On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:08:53 GMT, Gary Emerson
<emerson_gary@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I think that if I wanted to make this work, I'd need to provide more
>than just power to a gyro/servo combination. I'd probably also need to
>have a circuit that would send neutral position information to the gyro
>as if it was plugged into a receiver. Maybe I need more than that?
>
>If you're EE inclined and have an interest in offering some thoughts,
>please send me an e-mail.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mark
In the early 1980's there was an experimental autopilot that used an
RC servo and an inertial sensor rather than an autopilot to stabilize
the flight characteristics of a full size airplane. It was developed
by NASA at Langly as I recall. The RC servo "flew" a trim tab for
control functions and therefore was easy for the pilot to over power.
As I recall, there was a professor at Ohio State University who
utilized the unit in an EAA Thorpe.
I don't know if the EAA folks have archives of this sort of thing but
I think I attended a seminar about the device at the 1982 Oshkosh fly
in....
John Ferrell W8CCW
Beware of the dopeler effect (pronounced dope-ler).
That's where bad ideas seem good if they come at you
fast enough.
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