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A Methodology to Design a Validated Mode Transition Logic

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Systems Thinking Approach for Social Problems

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 327))

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Autopilot mode confusion has resulted in many aircraft accidents. This brings out the importance of design validation for the complicated mode transition logic (MTL) for aircraft autopilot systems. A method of implementing mode transition tables in terms of transition and condition tables was developed for the Indian SARAS autopilot. This method is used for designing the mode transition for a generic aircraft. A practical method of reviews, assertions, safe states, and safe transitions is experimented for this design as a process. This practical process has yielded good results and helped the team to come up with the validated MTL. This approach is presented here as an industry experience paper.

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  1. MOOG India Technology Center Pvt. Ltd., Plot 1, 2 & 3, Electronic City-Phase 1, Bangalore, 560100, India

    Manjunatha Rao, Atit Mishra, Yogananda Jeppu & Nagaraj Murthy

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  1. Manjunatha Rao
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  1. Systems Science, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

    Vivek Vijay

  2. Information and Communication Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

    Sandeep Kumar Yadav

  3. Systems Science, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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    Deepak Kumar Fulwani

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Rao, M., Mishra, A., Jeppu, Y., Murthy, N. (2015). A Methodology to Design a Validated Mode Transition Logic. In: Vijay, V., Yadav, S., Adhikari, B., Seshadri, H., Fulwani, D. (eds) Systems Thinking Approach for Social Problems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 327. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2141-8_24

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