Introduction to Avionics Systems

R.P.G.Collinson was chief systems engineer and later manager of the Flight Automation Research Laboratory of GEC Avionics Ltd. (now part of BAE Systems), in Rochester, Kent, UK. The Laboratory has been responsible for many innovative systems and techniques which have subsequently been used in the development of avionic equipment for many current European and United States aircraft. During his time with GEC Avionics, he also served as manager of the Flight Instruments Division and the Inertial Navigation Division. He was a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (The IET) and the Royal Aeronautical Society. Following service in the Royal Navy, he studied electrical engineering at London University, graduating with a First-Class Honours Degree. He was awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society for his contribution to the research and development of advanced avionic equipment. Following his retirement, he gave numeroustalks on avionic and aviation topics to lay and technical audiences and presented specialist lectures at two universities.Sadly, R P G Collinson passed away on 16^th February 2022 just as Edition 4 was nearing completion. With the kind permission of the publisher, Edition 4 has been completed by his sons M R Collinson and S W Collinson and technically reviewed by C Bartlett, former Chief Technologist, BAE Systems, Rochester, Kent.

R.P.G. Collinson是英國肯特郡羅徹斯特的GEC Avionics Ltd.（現為BAE Systems的一部分）的首席系統工程師，後來成為該公司飛行自動化研究實驗室的經理。該實驗室負責許多創新系統和技術的開發，這些系統和技術後來被應用於許多歐洲和美國現役飛機的航空設備開發中。在GEC Avionics期間，他還擔任過飛行儀器部門和慣性導航部門的經理。他是一位特許工程師，也是工程技術學會（The IET）和皇家航空學會的會士。在英國皇家海軍服役後，他在倫敦大學學習電氣工程，並以一等榮譽學位畢業。他因對先進航空設備的研究和開發做出的貢獻而獲得了英國皇家航空學會的銀獎章。退休後，他向非專業和技術觀眾發表了許多有關航空設備和航空主題的演講，並在兩所大學進行了專題講座。不幸的是，R P G Collinson於2022年2月16日去世，就在第四版即將完成之際。在出版商的允許下，第四版由他的兒子M R Collinson和S W Collinson完成，並由C Bartlett（前BAE Systems羅徹斯特首席技術專家）進行技術審查。