25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-9.9.1

AIRBUS FLY-BY-WIRE: A PROCESS TOWARD TOTAL DEPENDABILITY

P. Traverse, I. Lacaze, J. Souyris
Airbus, France

Keywords: dependability, safety, human factors, fly-by-wire, flight controls

The paper deals with digital electrical flight control system of the Airbus airplanes. System safety and availability principles along with assessment process are presented with an emphasis on their evolution and on future challenges.

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