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Avionics & Electronic Systems

Continuing AF Technical Committee for avionics, electronic systems and electrical architectures.

CommitteeAF/TC 07
DomainAerospace Systems
Technical scopeAvionics and sensors · Navigation systems · Communications

Understand the distinction

A technical home, not a blanket approval authority.

Read scope, responsibilities and related work together. Cross-disciplinary subjects can need more than one Committee.

Continuity and coordination

A Committee retains subject knowledge, coordinates review and connects related Working Group activity. Its public scope is the starting point for placing a question.

Technical focus areas
Focused execution

A Working Group addresses a bounded question, evidence task or draft. A completed draft or Committee recommendation is distinct from authorized publication.

Technical Work Process
Participation is considered separately

Relevant experience and competence need to fit the subject and the applicable arrangements. Membership alone does not confer an appointment or voting authority.

Eligibility and participation

Purpose

Avionics and electronics form critical interfaces among sensing, navigation, communications, control and power. AF/TC 07 gives continuing technical attention to those interfaces as aerospace platforms become more connected and software-intensive.

Committee responsibility

Coordinates technical questions involving avionics, embedded electronics and electrical-system integration.

What the Committee Does

Within its defined scope, AF/TC 07 maintains continuity between related questions and the work developed to address them.

  • Examines avionics and sensor integration questions.
  • Reviews navigation, communications and flight-control electronic interfaces.
  • Connects embedded-system questions with verification, cybersecurity and autonomy expertise.
  • Supports Working Groups developing focused technical comparisons or guidance.

Technical Scope

The Committee's technical scope provides the subject boundary for continuing coordination. Related questions may still require input from other Committees.

Avionics functions

  • Avionics and sensors
  • Navigation systems
  • Aerospace communications
  • Flight-control electronics

Electronic integration

  • Embedded hardware and software interfaces
  • Electrical architectures
  • Power and signal integrity
  • Verification and electromagnetic compatibility interfaces

How technical work enters the Committee

A question can be identified within the Committee's scope or referred through AF Technical Work. The appropriate route depends on relevance, existing evidence and the work required.

  1. 01Technical need identified
  2. 02Topic submitted or referred
  3. 03Scope and existing landscape reviewed
  4. 04Appropriate route considered
  5. 05Working Group, research or direct review where appropriate
  6. 06Committee review and technical recommendation
  7. 07Applicable AF output or decision process

Expert Working Groups

Where a defined question requires focused development, the Committee may support an Expert Working Group with an appropriate mandate, expertise and expected output. Work may include research, evidence review, technical drafting, landscape analysis, comparison or consultation preparation.

A Working Group reports its findings through the relevant technical structure; it does not independently make a final AF institutional decision.

Cross-Committee Coordination

Many aerospace questions cross technical boundaries. AF/TC 07 may coordinate with the Committees below when their expertise is relevant; these are peer relationships, not lines of subordination.

Interested in contributing to AF/TC 07?

Avionics engineers, embedded-systems specialists and electrical architects can contribute design and integration experience. Eligible members and relevant technical experts may share their interests through the Federation's participation routes. Membership does not automatically create a Committee appointment.

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