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    aeronautics, an environmental control system (ECS) of an aircraft is an essential component which provides air supply, thermal control and cabin pressurization...
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    use the phrase "environmental control and life-support system" or the acronym ECLSS when describing these systems. The life-support system may supply air...
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  • general term for environmental control systems and controllers and is sometimes abbreviated as EC. Environmental control devices may be assessed for and...
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  • A distributed control system (DCS) is a computerized control system for a process or plant usually with many control loops, in which autonomous controllers...
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    navigation systems. Aircraft environmental control systems (ECS) provide cabin pressurisation and heating while also providing cooling for electronic systems such...
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  • its surroundings Environmental control system (aircraft), which controls environmental factors within an aircraft Reaction control system of a spacecraft...
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    conventional fixed-wing aircraft flight control system (AFCS) consists of flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkages, and the...
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    computer controls, the caution and warning indicator panel, the event timer, the Service Propulsion System and RCS controls, and the environmental control system...
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    is a system that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. The movements of flight controls are converted...
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  • Bleed air (redirect from Bleed Air System)
    provide pressure for the aircraft cabin by supplying air to the environmental control system. Additionally, bleed air is used to keep critical parts of the...
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    An autopilot is a system used to control the path of a vehicle without requiring constant manual control by a human operator. Autopilots do not replace...
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  • An environmental management system (EMS) is "a system which integrates policy, procedures and processes for training of personnel, monitoring, summarizing...
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  • An air cycle machine (ACM) is the refrigeration unit of the environmental control system (ECS) used in pressurized gas turbine-powered aircraft. Normally...
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  • conservation movement. At its crux, environmentalism is an attempt to balance relations between humans and the various natural systems on which they depend in such...
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    both primary and auxiliary power sources the RAT will power vital systems (flight controls, linked hydraulics and also flight-critical instrumentation). Some...
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    aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or...
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  • Environmental engineering is a name for work that has been done since early civilizations, as people learned to modify and control the environmental conditions...
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    gaining experience in the technology of auxiliary power units and environmental control systems, in 2004 PBS VB expanded its product portfolio and included...
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    air by one or more environmental control systems before it is distributed to the cabin. The first experimental pressurization systems saw use during the...
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    systems keep atmospheric moisture from accumulating on aircraft surfaces, such as wings, propellers, rotor blades, engine intakes, and environmental control...
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    Garrett AiResearch which built the spacecraft's environmental control system. Final quality control and preparations of the spacecraft were made at Hangar...
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    household thermostat controlling a boiler to a large industrial control system with tens of thousands of input measurements and output control signals. Automation...
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  • consulting Environmental Control System Environmental Defense Environmental degrees Environmental design Environmental determinism Environmental disaster...
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    which the flight control system is fly-by-wire, the movements the pilot makes to the yoke or joystick in the cockpit, to control the flight, are converted...
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    Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities". 22 July 2019. Dr. Edward A. Nardell...
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    A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist...
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  • processes. Environmental scientists bring a systems approach to the analysis of environmental problems. Key elements of an effective environmental scientist...
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    aircraft systems typically monitored by EICAS are for example hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, deicing, environmental and control surface systems. EICAS...
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    Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. The term "environmental law" encompasses treaties, statutes, regulations, conventions, and policies...
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    operated by dedicated aircraft flight control systems. Development of an effective set of flight control surfaces was a critical advance in the history...
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