Flightline Systems

 

Ultra Electronics


 

The most modern and most flexible members of our product line are based on digital technologies.  Flightline Systems offers a complete line of engine instrumentation based on this technology. 

 

   
These instruments combine the advantages of digital technology with the familiar feel of conventional instrumentation.  At a glance the Pilot can examine the analog dials with no change in well-practiced instrument scan procedures.  For tasks demanding more precision, such as engine leaning, a digital presentation of the analog dial’s information is an available option.  Additionally, this digital information is available to support more advanced features such as, nuisance alarm suppression, endurance calculations, engine power setting, engine data recording, engine cycle counting, or custom functions specified by the customer.
   

 

Our digital instruments perform a minimal amount of analog signal processing on the sensor signal prior to converting this analog data to digital information or pointer movement.  This reduces the accuracy robbing temperature effects and drift associated with analog instruments.

 

   
In the digital domain the sensor information may be processed in as complex a manner as is required without: consideration of signal degradation via introduction of noise, or loss of precision resulting from ambient environmental changes, EMI, or mechanical vibration.  Additionally, through digital processing, non-linear sensors may be utilized to their full accuracy and non-linear dial scales may be created with no additional complexity or cost.
   
These instruments contain software that has been audited according to DO-178B (level C) and the whole instrument has been environmentally tested to DO-160D to support TSO certification and installation in a wide variety of platforms.