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H5000

 

Pilot

 

Advanced

 

User

 

10

 

 

 

Auto

 

Response

 

Type

 

Expert

 

System

 

What

 

is

 

it?

 

Allows

 

the

 

Pilot

 

to

 

increase

 

response

 

Perf

 

level

 

to

 

improve

 

course

 

keeping.

 

What

 

does

 

it

 

do?

 

Automatically

 

increases

 

Perf

 

level

 

to

 

reduce

 

heading

 

error.

 

The

 

response

 

setting

 

will

 

be

 

increased

 

slowly

 

from

 

the

 

user’s

 

Perf

 

level

 

setting

 

to

 

maintain

 

course

 

if

 

conditions

 

change

 

requiring

 

more

 

response

 

from

 

the

 

Pilot.

 

The

 

Perf

 

level

 

setting

 

will

 

automatically

 

return

 

to

 

the

 

user’s

 

response

 

setting

 

once

 

conditions

 

have

 

improved.

 

Advanced

 

User

 

Notes

 

 

User

 

limit

 

setting:

 

Set

 

to

 

Economy,

 

Normal

 

or

 

Sport

 

to

 

control

 

the

 

course

 

error

 

sensitivity

 

used

 

by

 

the

 

Pilot

 

to

 

determine

 

when

 

it

 

increases

 

the

 

response

 

mode

 

 

The

 

Pilot

 

will

 

slowly

 

increase

 

the

 

user

 

set

 

response

 

level

 

until

 

the

 

conditions

 

have

 

improved

 

where

 

it

 

will

 

return

 

to

 

the

 

user

 

set

 

level.

 

The

 

mode

 

will

 

not

 

reduce

 

the

 

response

 

level

 

below

 

the

 

user

 

set

 

level.

 

IMOCA

 

60

 

Advisory

 

If

 

you

 

elect

 

to

 

use

 

this

 

feature

 

we

 

recommend

 

the

 

Normal

 

setting,

 

the

 

Sport

 

setting

 

can

 

be

 

too

 

sensitive

 

on

 

an

 

IMOCA

 

60

 

causing

 

the

 

Pilot

 

to

 

increment

 

the

 

response

 

to

 

Perf

 

5

 

quite

 

quickly.

 

Control

 

Turn

 

feature

 

On/Off:

 

 

 

>

 

Steering

 

>

 

Auto

 

Response

 

>

  

Adjust

 

sensitivity:

 

 

 

>

 

Steering

 

>

 

Auto

 

Response

 

>

 

(Economy,

 

Normal

 

or

 

Sport)

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for H5000 Pilot

Page 1: ...cument should be used alongside the standard Operation and Installation manuals for advanced users only Note that some features are only available if Advanced mode is enabled on the H5000 Pilot Keypad...

Page 2: ...error Advanced User Notes Linked to cruising speed Rudder Gain is used in Perf 1 response level it is used with less effect in Perf 2 5 levels Rudder gain is progressively faded out as the response le...

Page 3: ...Speed setting the Pilot will apply more rudder for a given course error If Boat Speed is greater than the Cruising Speed setting the Pilot will use less rudder for the same course error Advanced User...

Page 4: ...r a manually input speed Advanced User Notes 0 Automatic 1 25 knots in manual setting Note that under estimating the speed will tend to over steer the boat over estimating the speed will tend to under...

Page 5: ...et based on the most recent measurements from the rudder Advanced User Notes The AutoTrim value is reset every time the AUTO mode is entered or when a course change of greater than approximately 20 is...

Page 6: ...ot will continue to adjust internal variables that are essential for steering performance e g rudder turn rate ratio Every 30 minutes the Pilot will save the latest values into stored memory Advanced...

Page 7: ...t fails to complete a tack by due to stalling close to head to wind try reducing the tack time Consider tack time to be equivalent to use more rudder lower tack time or use less rudder higher tack tim...

Page 8: ...nd TWA downwind Advanced User Notes If the user has enabled wind mode to be auto the Pilot will select either AWA or TWA appropriately The change over point is at 70 degrees TWA At angles less than 70...

Page 9: ...ing a lot of power and putting unnecessary wear and strain on steering components The user may choose to use the Auto Response feature to allow the Pilot to increase but not decrease the user set resp...

Page 10: ...ed User Notes User limit setting Set to Economy Normal or Sport to control the course error sensitivity used by the Pilot to determine when it increases the response mode The Pilot will slowly increas...

Page 11: ...Allows the user to save power by running a response level relevant to the typical conditions rather than the worst case conditions expected Advanced User Notes User limit setting May be set to Wide M...

Page 12: ...er gain control If in doubt apply a lower gain the weather helm algorithm will correct for longer term effects Allow 1 minute after engaging Pilot for weather helm to stabilise prior to adjusting Heel...

Page 13: ...instead of or as well as Gust Response If you use TWS Response it is recommended that you set the gain level for that feature first then set the Gust Response gain Only applied between min TWA and Ma...

Page 14: ...and increase It is recommended that you set up TWS Response gain with the Gust Response turned off initially This feature takes longer to effect the boat s TWA angle than Gust Response Maximum bear a...

Page 15: ...he user to adjust the variation between the two extremes of the wind range between the Max TWA limit and the Min TWA limit Advanced User Notes User gain control start with a low value and increase The...

Page 16: ...sponse Off Economy Normal Sport Recovery Off Narrow Medium Wide Limits TWA Minimum 110 165 degrees TWA Maximum 110 165 degrees Bear Away Max 1 20 degrees Cruising Speed 2 50 knots Rudder Limit 10 45 d...

Page 17: ...uto Selection Compass Navigation Position Boat Speed Apparent Wind Angle True Wind Angle Heel Angle Rudder Feedback Setup Display Day Mode Red Backlight On Off Inverse Display On Off Contrast 1 10 Nig...

Page 18: ...H5000 Pilot Advanced User 18 APPENDIX B H5000 Pilot Speed selection sequence...

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