Directorate
Structure
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Objectives
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The
integrated flight control system (IFCS) directorate, HAL AR&DC and ADE are
at the heart of Integrated Flight Control System (IFCS) design, development and
testing for the LCA. The group is primarily responsible for FCS
requirement analysis, specifications generations, design, development and
testing leading to type-certification of IFCS.
Furthermore, the activities
include the indigenous development of actuators , sensors, digital flight
control computer, ground support equipment among others for the LCA.
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Tasks
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Generation
of IFCS requirements comprising of Flight Mechanics, Digital Flight Control
System, cockpit controls / indicators and interfaces with the rest of aircraft
systems.
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Definitions of
work packages, identification of work centers responsible for design,
development, integration and testing , project sanction, monitoring and
management
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Indigenous development of LCA
primary and secondary actuators
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Indigenous
development of Digital Flight Control Computer (DFCC), Rate Sensor
Assembly (RSA) , Accelerometer Sensor Assembly (ASA), Air data (pitot-static)
probes , Angle-of-Attack) (AOA) vanes, Deicing Current Monitor (DCM) , Air Data
Transducers (ADT), Flight Control Panel (FCP) , Flight Test Panel (FTP), Pilot
Control Stick Assembly (PCSA) and Rudder Pedal Assembly (RPA)
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Design,
development, and integration of ADA Flight Dynamics Simulator (ADA-FDS) with
LCA Iron Bird
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Upgrading
of ADA Hardware-in-loop-simulation (HILS)
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LCA
IFCS integration and testing on Iron bird
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LCA
IFCS integration and testing on aircraft
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Flight
testing support and analysis of the results.
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Modeling and Simulation of aircraft hydraulic systems.
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Initiate
technology development projects like high (AOA) control law design,
control law design with non-linear models , Thrust Vector Control (TVC) etc.
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Design,
analysis, modeling and simulation of alternate control law for LCA brake
management system
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Design
of control laws for LCA (Navy) which includes modeling, simulation and analysis
of ski-jump and deck landing.
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Facilities
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Hardware
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Software
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Ground
support equipment (Hardware)
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Engineer-in-loop-simulator
(ELS)
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Real Time
Simulator (RTS)
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Mini
Bird
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Iron
Bird
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Ground Check-out System (GCS)
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Air
Data Test System (ADTS)
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Pressure
Distribution Module (PDM)
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Probe
Adapter Assembly
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Angle-of-Attack
(AOA) vane test equipment
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De-icing
Current Monitor (DCM) test equipment
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Facilities
(Software)
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DADISP
/ DADIMP
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MATLAP
/ Matrix X
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Coordination
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Participation
in the design, development and testing of control laws of Laws
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Independent
Verification and Validation (IV &V) of control laws of LCA in association
with CEMILAC and Jadhavpur University (JU)
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Requirement
analysis , specifications, design , development, certification, and ground
support equipment operation for testing IFCS at Iron Bird and on aircraft.
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IFCS integration and testing on Iron Bird leading to clearance for on-aircraft
system integration
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IFCS
integration and testing on aircraft.
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Flight-test
related activities of IFCS
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Indigenous
development of Elevon , Rudder and Airbrake actuators
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Indigenous development RSA, ASA, ADT, DCM, FCP and FTP at ADE
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Indigenous
development of air data system components comprising Nose probe, Side probes
AOA vanes and TAT probe at NAL
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Milestones
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Completion of 50 hour fault-free tests on Iron Bird by August 2000
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Certificate
of Design (COD) for IFCS by August 2000
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Integration
of ADA-FDS by September 2000
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Indigenous
development of actuators
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Qualification
of primary actuators by December 2001
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Qualification
of secondary actuators by June 2001
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Indigenous
development of air data system components (Nose, Side AOA vane, Total Air
temperature probes) by December 2001
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Ground
support equipment development
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Rugged
AOA vane STTE by August 2000
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Probe
adapter assembly by August 2000
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Pressure
distribution module by September 2000
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Integrated
Air Data Measurement System by September 2000
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Future
Plans
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Evolution
of new IFCS architecture
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Study
of Fiber Optic Gyros in RSA
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Study
of TVC for aircraft control
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Study of
Flush Air Data System (FADS)
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Study
of smart sensors and actuators
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Study
of all-electric actuation systems for flight control in trainer / Navy aircraft
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Achievements
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Clearance
for initial block of flights of TD1 in association with AR & DC, HAL
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Formation
of National control law team, award of control law development project and its
management , leading to the clearance of fixed gain control law for the initial
blocks of flights of TD1
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Independent
Verification and Validation (IV & V) of control law
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Replacement
of AD100 with ADA-FDS
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Indigenous development of primary and secondary actuators of LCA
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Preparation
of fabrication drawings for air data probes and identification of critical
technology areas.
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