Required knowledge includes: physics: linear kinematics planar kinematics Newton’s Laws of Motion friction momentum and center of gravity gravity circular motion orbital motion rotational motion oscillation electronic fundamentals: determination of required values and characteristics for: resistors, including light and voltage dependent resistors capacitors inductors transformers diodes transistors power amplifiers oscillators silicon controlled rectifiers thyristor power control circuits opto-couplers selection of appropriate test equipment digital electronics: clocked sequential circuits registers oscillators timers interfacing circuits program logic array state machines data communications: selection of data transmission methods universal asynchronous receiver transmitter construction multiplexers and demultiplexers data encryption/decryption theory aerodynamics: drag and speed power/thrust available and power/thrust required manoeuvring flight stability and control strength of materials: bending and shear in beams forces in trusses and frames engineering concepts of stress and strain properties of areas torsion mechanical properties of materials two dimensional stress and strain, including elastic constants computer software/programming: high level languages algorithm design and testing Pascal and Turbo-Pascal programming limitations of avionic techniques and associated technologies, software and hardware the procedure for ensuring coherent units for meaningful solutions to equations the concept of significant figures the uncertainty of computations based on experimental data procedures for determining the significance of figures in calculations procedures for estimating errors in derived quantities the method of application of the avionic techniques and associated technologies, software and hardware the significance of the calculation solution style in relation to the original task the significance of the non calculation solution style in relation to the original task Required skills include: applying advanced scientific principles relevant to avionic engineering analysing the given situation to determine what is required in the manner of a solution analysing the given situation to determine which avionic scientific principles are selected selecting appropriate avionic techniques and associated technologies, software and hardware to suit the application/s applying appropriate avionic principles in determining the required solution applying and manipulating formulas and calculations for engineering applications using the correct units to solve engineering calculations checking the validity of equations using a systematic method for ensuring coherent units applying avionic techniques and associated technologies, software and hardware in a manner appropriate to the application and identified scientific principles referring solutions to the original aim of the application quoting solutions in appropriate units and using appropriate significant figures presenting solutions referring to the original aim of the application |