The role that digital electronics have played in controlling gas turbine engines has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. They have evolved from simple turbine temperature limiters in the 1960's to the present day redundant, full authority, electronic control systems for highly integrated, Advanced Aircraft with thrust vectoring/reversing capability. This trend towards increasing complexity, has imposed significant demands and challenges on the development and verification process of digital electronic control hardware and software. To keep pace, more sophisticated support equipment is needed to provide a realistic test environment. This equipment must realistically emulate the electro-mechanical interfaces, hydromechanical control components, jet engine process and flight control interfaces, to facilitate early conceptual design evaluations including flight control integration and flight testing.
Micro-computer/parallel processing for real time testing of gas turbine control systems
Mikrorechner-Parallelbetrieb fuer die Echtzeiterprobung von Gasturbinensteuerungssystemen
AIAA-Papers ; Jul ; 1-8
1987
8 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 6 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch