AFCS Chapter B

AFCS Main Components: What is the function of the Computer?

• Feedback and Feedforward signal

• establish a datum

• convert information into a corrective signal

• input datum

'Provides Pitch, Roll and Yaw stability'

• Auto-Pilot

• Auto Stabs

Damping; Which best describes an Overdamped model?

• oscillates, gradually decreasing to zero

• returns quickly without oscillating

• returns without oscillating, but slowly

uses pitch, roll, yaw and forth Pseudo channel

• Autostabs

• both

• autopilot

AFCS Main Components: Name this component?

'Convert the computed signals into a form - results in aircraft control surface movement'

• Sensors

• Computers

• Output Devices

• Control Laws

Damping: The system oscillates with the amplitude gradually deceasing to zero

• Overdamped

• Critically Damped

• Underdamped

• Undamped

'enables the aircraft to carry out tasks beyond the basic stability of flight'

• Auto-Pilot

• Autostabs

• Both

Name the area of operation

• Autostabs

• Auto-Pilot