6. Avionics and Systems
Instrumentation — Quiz
Test your understanding of instrumentation with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which type of pressure sensor measures the difference between two applied pressures and is commonly used in pitot-static air data systems?
Question 2
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) has a 10-bit resolution and an input range of -5 V to +5 V. What is the voltage resolution (smallest voltage increment)? Show your calculation.
Question 3
What is the maximum quantization error for the ADC described above? Show your calculation.
Question 4
A sensor signal contains frequency components up to 200 Hz. According to the Nyquist theorem, what is the minimum sampling frequency required to avoid aliasing? Show your calculation.
Question 5
How many bits are in a standard ARINC 429 data word and what is the purpose of the 32nd bit?