Optical demonstration on Honeywell FLASH program

Ken O'Rourke; Eric Peterson

doi:10.1117/12.254214

14 October 1996 Optical demonstration on Honeywell FLASH program

Ken O'Rourke, Eric Peterson

Proceedings Volume 2840, Fly-by-Light III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254214
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

Flight control system architects are increasingly integrating aircraft control and management functionality. This functional integration increases performance and cost of ownership requirements on the communication pathways. Optical signal transmission is an attractive approach to satisfying these system requirements. Investigations and demonstrations of optic signaling are needed to validate applicability of fiber based communication systems to the new system architecture performance and cost requirements. Honeywell's activities associated with the Fly-By-Light Advanced System Hardware (FLASH) program have produced a system including key optical interface elements and accomplished preliminary demonstrations needed to validate flexible, optical based aircraft control and avionic systems. The Honeywell Primary Flight Control System included Active Hand Controllers, Primary Flight Control Computers and smart actuation subsystem elements interfaced through various optical implementations and communication protocols. These successful implementations and demonstrations provide an excellent baseline for the processes, tools and materials required to make Fly-by-Light avionic systems marketable.

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Ken O'Rourke and Eric Peterson "Optical demonstration on Honeywell FLASH program", Proc. SPIE 2840, Fly-by-Light III, (14 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254214

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