AVIONICS PROGRAMME

Beginning in 1993, a programme for Manpower Training and Research in Aviation Electronics (Avionics) was Commenced in MIT. Avionics deals with electronic systems, circuitry and components which operate in the stringent environment of aircraft, missiles and satellites. Organisations engaged in the field of avionics find it difficult to devote time to impart in-house training to the graduates coming from a general Electronics or Aeronautics background. The commencement of an academic programme to train specialised manpower and take up research in specific areas has been considered the need of the day. The programme is supported at present entirely with funds from the Dept. of Electronics, Govt. of India. It also has the laboratory support from the Defence Research & Development Organisation, NAL and ISRO.

Avionics is a vital branch of Electronics with many sub areas. To begin with, the research component of the programme would include only two areas, viz.: Avionic Architecture Studies, and Aircraft control and Guidance. In addition, short term workshops on selected topics in Avionics of immediate interest to the Avionics user community in the country are also envisaged in this programme. Participation and support from important Avionics design community in the country is expected to make the programme vibrant. Due to the support the programme enjoys from the Aviation User Community, the graduates in Avionics have assured employment opportunities.

Links with similar Institutions abroad is also planned, offering immense scope for higher studies and research. The objective of the ME degree programme in Avionics is to generate high quality trained manpower needed for the Avionics laboratories and industry in both the Defence as well as the Civilian Sectors. It provides training to fresh graduates and also to practising engineers. This is an inter-disciplinary programme of three-semester duration, integrating concepts and techniques from the field of Aeronautics, Electronic and Instrumentation. The theoretical courses taught cover all areas of Avionics such as Aircraft Control and Guidance, Integrated Avionic Architecture, Airborne Sensors and Display Technology. In addition, practical training with user labs and project work connected with live aviation development programmes in India are also designed to impart required practical knowledge and skills to the candidates.

In addition to the faculty members of MIT, the programme also have adjunct faculty drawn from major R&D laboratories like ADE, ADA, DRDL, VSSC and NAL to impart training in specialised areas. The project work during the 3rd semester is chosen in conjunction with the supporting establishments.

Eligibility and Modes of Admission

This programme admits two categories of candidates.

Regular candidates with GATE qualification who are eligible for the stipend of Rs.2500/- per month. Candidates without GATE qualification are also considered for which their admission is based on the NON GATE entrance examination conducted by Anna University. These candidates have to apply against the advertisement as in the case of other ME programmes. The necessary qualification is BE / B.Tech or equivalent degree either in Electronics and Communication, Instrumentation, Aeronautics. Computer Sciences and Engineering, electrical and Electronics Engineering from a recognised body. Opportunity also exist for the outstanding candidates admitted to this course to apply for the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) fellowship and Aeronautics Research & Development Board (AR&DB) fellowship which offers enchanced financial support and job guarantee in DRDO establishment.
Candidates from the industry / R&D (Public or private) duly deputed by their organisation on a full-time basis for the duration of 3-semesters with full pay and allowances. They should have passed their qualifying examination in the specified areas (BE / B.Tech or equivalent) in first class within the last 10 years. Their admission to the ME (Avionics) programme would be on the basis of an interview conducted by a selection committee specially constituted for this prupose by the Anna University.

M.E. Curriculum

Subjects to choose from

Digital Avionics

Flight Instrumentation

Communication and Navigation Systems

Aerospace Guidance and Control

Flight Dynamics and simulation

Avionics System Safety

Microwaves & Radar

Electronic Warfare

Electro-Optic systems

Modern Control Engineering

Digital fly-by-wire Control

Active Control Technology

Airborne Fire Control

Airborne Actuators and Sensors

Instrumentation for Flight Testing

Human Engineering

Laboratory Facilities

Avionics system Simulator with MIL-STD-1553B and ARINC-429 Avionics Data Bus Interfaces
Hardware in the loop real time Simulation facility for Advanced Flight Control Studies consisting of

Pentium PCs
High Performance Multifunction Data Acquisition cards with

64-analog input
10 analog outputs
digital I/O
command console to give pilots input.

The above hardware facilities are adequately supported by software's like

General Purpose Simulation Software (GPSS)

Animation Software
Labwindow/CVI for windows Data Acquisition Software
Matlab range of packages

Matlab
Simulink
Real-time workshop
Control system toolbox
Robust control toolbox
Non-linear control toolbox
Optimisation toolbox
Signal Processing toolbox
System Identification toolbox
Neural Network toolbox
Fuzzy logic toolbox
Model predictive control toolbox

Ada compilers

Placement

The course content being based on the industrial requirement considerable employment potential exits in most of the Avionics establishments in the country. Many private organisations working in systems simulation software areas have also shown interest in employing our graduates. So far four batches consisting of 37 students have passed out and are well placed. The following are the organisations where in the Avionics graduates are placed :

ADE (DRDO), Bangalore
DRDL (DRDO), Hyderabad
HAL, Hyderabad
PAWN HANS LTD., New Delhi
MACMET, Bangalore
RAMCO Systems, Chennai
TCS, Chennai
SHEEBA Computers, Bangalore
SIEMENS Information Systems, Bangalore
MARS MICROCONTROL, Bangalore
ARMCORP Software, Bangalore
CTS, Chennai

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT:
Head-in-Charge Division of Avionics MIT, Chennai - 600 044 TamilNadu - INDIA

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