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Course Detail: ADAV - Advanced Avionics
Overview
Advance your understanding of the avionics systems that support modern aviation with the Advanced Avionics Course, taught by renowned avionics expert Albert Helfrick.
This course provides a deeper examination of aircraft navigation, communications, surveillance, and integrated avionics systems. It is designed as a follow-on to Principles of Avionics, and can be valuable to those who already have experience in avionics.
Selected introductory concepts from Principles of Avionics are incorporated to establish a common foundation for participants who have not completed the prerequisite course. For participants with prior avionics education or industry experience, these concepts provide a valuable review before progressing to more advanced material.
The course examines both legacy and emerging technologies. Particular attention is given to systems that civil aviation authorities intend to retain as essential backups to satellite-based navigation. Satellite navigation is explored in greater depth, including system architecture, performance limitations, error sources, interference, augmentation, and alternative position, navigation, and timing capabilities.
Participants will engage with practical calculations, numerical examples, and instructor-led exercises designed to connect theoretical principles with real-world aviation applications. Led by Albert Helfrick, this course offers a rare opportunity to learn advanced avionics concepts from one of the field's most respected authorities.
Who Should Attend
Because avionics is the future of the airline industry, professionals working in various capacities across the aviation industry can benefit from this knowledge including:
- Engineers or technicians that are employed in the avionics field
- Avionics engineers or technicians seeking a deeper understanding of avionics systems
- Those involved in avionics design, production and systems installation
Course Objectives
After completing this course the attendee will gain:
- Have an in-depth understanding of navigation with an emphasis on aviation
- The ability to write and solve basic navigation equations
- An understanding of the introduction of errors in navigation and their mitigation
- An in-depth understanding of communications systems wired and wireless
- An understanding of the operation of surveillance systems for aviation
Key Topics
- Navigation Principles - Earth model; Charting; Projections; Frames of reference; Navigation datums; Lines of position
- Space-Based Navigation - Orbits; Current navigation satellites; Satellite navigation error sources; Degradations to space-based navigation; Interference, multipath and atmospheric disturbances; The need for alternate position, navigation and timing, APNT; GNSS performance history
- DME in Depth - DME calculations; Radio horizon; Multipath concerns and mitigation
- Inertial navigation systems, INS - The concept of a stabilized platform; The virtual platform, strapdown INS; Gyros and accelerometers; INS, error sources; INS initialization; GPS and INS coupled systems; Loosely- and tightly-coupled systems
- Area Navigation, RNAV - Performance-based navigation, PBN; Required navigation performance, RNP; Determining actual navigation performance, ANP, in real time; Flight management systems; Trajectory-based operations; Navigation data bases; Creating flight plans
- Augmentation Systems - Space based, SBAS; Ground based, GBAS; Determining protection levels and alert limits in augmented systems; WAAS-aided approaches; WAAS performance history; High latitude navigation
- Surveillance Systems - Mode S; ADS-B; Wide Area Multilateration; Mode S and ADS-B packet and bit error rates
- Communications Systems - Modulation types; Maximum channel capacity; VHF data link, VDL; High frequency data link, HFDL; AeroMACS; LDACS. Wired digital communications; ARINC 429, ARINC 664, ARINC 825; Integrated Modular Avionics, IMA
Attendees Said...
"Dr. Helfrick simplifies a very difficult topic, Avionics. He gives easy to understand and easy to visualize examples and backstories related to Avionics. Kudos to Dr. Helfrick!"
"This was an excellent course that very well met my expectations. I greatly appreciated the professor's expert knowledge and experience."
"Amazing performance of professor APP !"
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Embry-Riddle will award 3.5 CEUs to each attendee who successfully completes the course.
Registration Information
The preferred method of payment is credit-card at the time of registration. If you are paying by another method of payment (wire-transfer, employer voucher, check/PO), please 'Create Profile' from the left menu and then contact Daytona Beach ProEd to submit a registration request. Please note registrations are not guaranteed until payment is received in full.
Cancellation Policy
A cancellation charge of $150 will be assessed on any standard cancellations. A late cancellation charge of 25% of the course registration fee will be assessed on cancellations occurring within 14 days of the start of the course. For additional information, please review the detailed cancellation, deferment, no-show and refund policies.