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This open-access engineering monograph provides a rigorous synthesis of digital Fly-By-Wire (FBW) flight control architectures in alignment with Washington Accord graduate attributes (WA1–WA5) and safety-critical avionics certification standards (FAA 14 CFR § 25.1309, DO-178C Level A, DO-254 Level A). The module covers:

1. Multi-lane redundancy topologies: Fail-Operational / Fail-Safe (FO/FS) triplex vs. Fail-Operational / Fail-Operational / Fail-Safe (FO/FO/FS) quadruplex flight control computer (FCC) configurations.

2. Cross-Channel Data Link (CCDL) deterministic frame synchronization and inter-channel communication protocols.

3. Continuous-time Markov chain reliability modeling, quantifying coverage probability requirements ($C > 0.99999$) to meet the catastrophic limit ($P \le 10^{-9}$ per flight-hour).

4. Mid-Value Signal Selection (MVSS) median filters paired with $M$-of-$N$ persistence counters for fault detection, isolation, and suppression of hard-over transients.

5. Electro-hydraulic servo actuator (EHSA) dynamics, modeling active-active vs. active-standby redundancy, internal structural force-fighting, and closed-loop differential pressure equalization controllers.

6. Production-grade, deterministic C implementation of a triplex voter alongside fully worked analytical engineering problems.

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