Educational content

Global view of Flight Control Channels :

Generals

Mechanical control system architecture and components (ATR)

Hydromechanical control system architecture and components (A300/A310)

Fly by wire system architecture and components (A320/A330/A340)

New generation, hybrid power source system architecture and components (A380 / A400M / A350)

Flight parameters displays

Handling qualities

From the pilote to the control surface

Longitudinal movement : equations, static stability, dynamic stability

Transverse movement : equations, static stability, dynamic stability

Pilot Flight controls

Flight Control Laws : from stability augmentation to full authority protections

Case studies : A320 to A380

Automatic Flight Control Systems

Architectures and main certification rules

Selected modes, mode based autopilot control logic

Flight Director

Automatic Landing Systems

Roll out and taxiing systems

Case studies : A320 to A380

Trajectory based Guidance Systems

Guidance modes architecture

Need for trajectory based guidance

Current architectures and interfaces

Managed lateral guidance

Managed vertical guidance

New guidance concepts: automatic separation/spacing, 4D trajectory performance based guidance

Practical work & Simulation session

Flight envelope protections

Numerical simulation of control systems

Automatic landing sequence

For information only : 27 hours