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Author : James E. Tomayko
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
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Download or read book Computers Take Flight: A History of NASA's Pioneering Digital Fly-By-Wire Project written by James E. Tomayko and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James E. Tomayko
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781480218208
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)
Download or read book Computers Take Flight: a History of NASA's Pioneering Digital Fly-By-Wire Project written by James E. Tomayko and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred years after the Wright brothers' first powered flight, airplane designers are unshackled from the constraints that they lived with for the first seven decades of flight because of the emergence of digital fly-by-wire (DFBW) technology. New designers seek incredible maneuverability, survivability, efficiency, or special performance through configurations which rely on a DFBW system for stability and controllability. DFBW systems have contributed to major advances in human spaceflight, advanced fighters and bombers, and safe, modern civil transportation. The story of digital fly-by-wire is a story of people, of successes, and of overcoming enormous obstacles and problems. The fundamental concept is relatively simple, but the realization of the concept in hardware and software safe enough for human use confronted the NASA-industry team with enormous challenges. But the team was victorious, and Dr. Tomayko tells the story extremely well. Today, digital fly-by-wire systems are integral to the operation of a great many aircraft. These systems provide numerous advantages over older mechanical arrangements. By replacing cables, linkages, push rods, pull rods, pulleys, and the like with electronic systems, digital fly-by-wire reduces weight, volume, the number of failure modes, friction, and maintenance. It also enables designers to develop and pilots to fly radical new configurations that would be impossible without the digital technology. Digital fly-by-wire aircraft can exhibit more precise and better maneuver control, greater combat survivability, and, for commercial airliners, a smoother ride. The F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire Project made two significant contributions to the new technology: (1) a solid design base of techniques that work and those that do not, and (2) credible evidence of good flying qualities and the ability of such a system to tolerate real faults and to continue operation without degradation. The narrative of this study captures the intensity of the program in successfully resolving the numerous design challenges and management problems that were encountered. This, in turn, laid the groundwork for leading, not only the U.S., but to a great extent the entire world's aeronautics community into the new era of digital fly-by-wire flight controls. The book also captures the essence of what NASA is chartered to do—develop and transfer major technologies that will keep the U.S. in a world leadership role as the major supplier of commercial aviation, military, and aerospace vehicles and products. The F-8 project is an example of how advanced technology developed in support of the agency's space program, in this case the Apollo endeavor, can be successfully transferred to also address the agency's aeronautics research and development goals, greatly multiplying payoff on taxpayer investments and resources.
Author : James E. Tomayko
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book Computers Take Flight written by James E. Tomayko and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : World Spaceflight News
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ISBN 13 : 9781549658426
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)
Download or read book Computers Take Flight written by World Spaceflight News and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Preface: One hundred years after the Wright brothers' first powered flight, airplane designers are unshackled from the constraints that they lived with for the first seven decades of flight because of the emergence of digital fly-by-wire (DFBW) technology. New designers seek incredible maneuverability, survivability, efficiency, or special performance through configurations which rely on a DFBW system for stability and controllability. DFBW systems have contributed to major advances in human space flight, advanced fighters and bombers, and safe, modern civil transportation. The story of digital fly-by-wire is a story of people, of successes, and of overcoming enormous obstacles and problems. The fundamental concept is relatively simple, but the realization of the concept in hardware and software safe enough for human use confronted the NASA-industry team with enormous challenges. But the team was victorious, and Dr. Tomayko tells the story extremely well. The F-8 DFBW program, and the technology it spawned, was an outgrowth of the Apollo program and of the genius of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory staff. Contents include: Chapter One: The History of Flight-Control Technology * Chapter Two: The Origins of NASA's Involvement in Fly-By-Wire Research * Chapter Three: The Reliability Challenge and Software Development * Chapter Four: Converting the F-8 to Digital Fly-By-Wire * Chapter Five: The Phase I Flight-Research Program: Digital Control Proven * Chapter Six: Phase Shifting: Digital Redundancy and Space Shuttle Support * Chapter Seven: The Phase II Flight-Research Program: Proof of Concept, Space Shuttle Support, and Advanced Experiments * Chapter Eight: The Impact and Legacy of NASA's Digital Fly-By-Wire Project
Download or read book Computers Take Flight: a History of NASA's Pioneering Digital Fly-By-Wire Project, NASA Sp-2000-4224, The NASA History Series, 2000 written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steve Light
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 076365695X
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)
Download or read book Zephyr Takes Flight written by Steve Light and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a little girl who loves planes is sent to her bedroom for doing a loop-de-loop off the couch, she finds a secret door leading to a room filled with real flying machines and sets off on an exciting adventure.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030904880X
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)
Download or read book An Assessment of Space Shuttle Flight Software Development Processes written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective software is essential to the success and safety of the Space Shuttle, including its crew and its payloads. The on-board software continually monitors and controls critical systems throughout a Space Shuttle flight. At NASA's request, the committee convened to review the agency's flight software development processes and to recommend a number of ways those processes could be improved. This book, the result of the committee's study, evaluates the safety, oversight, and management functions that are implemented currently in the Space Shuttle program to ensure that the software is of the highest quality possible. Numerous recommendations are made regarding safety and management procedures, and a rationale is offered for continuing the Independent Verification and Validation effort that was instituted after the Challenger Accident.
Author : James R. Hansen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Wind and Beyond: The ascent of the airplane written by James R. Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ulf Hashagen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662049546
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)
Download or read book History of Computing: Software Issues written by Ulf Hashagen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 980 pages
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Download or read book NASA's Contributions to Aeronautics written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
