AFCS Chapter C

Error Signal contains 2 details of the displacement?

• Amount

• Direction

• Height

• Speed

Name 2 Short Term Errors:

• Prevailing Wind

• Local variations of air pressure (turbulence)

• Gust of Wind

• Change of weight

Vertical Mechanical Gyros measure _____ of displacement?

• Direction

• Rate

• Both

Which errors are detected by Short Term error sensors?

• Short Term Errors

• Long Term Errors

• Both

Accelerometers are used to measure ______ of acceleration?

• Displacement

• Rate

• Both

Which sensors measure both Displacement and Rate ?

• Ring Laser Gyro

• Fibre Optic Gyro

• Hemispherical Resonator Gyro (HRG)

• Vertical Mechanical Gyro