* IBM Federal Systems AP-102 Avionics Computer ( used in various roles including the USAF F-111 avionics upgrade )

* Aviation Today Avionics magazine

Evans Foundation Scholarship, 1970 ; University of Kansas Honor Scholarship, 1970 ; Summerfield Scholarship, 1970 – 1973 ; Veta B. Lear Award, 1970 ; Stranathan Award, 1972 ; Outstanding Physics Major Award, 1973 ; University of California Regents Fellowship, 1974 ; Group Achievement Award for software testing at the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory, 1981 ; NASA Outstanding Performance Award, 1981 ; NASA Superior Performance Award, 1981 ; Group Achievement Award for Second Orbiter Test and Checkout at Kennedy Space Center, 1982 ; Quality Increase, 1982 ; NASA Space Flight Medal ( 1984, 1986, 1990, 1997, 1999 ); Group Achievement Award for JSC Strategic Planning, 1987 ; NASA Exceptional Service Medal ( 1988, 1991 ); Special Achievement Award, 1988 ; Exceptional Service Medal for Return to Flight, 1988 ; Outstanding Leadership Medal, 1990 ; Special Achievement Award, 1990 ; Haley Flight Achievement Award, 1991 ; Kansan of the Year Award, 1992 ; Group Achievement Award for ESIG 3000 Integration Project, 1994 ; Presidential Rank Award ( 1994, 1999 ); Group Achievement Award for Space Shuttle Program Functional Workforce Review, 1995 ; Group Achievement Award for SFOC Contract Acquisition, 1997 ; Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame, 1997 ; University of Kansas Distinguished Service Citation, 1998 ; NASA Distinguished Service Medal ( 1998, 2000 ); Aviation Week & Space Technology Laurel Citation for Space, 1998, V. M.

As of May 2009, the Specialist Group committees are as follows: Aerodynamics ; Aerospace Medicine ; Air Law ; Air Power ; Air Transport ; Airworthiness & Maintenance ; Avionics & Systems ; Environment ; Flight Operations ; Flight Simulation ; Flight Test ; General Aviation ; Historical ; Human Factors ; Human Powered ; Licensed Engineers ; Management Studies ; Propulsion ; Rotorcraft ; Space ; Structures & Materials ; UAV ; Weapons Systems & Technologies

* Telephonics is using Nucleus in the SDI System for the USAF C-130 Avionics Modernization Program and the Aviation Communication System for the 767 Tanker Program.

Other maintenance facilities include Firkus Aircraft, Halcyon Aviation, R & Z Avionics, Safari Express Aircraft Maintenance and Ts ' ang Aero Marine.

The Next Generation PC-12 began delivering to customers early in 2008, featuring a more powerful engine, integrated Honeywell APEX Avionics and a host of other modifications.

These aircraft are called F-4E Peace Icarus 2000 ( PI2000 ) or F-4E Phantom II AUP ( Avionics Upgrade Program ) and are operating with the 338 Squadron " Ares " and 339 Squadron " Ajax based in Andravida Air Base in multi-role missions.

At the Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Maryland, from May 1971 to July 1973, he was assigned to the Weapons Systems Test Division and involved in initial F-14 Tomcat developmental test and evaluation as Project Officer for Inertial Navigation and Avionics Systems.

RADC was to become the Air Force Electromagnetics Laboratory, while Edwards AFB would host the Rocket Propulsion and Weapons labs, and Wright-Patterson AFB would host Materiels, Avionics, and the Air Force Flight Dynamic Laboratories.

Multi-Engine pilots remain at RAF Cranwell and move across the airfield to No. 45 Squadron and fly the Enhanced Avionics Tutor and King Air.

As compromise the PICA ( Pre Integrated Columbus APM )-Principle was invented meaning a split responsibility where Alenia as a co-prime is responsible for the overall Columbus configuration, the mechanical and thermal / life support systems, HFE and harness design / manufacturing whereas EADS Astrium Space Transportation is responsible for the overall Columbus design and all Avionics systems including electrical harness design and software.

Coats served as Vice President of Avionics and Communications Operations for Loral Space Information Systems, from 1996-1998 he was Vice President of Civil Space Programs for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale, California, and from 1998-2005 he was Vice President of Advanced Space Transportation for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver, Colorado.

His technical assignments have included working with Space Station operations, the Remote Manipulator System ( RMS ), Spacelab systems and experiments, Space Shuttle systems, payload safety issues and verifying flight software in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ) and in the Flight Systems Laboratory ( FSL ).

His technical assignments in the Astronaut Office have included flight software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ), participation in the development of retrieval techniques for the Tethered Satellite System ( TSS ), Remote Manipulator System ( RMS ), and International Space Station ( ISS ) robotics support.

His technical assignments within the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch have included: flight software testing with the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ); Astronaut Office representative for Landing / Rollout issues, Multi-function Electronic Display System ( MEDS ) upgrade of the Orbiter fleet, and the Portable In-flight Landing Operations Trainer ( PILOT ).

His technical assignments included work in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ), the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System ( RMS ), telerobotics systems development for Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission development, spacecraft communicator ( CAPCOM ) in Mission Control, and extravehicular activity ( EVA ) for the International Space Station ( ISS ).

