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Center R - rudder to amidship:
distance in mm between the rudder stock axle and
the sensor mounting on the tiller arm
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Center L - rudder to amidship:
distance in mm between the rudder stock and the
sensor fastening to the boat
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Center X - rudder to amidship:
size of the linear sensor (mm) corresponding to a
centred rudder
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Starboard X - rudder to starboard
: size of the linear sensor (mm) corresponding to
the starboard stop position of the rudder
•
Port X - rudder to port
: size of the linear sensor (mm) corresponding to the port stop
position of the rudder
Once these measurements have been completed, they must be entered in the "Measures"
menu. To do this, the " rudder sensor " option must be changed to linear rudder. If this has
not been done, then the " Measures " menu will be available just below.
Note: These measurements should be done before the rudder initialisation is completed.
The
same positions should be used during the rudder initialisation (rudder amidships, rudder to
the starboard stop position and rudder to the port stop position). This is why it is necessary to
take the most accurate benchmarks as possible.
3.2.2.
The type of hydraulic ram
The GyroPilot 3 processor allows you to choose in the "Pilot-Maintenance" menu, the type of
hydraulic ram used.
3.2.3.
The type of circuit supply clutch (PWM/DC)
The type of clutch used can be selected by the user in the "Pilot-Maintenance" menu.
3.3.
RUDDER INITIALIZATION
The rudder initialisation is a procedure to take into account the settings needed to detect
the direction of movement of the hydraulic ram and the rudder angle sensor. A wizard on the
nke
displays allows this procedure to be carried out. It is divided into 4 steps:
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Step - rudder to amidship:
used to determine the 0° of the rudder angle.
•
Step - rudder to starboard end position:
sets the maximum rudder limit for heading
to starboard. It also detects the direction of movement of the rudder angle sensor.
•
Step - rudder to starboard end position:
enables setting of the maximum rudder
limit for heading to port.
•
Step - activation of the hydraulic ram:
the hydraulic ram activates automatically. It
moves the rudder in one direction and then comes back to the amidship position.
This allows the autopilot to determine the polarity in order to go to one side or the
other.
