A guide to finding resources in Aerospace Avionics.
- Reference sources
- Subject headings
- Citation and abstracts databases
- Full text databases
- Electronic books
- Journals and conference proceedings
- Web sites
Reference sources
Online and hardcopy reference sources such as directories, glossaries, dictionaries and handbooks provide background, definitions and facts. The hardcopy reference collection (R) at Gardens Point is shelved on level 4.
| Title | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flight International World aircraft & systems directory | R 629.13334 11 /3 |
A comprehensive directory to the world's aerospace industries. Has information on military and civil aircraft in production including rotor craft, gliders, and homebuilts. |
| Jane's Avionics | R 629.13 17 /2 |
Detailed information and images on airborne electronic equipment for military and civilian aircraft. Arranged by country of manufacture containing information on function, development, technical specifications, operational status and contractor. |
| The Avionics handbook | Online R 629.135 3 |
A comprehensive view of avionics, from the technology and elements of a systems to examples of modern systems flying the latest military and civil aircraft. |
| Avionics acronyms & abbreviations | R 629.1350148 1 |
Over 8,000 terms for locating and clarifying avionics terms in the civil and military sectors. |
| Guide to avionics standards and regulations | R 629.1350218 1 |
Guide to avionics standards and regulations, arranged by sponsering agency, general area and document number and title. |
Subject headings
Records to resources in the library catalogue make use of linked subjects terms. You can identify subject terms from records in search results. You can browse cross-referenced subject areas by clicking on them, or you can include or search for subject keywords when using 'Advanced' searching. When doing so, ensure the drop-down menu before a relevant search box is selected to 'Keyword in subject'.
Citation and abstracts databases
Use a citation & abstract database in combination with the catalogue to find references and fulltext to journal articles and conference papers.
Search a database. When finding a citation without fulltext link, copy the journal or conference title. Go to the Catalogue and select the 'Journal Title' tab. For journal articles use the 'Title begins with' option. For conference papers select the 'Keyword' drop-down option. Type or paste the journal or conference title (NOT the article or paper title) and click search. Use the other citation information for navigating to the fulltext.
| Database | Description |
|---|---|
| Inspec (via Engineering Village) | Leading citation and abstracts database to journals and proceedings in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, control engineering, information technology, communications, computers, computing, and manufacturing and production engineering. |
| Compendex (via Engineering village) | Most comprehensive citation and abstracts database to journals and proceedings covering all engineering disciplines. |
Full text databases
| Database | Description |
|---|---|
| IEEE Xplore |
Premier full-text database in electrical and electronic engineering. Includes IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) journals, conference proceedings and standards. Provides 'forward linking' to newer articles that cite an older reference. |
| Nasa Technical Reports Server | Types of information include: conference papers, images, journal articles, photos, meeting papers, movies, patents, research reports, and technical videos. |
| RTCA Electronic Library | RTCA develops recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management to inform regulations, policy, and development decisions. Resources include documents, standards, test procedures and symposia proceedings. |
| ACM Digital Library |
Full text of articles published by ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). Includes journals, magazines, transactions and conference proceedings including on software engineering and computer applications to aerospace. |
| ProQuest Science Journals |
Full text and images for 376 periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation. |
Electronic books
| eBook Database | Titles Include |
|---|---|
| Knovel Library Aerospace & Radar Technology category |
Air and spaceborne radar systems, Digital techniques for wideband receivers, Introduction to adaptive arrays, Introduction to airborne radar, Introduction to RF stealth, Low-angle radar land clutter, Microwave passive direction finding, Radar design principles, Radar foundations for imaging and advanced concepts, Radar handbook, Understanding synthetic aperture radar images. |
| ENGnetBASE Aerospace Engineering category |
Advances in dynamics and control, The Avionics handbook, Spacecraft power systems. |
Journals and conference proceedings
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Aviation week & space technology |
Leading trade magazine for aviation and aerospace professionals with industry news and analysis of technology, business, trends, products and applications. |
| Digital Avionics Systems Conference |
A leading international conference in aviation and avionics, with technical experts within the fields of Digital Avionics and Systems Engineering. |
| IEE proceedings. Radar, sonar, and navigation | Covers the theory and practice of systems for radar, radio location, radio navigation and surveillance purposes. |
| IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems |
Subject coverage in aerospace, space electronics, telemetry, navigational electronics and military electronics. |
| Journal of navigation | Original papers on the science of navigation over land and sea and through air and space. |
| Lecture Notes in Computer Science | Medium for the publication of new developments in computer science and information technology research and teaching. |
| Microprocessors and Microsystems | Design and development of systems, applications devices. Application Notes describe components, techniques and design examples. Includes special topic issues. |
| Systems Engineering |
Subject coverage in systems engineering for specification, consultation, implementation and evaluation. |
Web sites
| Web site | Description |
|---|---|
| Air Services Australia | The aviation industry relies on Airservices Australia for aeronautical data, telecommunications, navigation services, traffic control management and related airside services. The Information region covers Australian and international airspace over the Pacific and Indian Oceans. |
| AEA. Aircraft Electronics Association | The AEA represents over 1250 aviation businesses that specialise in manufacture, maintenance, repair and installation of avionics equipment and electronic systems. |
| AIAA. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | AIAA is the world’s largest professional society devoted to the progress of engineering and science in aviation, space, and defence. |
| ARINC. Aeronautical Radio, Inc. | ARINC Standards specify air transport avionics equipment and systems used by commercial aircraft worldwide. The Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) is an international standards organization establishes standards that are published by ARINC and are known as ARINC Standards. |
| AGCC. Australian GNSS Coordination Committee | The Australian Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Coordination Committee (AGCC) is the national advisory body to Minister for Transport and Regional Services on issues relevant to Global Navigation Satellite Systems. |
| AESS. Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society | The IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society (AESS) is concerned with the design, integration, test, and analysis of systems consisting of subsystems that contain dissimilar electronic devices. Members work on sensor systems (radar, sonar, optics, and navigation), communications systems, command and control centers, avionics, space systems, military systems, digital signal processing simulators, and software development. |
| ION. The Institute of Navigation | ION is a U.S. and worldwide professional association for those interested in air, space, marine, land navigation, and position determination. ION members are drawn from professional navigators, astronomers, cartographers, meteorologists, engineers, physicists, educators, geodesists, surveyors, general aviation and airline pilots, mariners, yachtsmen, and anyone interested in position-determining systems. |
| RTCA. Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics | RTCA develops consensus-based recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system issues. Its recommendations are used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the basis for policy, program, and regulatory decisions and by the private sector as the basis for development, investment and other business decisions. |