An innovative commercial avionics architecture for militarytanker/transport platforms

Honeywell has implemented a versatile integrated avionics (VIA) architecture in several advanced commercial flight deck applications ensuring a military tie to future commercial upgrades related to global air traffic management functions. The VIA architecture can also be easily extended to meet unique military requirements of the advanced military flight decks for military tanker/transport upgrade programs. The subtle changes in the architecture are a result of unique equipment interfaces and unique military equipment such as communications radios, identification friend or foe, station keeping equipment and defensive systems which must be integrated within the architecture. The ability to integrate both commercial and military functions in the same high integrity computing platform truly offers the military the best of both worlds     

2002年吸气式推进技术的进展

2002年，吸气式推进技术获得了巨大发展，超燃冲压发动机技术取得了重大突破。随着航空运输市场的缓慢回升，民用飞机及其发动机的交付数量开始增加；军用飞机发动机的市场发展强劲，已有几个计划接近投产；无人机动力的发展也在继续。     

Review of United Kingdom Radar

A review of primary radar systems in the United Kingdom that have recently entered service or are at an advanced stage of development is presented. Naval, airborne, and land-based types are all discussed covering both civil and military interests, although particular emphasis is given to airborne equiipments. Some general supporting radar technology includini! titiversity programs is also covered.     

全信息代表飞行起落疲劳载荷谱编制方法研究

针对某重型歼击机的实际使用特点,在只有少量飞行载荷实测数据的基础上,利用外场飞机实际使用情况,提出全信息代表飞行起落法编制该型飞机疲劳载荷谱的方法,为先进飞机的载荷谱的编制提供一种切实可行的科学理论。     

Navigation and landing [A century of powered flight 1903-2003]

Navigation and landing for the first half century of aviation fundamentally relied on radio-based electronic aids. The military began serious investigation of radio navigation during World War I. Up until WW II map reading, dead reckoning, and various means of radio direction finding were the primary methods of determining aircraft position. Since WWII a number of other navigation techniques, such as Doppler radar, radio inertial, pure inertial, aided inertial, and today's integrated GPS inertial, have been developed. Most of the inertial systems evolved from the military ICBM and subsequent space programs.     

An assessment of the Qualified Manufacturer List (QML)

The Qualified Manufacturer List (QML) approach, detailed in MIL-I-38535, General Specification for Integrated Circuits (Microcircuit) Manufacturing, embraces many of the commercial practices employed by high volume microcircuit suppliers. Nevertheless, with the availability of highly reliable and lower cost commercial parts, the QML approach becomes unnecessary and undesirable. In this paper we attempt to show why US government support of the QML program is leading the military and government to unaffordable access to out-dated technologies, damaging our country's military and avionics position. We will present information to show why we support the retraction of MIL-PRF-38535 and any other documents which imply that QML parts are superior to commercial parts, including those of QPL, MIL-STD-454, and MIL-HDBK-217 (now prohibited from use in all new Army programs)     

Feature analysis on US military aircraft engine advanced technology programs

US military aircraft engine advanced technology programs were overviewed and analyzed from light weight gas generator (LWGG) program initiated in 1960s through integrated high performance turbine engine technology (IHPTET) program started in 1980s, then to versatile affordable advanced turbine engine (VAATE) program. Some features and trends were summarized and concluded by literature statistics method, such as teams based on closely corporation among government, industries and academics, goals oriented with national defence strategies and weapon system development requirements, engineering manufacture and development including all relative disciplines and areas, verification measured by technology readiness level, the application extending to military aircraft engine, civilian engine, gas turbine and space vehicle, etc. The experience and lessons obtained can provide reference and guide for technology research and engineering manufacture and development of military aircraft engines in the world.     

Aircrew embedded training

A discussion is presented of the applications of the concept of embedded training for advanced military aircrew training. Three prototype embedded training programs in various phases of development are reviewed. Also reviewed is the current state-of-the-art in advanced simulation and range system technologies. Simulators, ranges, and embedded training are discussed with respect to their ability to satisfy a nominal tactical engagement. Each is found to have its own particular shortfalls. Current embedded training applications are found to have one thing in common with simulation: in general, both are presently limited to single-ship training capabilities. Embedded training is discussed not as a low-cost alternative to simulators and ranges but rather as an adjunct whose cost and effectiveness remain to be demonstrated     

Improving Avionics Fiber Optic Network Reliability & Maintainability

Work is ongoing at NAVAIR to understand how avionics fiber optic BIT technology can help reduce military aviation platform fiber optic network life cycle and total ownership cost. Operational availability enhancements via comprehensive supportability programs combined with keen attentiveness to reliability and maintainability metrics are driving the avionics fiber optic BIT value proposition. Avionics fiber optic BIT technology is expected to reduce failure rate and mean time to repair by predicting link failure before link failure actually occurs, running post-maintenance stress screening upon aircraft start-up, improving fault isolation by reducing the troubleshooting ambiguity zone from three to one, and reducing the need for separate support equipment for system troubleshooting     

下一代大型军用运输类飞机气动布局及作战应用趋势浅析

随着导弹发射车、重型装甲车、智能无人集群等重型物资装备的远程快速投送需求剧增,以及隐身战机、远距空空弹、防区外自主武器等穿透性打击能力的逐渐成熟,现有常规大型军用运输类飞机在适合未来战场需求和生存能力等方面将面临巨大威胁,其投送/加油/预警指挥的活动范围将被严重挤压。本文首先对现有常规大型军用运输类飞机的国内外现状进行简要概述;然后分别介绍美俄等航空大国开展的下一代大型军用运输类飞机及其关键技术研究;最后对下一代大型军用运输类飞机气动布局发展趋势以及可能作战应用场景进行简要分析,并提出一种分布式涵道油电混合推进运输类飞机气动布局。     

