Channel - Avionics
These training modules were compiled by the Avionics Technical Discipline Team (TDT). The Avionics discipline covers a wide variety of electrical and electronic sub-disciplines, including but not limited to command and data handling systems; communication and tracking systems; guidance and navigation hardware; ground and flight instrumentation, as well as science instruments; data networks; avionics systems engineering; avionics hardware integration and testing; avionics electrical ground support equipment; electronics packaging and assembly; electrical, electronic and electromechanical parts, including radiation effects; failure mode and effects, reliability, and robustness analysis.
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Common Cause Failure in Critical Avionics Systems "The Ghost in the Machine"
Dr. Robert Hodson
2/2/2026 7:58:37 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Antenna Demo 1: Near Field vs. Far Field
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Antenna Demo 2: Dipole Impedance
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Antenna Demo 3: Rod Antenna
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Antenna Demo 4: Circular vs. Linear Polarization
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Antennas - Lecture, Part 1
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Antennas - Lecture, Part 2
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Antennas - Lecture, Part 3
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Current Return: The Path of Least IMPEDANCE
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
9/26/2014 6:20:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Effects of Rise/Fall Times on Signal Spectra
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
9/30/2014 6:20:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMI Instrumentation, Part 1
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMI Instrumentation, Part 2
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMI Instrumentation, Part 3
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMI Instrumentation, Part 4
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMI Instrumentation, Part 5
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMI Instrumentation, Part 6
Discipline: Avionics
Ken Javor
9/17/2014 3:03:00 PM
EMC Fundamentals Part 1: Electric Fields
John McCloskey
9/9/2024 11:22:10 AM
EMC Fundamentals Part 10: Grounding, Bonding & Shielding
John McCloskey
1/17/2025 2:30:00 PM
EMC Fundamentals Part 11: Test and Measurement Overview
John McCloskey
4/1/2025 12:10:49 PM
EMC Fundamentals Part 2: Magnetic Fields
John McCloskey
9/9/2024 11:25:00 AM
EMC Fundamentals Part 3: Maxwell's Equations and Wave Propagation
John McCloskey
9/9/2024 11:30:00 AM
EMC Fundamentals Part 4: The Math
John McCloskey
9/9/2024 11:35:00 AM
EMC Fundamentals Part 5: Transmission Lines
John McCloskey
9/9/2024 11:45:00 AM
EMC Fundamentals Part 6: Time Domain vs. Frequency Domain Part 1: Fourier Series Expansion
John McCloskey
9/9/2024 11:50:00 AM
EMC Fundamentals Part 7: Time Domain vs. Frequency Domain Part 2: Fourier Series Expansion
John McCloskey
1/2/2025 1:05:00 PM
EMC Fundamentals Part 8: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dipoles Part 1
John McCloskey
1/2/2025 1:10:00 PM
EMC Fundamentals Part 9: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dipoles Part 2
John McCloskey
1/7/2025 2:00:00 PM
Eyes Wide Open - Transparent Risk Assessment For Safety Critical Avionics
A NASA Podcast
Dr. Robert Hodson
3/23/2026 5:36:54 PM
FAA Overview: Software Certification for Avionics
Project: NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): Intelligent Information Processing System for Enhanced Safety in the NAS
Project Acronym: IIPS
Technical Abstract: IIPS is an information-centric, decision support, action-monitoring tool that focuses on information disconnects between actors or systems in a well-defined context and resolves those disconnects through progressively adaptive notifications. IIPS can also adapt to situations where information overload can saturate communications channels and overload the decision maker by providing the most relevant information at the most opportune time. The system goals include to improve safety performance for high-reliability flight systems, to permit scalable application from the flight deck to the systems operating at the level of the National Airspace System, and to permit easy integration of multiple disparate information sources using an open system architecture by using techniques which permit delaying unnecessary system constraints throughout the development process.
One of the Technical Objectives (TO) for IIPS namely, TO #4 is to Identify and formalize the software development requirements for eventual deployment to an environment requiring FAA certification.
The presentation provided here is the outcome of research associated with this TO #4. Some of the information provided here is common to any FAA certification specifically associated with software design assurance and hence is provided in this forum for information sharing.
Mark Roesch
10/30/2018 8:18:00 PM
Failure-Tolerant Avionics for Crewed Space Systems
Based on the paper, "Failure-Tolerant Avionics for Crewed Space Systems Recommended Best Practices," (Document ID 20240009366) available on ntrs.nasa.gov. Direct link in the "Links" section.
This paper provides an overview of some of the major steps needed to mature and justify the design of an avionics system for crewed spacecraft. It is organized as a collection of artifacts or pieces of evidence that NASA needs to assess the system at design reviews, including a functional failure modes and effects analysis (FFMEA), fault containment region (FCR) definitions, the failure hypothesis, and reliability analysis. This paper is intended as a reference for designers working on NASA crewed spaceflight projects, reliability engineers responsible for avionics system assessments, and program managers wanting to understand what evidence is required at design reviews to ensure crew safety and mission success.
Voice generated by AI. Produced by Dr. Robert Hodson, NASA Avionics Technical Fellow.
Dr. Robert Hodson
12/5/2025 3:27:01 PM
Fault Containment for Critical Avionics Systems
Voice generated by AI. Produced by Dr. Robert Hodson, NASA Avionics Technical Fellow.
Dr. Robert Hodson
1/20/2026 3:47:23 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Dr. Robert Scully
3/22/2023 6:36:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 1 - Introduction
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
4/28/2015 4:16:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 2 - Building Blocks
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
5/8/2015 4:16:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 3 - Time Domain vs. Frequency Domain
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
4/23/2015 1:30:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 4 - Transmission Lines
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
5/1/2015 12:16:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 5 - Dipole Antenna Basics
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
4/20/2015 4:16:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 6 - Grounding
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
4/28/2015 4:16:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 7 - Mitigation Strategies
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
5/8/2015 4:16:00 PM
Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility, Part 8 - Wrap-Up
Discipline: Avionics
John McCloskey
4/28/2015 4:16:00 PM
NASA EEE Parts 101: Failure Mechanisms 101
Brief overview of various failure mechanisms experienced by electronic parts and their causes.
John Evans
12/6/2023 2:00:00 PM
NASA EEE Parts 101: Part Number Decipher
Carlton Faller
12/6/2023 2:00:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 01: Introduction
Discipline: Avionics
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
1/30/2017 9:25:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 02: Natural Space Radiation Environment
Discipline: Avionics
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
1/30/2017 9:02:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 03: Space Environment Impacts
Discipline: Avionics
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
1/31/2017 9:02:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 04: Component Selection & Radiation Effects Mitigation, Part 1
Discipline: Avionics
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
1/30/2017 8:59:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 04: Component Selection & Radiation Effects Mitigation, Part 2
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
1/30/2017 3:24:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 04: Component Selection & Radiation Effects Mitigation, Part 3
Discipline: Avionics
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
3/8/2017 4:50:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 05: Radiation Testing, Part 1
Discipline: Avionics
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
3/8/2017 8:59:00 PM
Radiation Engineering for Designers 05: Radiation Testing, Part 2
Discipline: Avionics
Dr. Jonathan Pellish
3/8/2017 4:45:00 PM
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