FMS
flight management system
flight management system
FMS functions:
flight plan (desired path)
FMS ==> lateral deviation, vertical deviation, steering commands
A/C current position (GPS/ILS/VOR/IRS/AHRS/DME-lat,lon, ADS/Radio altimeter-alt)
navigation - A/C position (lat, lon, alt)
flight planning - lateral, vertical (waypoint)
guidance - lateral guidance - yaw/roll, vertical guidance - pitch (deviation - lateral deviation, vertical deviation)
performance - next waypoint, destination waypoint - distance, time, fuel
input controls - multi-function control display unit (MCDU).
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ATC air traffic controller
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FMC1/CH1, FMC2/CH2
processor: i960 intel processor (32-bit)
programming language: Ada (development), testing (C)
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Databases:
Navigation database ==> airports, runways, naviads, moutains, buildings. (28 days)
performance database ==> A/C weight, design parameters - engines, fuel tanks, etc.