Fly-by-Wire
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Aerospace & Automotive Dictionary
Definition
A controls and avionics concept defining sensing, computation, and actuation used to guide, navigate, and control vehicles in air or space. It governs data acquisition, estimation, control logic, and fault handling needed to meet stability and mission objectives. It does not provide safe control without validated software, robust redundancy, and appropriate integrity monitoring.
Fly-by-Wire
Engineering & Applied Technologies Dictionary
Definition
An aircraft flight‑control architecture in which pilot control inputs are captured by sensors, transmitted as electronic signals to redundant flight control computers that process commands and sensor data, and then converted into actuator commands for control surfaces or thrust devices—replacing direct mechanical linkages; implementations commonly include multiple redundant channels, signal integr