aircraft autopilot

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Control System
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs automatic flight control system
gptkbp:canBe digital
analog
automatic landing
single-axis
three-axis
altitude hold
approach mode
course tracking
heading hold
two-axis
gptkbp:component avionics
gptkbp:controls pitch
roll
yaw
gptkbp:developedBy 1912
gptkbp:enables reduced pilot workload
long-duration flights
gptkbp:features redundancy
fail-safe design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label aircraft autopilot
gptkbp:improves fuel efficiency
flight safety
gptkbp:input accelerometers
gyroscopes
navigation systems
air data computers
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Lawrence_Sperry
gptkbp:modernSystemsInclude flight director
autothrottle
autoland
gptkbp:output gptkb:railway_station
rudder
control surfaces
throttle
aileron
gptkbp:purpose automate aircraft control
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:EASA
gptkb:FAA
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:navigation
fly-by-wire
flight management system
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:aircraft
general aviation aircraft
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PID_controller
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6