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Understanding Autopilot Systems and Functions

An autopilot system allows aircraft to fly on a predetermined trajectory without constant human control. It has four basic components: sensing elements, computing elements, output elements, and command elements. More advanced autopilots can maintain navigational course between points like a GPS. Autopilots increase passenger comfort and flight control but can fail due to issues like servo or sensor failures.

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Understanding Autopilot Systems and Functions

An autopilot system allows aircraft to fly on a predetermined trajectory without constant human control. It has four basic components: sensing elements, computing elements, output elements, and command elements. More advanced autopilots can maintain navigational course between points like a GPS. Autopilots increase passenger comfort and flight control but can fail due to issues like servo or sensor failures.

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Auto pilot

Prepared by; Moamen tarek


Under supervision; dr/ ARWA
Definition
Autopilot is a system used to control the
trajectory of an air craft , marine craft or
space craft without constant manual
control by a human operator being
.required
Construction
:The four basic components
Sensing element-1
Computing element-2
Output element-3
Command element-4
construction
error
.autopilot can and do fail
A common problem is some kind of
servo failure, either Because of a bad
. motor or a bad connection
A position sensor can also fail , resulting
in a loss of input data to the autopilot
computer
Theory
An autopilot system works by sending signals to the flight control
system. The pilot inputs what type of mode they want, like a
heading hold mode or an altitude hold mode. If they wanted to
hold a specific heading, or direction, they could push a button and
specify something like 3-6-0 for north or 1-8-0 for south. If the
pilot wanted to hold a specific altitude, or the height of the plane,
they could designate that as well.
More sophisticated autoflight systems can actually maintain a
navigational course. Similar to a GPS device you may use when
driving a car, a pilot could program a GPS to maintain a specific
course and the autoflight system would take the desired turns to
get from point A to point B.
Advantages

1-Increases passenger comfort;


2-Improved flight path control and reduced weather
minima
reduces workload, frees attentional resources to focus-3
on other tasks but the need to ‘manage’ the automation

.
disadvantage
Autonomous vehicles have difficulty operating in-1
certain types of weather. Heavy rain interferes with roof-
mounted laser sensors, and snow can interfere with
cameras
Reading road signs is challenging for a robot. GPS-2
and other technologies might not register obstacles like
potholes, recent changes in road conditions, and newly
posted signs

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