Flight Control Systems & Guidance
From preliminary design to certification
The core of the stability & control of the aircraft is the flight control system. For more than 30 years, AKKA has worked with major Aircraft manufacturers in this field :
R&T Studies
Feasibility studies (state of the art, need capture)
Preliminary design (architecture, technologies assessment)
Free surface sizing versus
Functional & System Design
Development & certification plan, V&V strategy plan
Architecture Optimization
Functional and operational specification
Preliminary System Safety and Risk analysis
System and interface
Detailed Specifications
Detailed functional design
Interfaces definition
Complementary Safety analysis
Control laws definition and tuning
Specification platform installation & support
Specification capture
Validation
Development of Desk Simulator
Modeling and coding of A/C model, system chain, HMI
Integration and validation plus support
Validation of System & Control laws
Simulation package for Airline simulator
Flight Control & Guidance
AKKA has demonstrated capability as a reliable partner in Flight Control & Guidance development supporting the following processes for major OEMs :
- Auto-flight system (ATA22) development and Validation & Verification
- Flight Control System (ATA27) development and Validation & Verification
- Flight Control Laws development and validation
- Type and MODifications certification management for handling qualities, control laws, auto-flight system and Flight Control System
In addition to supporting development and certification activities, AKKA has proven experience in:
- developing and advising on new aircraft architectures
- architectures compliance with required safety levels
- certification activities, in-service report analysis and control laws design
- innovative concepts, methods & tools for flight control
- guidance systems development
- autopilot and Flight Control System training course development