Set of electronic modules and method for constructing aircraft flight control units from this set
AssigneeSafran Electronics & Defense
InventorsEtienne RAOUL, Jean-Baptiste LEBRUN, Jean-Charles RIAND, Kamal AOUCHICHE
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Abstract
A kit for manufacturing electronic aircraft control units having different specifications, the units including electronic modules of different types, including avionics platform modules comprising at least an electronic monitoring circuit and an electronic control circuit that are segregated from each other; first protection modules for protecting the avionics platform modules; first extended connection modules; and second protection modules for protecting the extended connection modules; the modules of each type being identical with one another.
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A kit for manufacturing electronic aircraft control units having different specifications, the units comprising electronic modules of different types, including:
- avionics platform modules comprising at least an electronic monitoring circuit and an electronic control circuit that are segregated from each other;
- first protection modules for protecting the avionics platform modules;
- first extended connection modules;
- and
- second protection modules for protecting the extended connection modules;
- the modules of each type being identical with one another.
A method of constructing an aircraft flight control unit meeting predetermined technical specifications, the method comprising the steps of:
- from a kit according to any preceding claim, selecting the electronic module(s) needed to make the control unit as a function of predetermined technical specifications, the control unit comprising at least one avionics platform module;
- and
- connecting together the selected modules in order to make the control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.