on advanced technologies, methods, and development techniques in virtually every area of aircraft design, development, and fabrication. Federated and integrated avionics architectures, hybrid systems architectures, and special purpose systems such as flight control systems, engine control systems, navigation systems, reconnaissance collection systems, electronic combat systems, weapons delivery systems, and communications systems all share certain characteristics that are germane to digital systems modeling and simulation. All of these classes of avionics systems are increasing in complexity of function and design and are making increased use of digital computer resources. Given these advancements, commercial and military designers of new avionics systems and of upgrades to existing systems must understand, incorporate, and make use of state-of-the-art methods, disciplines, and practices of digital systems design. This chapter presents fundamentals, best practices, and examples of digital avionics systems modeling and simulation.
