Simrad AUTOPILOT SYSTEM AP50 - Manual (Page 158)

Simrad AP50 Autopilot
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20221032B
Thruster
SETTINGS
STEERING
THRUSTER
No
Yes
SETTINGS
Thruster inhibit 10kt
Thruster sens 01°
Thruster gain 1.00
Minimum thrust 00%
Thruster hyst 00%
Thruster drive
Continuous
Response delay 0.1s
Select Thruster in the Settings menu by pressing the (STBD)
button and confirm this by rotating the course knob clockwise
(only available when Thruster is selected for steering).
Thruster inhibit
Thruster inhibit is a feature that will block the thruster from
running above a set inhibit speed of the boat. It is a safety feature
to prevent, especially electrical on/off thrusters, from
overheating if out of water on for instance a planning boat or in
rough weather. “No thruster response” alarm will be given
when passing the set limit.
Thruster inhibit will not apply when Man speed source is
selected, only Log or SOG.
Range: 1 – 99 knots.
Default: 10 knots.
Thruster sensitivity
The Thruster sens determines how many degrees the vessel
must deviate from the set course before a thruster command is
given. As the vessel deviates from its heading, the thruster will
push the vessel back. A higher value will reduce the thruster
activity and extend the lifetime, especially for on/off thrusters.
If the thruster commands are hunting from side to side, the set
value for Thruster sens may be too low.
If a low value for Thruster sens is needed, consider reducing
Thruster gain (ref. page 156) to avoid hunting.
Range: Continuous thrusters 0° to 30° in 1° increments
On/off thrusters 3° to 30° in 1° increments.
Default: 1° for continuous thrusters, 5° for on/off thrusters.
Thruster gain
(Only applicable for Continuous and Danfoss thrusters)
Since a continuous type thruster can be operated both in
“Continuous” and “Adaptive on/off” mode (ref. Thruster
Drive setting, page 158) the Thruster gain parameter is dual.
The parameter associated to the thruster drive mode setting will
be the one displayed and adjusted.