DESC efforts for parts quality improvement

Some of the impact that the test program at the Defense Electronics Supply Center (DESC) is having on improving the quality of products being supplied to its customers is illustrated. DESC test program non-mil lot rejection rates were nearing 50% for discrete semiconductors tested in receiving inspection. The associated part reject rate was nearly 15%. The part reject rate for all federal supply classes (FSCs) being sampled is less than 1%. Plans to drive the defect rate toward 100 PPM are discussed. Data indicate an increase in the quality of DESC-sampled devices being supplied for the military services over the last few years. The test programs and the sampling and test requirements are described     

Robotic technology integration for army ground vehicles

This paper discusses the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center's (TARDEC's) four (4) axis strategy for integration of robotics into the legacy, interim, and objective forces. At the cornerstone of this strategy is the R&D effort concentrating on autonomous perception and navigation, intelligent tactical behavior, command and control, and man-robot interface entailed in the Demo III and Robotic Follower programs. Smart Manned Systems focuses on a systems engineering approach for robotic solutions into the interim force (Vetronics Technology Testbed and Crew Integration & Automation Testbed). In the near-term, application of robotics to the legacy force will be achieved through adapting commercial automation technologies, which address military requirements. Finally, Intelligent Mobility will investigate improving intrinsic platform mobility to lessen the burden on robotic sensing performance. The ultimate goal of this strategy is to advance the robotics technology state-of-the-art to achieve off-road full autonomous operations for military systems in support of the objective force     

Conversations with Rep. Ken Calvert. Interview by Frank Sietzen Jr

Rep. Calvert, chair of the House aeronautics and space subcommittee of the Science Committee, answers questions related to priorities for space in the current congressional session: the Vision for Space Exploration, development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) and other heavy-lift launch vehicles, entrepreneurial alliances in the space transportation industry, the U.S. aerospace industry, space tourism, entrepreneurs and NASA, U.S. aeronautics research, a service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, and priority military space programs.     

军用计算机热管理综述

在电子设备面临的所有挑战中,热管理对电子设备可靠性影响最大。军用计算机是一种关键的军用电子设备,它对热管理的要求也更苛刻。良好的热管理是电子设备以及军用计算机的正常可靠工作的重要条件。首先介绍了常用的空气冷却和传导冷却方法,并对军用计算机热管理的通用要求进行了详细介绍。为了满足军用计算机热密度迅速增加的要求,对射流冷却进行了介绍。为了统一现有的各种冷却方法,介绍了冷却标准-VITA48的相关内容。最后分析了军用计算机热管理未来的冷却方式。     

飞机RCM维修方式改革

就如何进行飞机维修方式改革,介绍了 RCM 的定义和基本情况、飞机 RCM 维修体系资料编制方法和内容、RCM 在国际上的推广和应用,并结合实践经验就飞机维修方式改革及RCM 维修体系资料编制方法和内容进行了论述。     

军事计量的挑战与对策

分析了军事计量的特点与面临的困难和挑战：1）人才队伍;2）知识体系;3）技术体系;4）计量标准设施。讨论了军事计量所必需解决的技术问题与所面临的未来技术挑战。提出了军事计量应对挑战的对策：1）顶层设计;2）法规制定;3）基础研究;4）构建独立知识体系;5）强化核心能力建设;6）军民融合。     

金属增材制造技术应用于军用飞机维修保障浅析

金属增材制造技术的发展为军用飞机维修保障提供了一条数字化、定制化、高性能、短周期的技术新途径,可提升军用飞机维修保障的技术水平和能力。本文综述了军用飞机维修保障的国内外现状,指出了金属增材制造技术的应用优势,介绍了军用飞机零件的典型损伤形式、不同增材制造工艺的适用性及修复工艺选取方案,分析了所涉及的逆向建模、结构优化、智能机器人等关键技术,详述了目前存在的技术成熟度与可靠性不高、修复原则不明确、标准规范不统一等主要问题及解决措施,指出了增材制造技术在军用飞机维修保障领域未来的发展方向和趋势,并给出了具体的应用建议。     

作战飞机效能分析研究综述

作战飞机效能分析在作战飞机设计及其作战各发挥着重要作用。总结了作战飞机效能分析理论的发展历程，从作战飞机效能概念、效能分析基本方法等方面阐述了作战飞机效能分析研究现状，提出了作战飞机效能分析模型体系，并指出了未来的研究重点。     

军用飞机结构耐久性设计的细节疲劳额定值方法

 为满足军用飞机研制初步设计阶段对结构耐久性(疲劳)快速设计与评估的迫切需求,在全面分析军用飞机与民用飞机主要区别的前提下,针对军用飞机结构与使用载荷特点,以民用飞机细节疲劳额定值(DFR)方法的基本思想和技术途径为基础,从寿命服从对数正态分布的假设出发,对随机载荷谱的当量等幅化方法、结构DFR许用值的确定技术以及标准S--N曲线的建立等关键问题进行深入研究,建立了适用于军用飞机的DFR方法及相应的工程实施技术。初步应用表明方法可行且偏保守,能明显缩短研制周期、降低研制成本,具有重要的工程意义和应用价值,可用于军用飞机研制的初步耐久性设计。     

国外军用飞机航空电子系统发展趋势

介绍了国外军用飞机航空电子系统结构的演变、各种航空电子系统结构的特点以及这些系统系统结构的具体应用;分析了国外军用飞机航空电子系统的发展趋势以及未来航空电子领域一些关键技术。