This paper describes a single-event upset experiment performed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. A closed-loop control system consisting of a Quad-Redundant Flight Control Computer (FCC) and a B737 simulator was operated while the FCC was exposed to a neutron beam. The purpose of this test was to analyze the effects of neutron bombardment on avionics control systems operating at altitudes where neutron strikes are probable. The neutron energy spectrum produced at the Los Alamos National Laboratory is similar in shape to the spectrum of atmospheric neutrons but much more intense. The higher intensity results in accelerated life tests that are representative of the actual neutron radiation that a FCC may receive over a period of years.


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    Title :

    Neutron particle effects on a quad-redundant flight control computer


    Contributors:
    Eure, K. (author) / Belcastro, C.M. (author)


    Publication date :

    2003-01-01


    Size :

    583235 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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