Digitalization and upgrading avionics equipment in small aircraft

Diplomska naloga sodi na področje letalstva, natančneje majhnih motornih letal in njihove elektronske opreme. Namen diplomske naloge je predstavitev prehoda iz analogne v digitalno tehnologijo na področju manjše aviacije, ki je v današnjem obsegu letalskega prometa, tehnološko zelo zaostala, predvsem iz vidika varnosti. V prvem delu diplomske naloge so predstavljeni ključni problemi in izzivi s katerimi se zaradi pomanjkljive opreme srečujejo piloti manjših letal. Tu so kasneje teoretično opisani vsi sistemi in tehnologije, ki so vključeni v praktični del diplomske naloge in so podlaga za razumevanje delovanja. V nadaljevanju pa so opisani postopki in potek delovanja praktičnega dela diplomske naloge, ki sem ga v sodelovanju s podjetjem Aeroservice d.o.o. opravljal v času praktičnega usposabljanja v teku študija. Prikazan je primer digitalizacije letalske opreme na letalu tipa Cessna 172, ki se je iz celotne analogne tehnologije nadgradila v sodobno digitalno.The subject of the thesis is the aviation industry, more specifically small motor aircrafts and their corresponding electronic equipment. The purpose of the thesis is to present the transition from analog to digital technology in the field of small aviation, which in today\u27s scope of air traffic is technologically obsolete, especially from the safety point of view. In the first part of the thesis, the key problems and challenges faced by pilots of smaller aircraft due to insufficient equipment are presented. Later, all the systems and technologies that are included in the practical part of the thesis and are the basis for understanding the operation are presented from the theoretical perspective. Lastly, the procedures and course of action of the practical part of the thesis are described. The latter were conducted in cooperation with the company Aeroservice d.o.o., and performed during the practical training in the course of studies. An example of the digitization of aviation equipment on a Cessna 172 aircraft is shown, which was upgraded from its all-analog interface to a more modern and digital interface