Initially assigned to flight software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ), Lindsey also served as the Astronaut Office representative working on the Multifunction Electronic Display System ( MEDS ) program, a glass cockpit Space Shuttle upgrade program, as well as a number of other advanced upgrade projects.

* LCA Avionics And Weapon System Mission Computer Software Development: A Case Study

Notable government related projects that Rockwell Collins has involvement with are Common Avionics Architecture System ( CAAS ), Joint Tactical Radio System ( JTRS ), Tactical Targeting Network Technology ( TTNT ), Defense Advanced GPS Receiver ( DAGR ), and Future Combat Systems.

In early 1965, Teledyne had a major breakthrough in winning a large contract from the U. S. Navy for the Integrated Helicopter Avionics System ( IHAS ), giving Teledyne a name in the military market.

NASA SP-504: Space Shuttle Avionics System.

It was responsible for the design and implementation of the HAL / S programming language, used to write the Space Shuttle PASS ( Primary Avionics Software System ).

Aeronautics is also partner in the European joint UAV-project Dassault nEUROn, where Saab develop Avionics and is responsible for the overall architecture and design.

Substantial test and evaluation programs have been carried out in the past decade in speech recognition systems applications in helicopters, notably by the U. S. Army Avionics Research and Development Activity ( AVRADA ) and by the Royal Aerospace Establishment ( RAE ) in the UK.

Dr. Barry has worked on primary payload development, the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ), portable computing issues for Space Shuttle, Chief of Astronaut Appearances, flight clinic ombudsman, source board member for the NASA Space Biomedical Research Institute ( NSBRI ), Astronaut Office representative to NASDA, the Japanese Space Agency, and a tour of duty with the Office of Biological & Physical Research, NASA Headquarters, Washington D. C. A veteran of three space flights, STS-72 ( 1996 ), STS-96 ( 1999 ) and STS-105 ( 2001 ), Barry logged over 734 hours in space, including 4 spacewalks totaling 25 hours and 53 minutes.

Technical assignments included: working technical issues for the Astronaut Office Mission Development Branch ; flight software testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ); astronaut representative to the Human Research Policy and Procedures Committee ; deputy chief for Space Shuttle astronaut training ; and chief for Space Station astronaut training in the Mission Operations Division.

* Defence Avionics Research Establishment, an Indian national defence laboratory

Avionics are the electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft.

Avionics can use satellite-based systems ( such as GPS and WAAS ), ground-based systems ( such as VOR or LORAN ), or any combination thereof.

* Avionics: Development and Implementation by Cary R. Spitzer ( Hardcover-Dec 15, 2006 )

* Principles of Avionics, 4th Edition by Albert Helfrick, Len Buckwalter, and Avionics Communications Inc. ( Paperback-Jul 1, 2007 )

point to a joint-venture between what was then Decca, later Racal Avionics, now part of Thales Group, at Shannon Corner and a Korean chaebol in the 1950s as the start of the community.

:: 1. 1. 4 Avionics

* Avionics using redundant systems to perform the same computation with voting logic to determine the " safe " result.

The city is home to the headquarters of eyewear manufacturer Oakley, Inc .; metals company Kaiser Aluminum, in-flight entertainment provider Panasonic Avionics ; Karem Aircraft an aircraft company developing UAV's with major aircraft companies ; telecommunications software developer Greenlight Wireless Corp .; barbecue retailer Barbeques Galore ; restaurant chains Johnny Rockets and Del Taco ; medical equipment maker Apria Healthcare ; and skateboarding companies Sole Technology, Inc., Etnies, and Tilly's ; among others.

Unit Designations Assigned at Minot on 25 June 1968 were the 5th Bombardment Wing and 23rd Bombardment Squadron, 5th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron, 5th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron ( later redesignated as the 5th Avionics Maintenance Squadron ), 5th Field Maintenance Squadron, 5th Organizational Maintenance Squadron & the 5th Munitions Maintenance Squadron.

Computer technology, data, and telecommunications are well represented, and include companies such as AT & T, AVST, Kinesis, Leviton Voice & Data, Systems Interface, T-Mobile, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Parity Corporation, Vertafore, Allocent, Teltone, and Google.

At NASA, he worked on the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ) test and revision software team.

Smith was selected for the astronaut program in May 1980 ; he served as a commander in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ), Deputy Chief of Aircraft Operations Division, Technical Assistant to the Director, Flight Operations Directorate, and was also assigned to the Astronaut Office Development and Test Group.

The original system, used in helicopters ( The PAVE Low and PAVE Hawk ), stood for Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment.

Avionics software is embedded software with legally mandated safety and reliability concerns used in avionics.

* Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory, a facility at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas

Avionics is a catch-all term for the electronic systems aboard an aircraft, which have been growing in complexity and importance.

His technical assignments while assigned to the Astronaut Office included: Chief of the Operations Development Branch ; lead for improvements to the nosewheel steering, brakes, tires, and development of a landing drag chute ; astronaut team leader for the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory ( SAIL ); and ascent / entry spacecraft communicator ( CAPCOM ) in the Mission Control Center.