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H5000

Pilot

Advanced

User

(IMOCA

rev)

H5000

Pilot

Advanced

User

Information

About

This

document

provides

further

information

core

setup

features

and

also

introduces

detailed

descriptions

and

use

advisories

for

the

features

found

under

Advanced

Mode

which

include

the

Performance

Sailing

(PS)

algorithm

and

Expert

Systems.

IMOCA

advisories

are

included

for

Vendee

Globe

2016

teams.

This

document

should

used

alongside

the

standard

Operation

and

Installation

manuals

for

advanced

users

only.

Note

that

some

features

are

only

available

Advanced

mode

enabled

the

H5000

Pilot

Keypad

(Setup

Local

Advanced

Mode).

Functions

The

items

covered

this

document

are:

Rudder

Gain

............................................................................................................................................

Cruising

Speed

.........................................................................................................................................

Speed

Source

..........................................................................................................................................

AutoTrim

.................................................................................................................................................

Adapt

.......................................................................................................................................................

Tack

Time

................................................................................................................................................

Wind

Mode

(App

True)

.......................................................................................................................

Response

Level

........................................................................................................................................

Auto

Response

......................................................................................................................................

Recovery

Mode

.....................................................................................................................................

Heel

Compensation

...............................................................................................................................

Gust

Response

......................................................................................................................................

TWS

Response

.......................................................................................................................................

TWA

Response

......................................................................................................................................

APPENDIX

H5000

Pilot

‐

Structure

.........................................................................................

APPENDIX

H5000

Pilot

–

Speed

selection

sequence

.........................................................................

Summary of Contents for H5000 Pilot

Page 1: ...cument should be used alongside the standard Operation and Installation manuals for advanced users only Note that some features are only available if Advanced mode is enabled on the H5000 Pilot Keypad...

Page 2: ...error Advanced User Notes Linked to cruising speed Rudder Gain is used in Perf 1 response level it is used with less effect in Perf 2 5 levels Rudder gain is progressively faded out as the response le...

Page 3: ...Speed setting the Pilot will apply more rudder for a given course error If Boat Speed is greater than the Cruising Speed setting the Pilot will use less rudder for the same course error Advanced User...

Page 4: ...r a manually input speed Advanced User Notes 0 Automatic 1 25 knots in manual setting Note that under estimating the speed will tend to over steer the boat over estimating the speed will tend to under...

Page 5: ...et based on the most recent measurements from the rudder Advanced User Notes The AutoTrim value is reset every time the AUTO mode is entered or when a course change of greater than approximately 20 is...

Page 6: ...ot will continue to adjust internal variables that are essential for steering performance e g rudder turn rate ratio Every 30 minutes the Pilot will save the latest values into stored memory Advanced...

Page 7: ...t fails to complete a tack by due to stalling close to head to wind try reducing the tack time Consider tack time to be equivalent to use more rudder lower tack time or use less rudder higher tack tim...

Page 8: ...nd TWA downwind Advanced User Notes If the user has enabled wind mode to be auto the Pilot will select either AWA or TWA appropriately The change over point is at 70 degrees TWA At angles less than 70...

Page 9: ...ing a lot of power and putting unnecessary wear and strain on steering components The user may choose to use the Auto Response feature to allow the Pilot to increase but not decrease the user set resp...

Page 10: ...ed User Notes User limit setting Set to Economy Normal or Sport to control the course error sensitivity used by the Pilot to determine when it increases the response mode The Pilot will slowly increas...

Page 11: ...Allows the user to save power by running a response level relevant to the typical conditions rather than the worst case conditions expected Advanced User Notes User limit setting May be set to Wide M...

Page 12: ...er gain control If in doubt apply a lower gain the weather helm algorithm will correct for longer term effects Allow 1 minute after engaging Pilot for weather helm to stabilise prior to adjusting Heel...

Page 13: ...instead of or as well as Gust Response If you use TWS Response it is recommended that you set the gain level for that feature first then set the Gust Response gain Only applied between min TWA and Ma...

Page 14: ...and increase It is recommended that you set up TWS Response gain with the Gust Response turned off initially This feature takes longer to effect the boat s TWA angle than Gust Response Maximum bear a...

Page 15: ...he user to adjust the variation between the two extremes of the wind range between the Max TWA limit and the Min TWA limit Advanced User Notes User gain control start with a low value and increase The...

Page 16: ...sponse Off Economy Normal Sport Recovery Off Narrow Medium Wide Limits TWA Minimum 110 165 degrees TWA Maximum 110 165 degrees Bear Away Max 1 20 degrees Cruising Speed 2 50 knots Rudder Limit 10 45 d...

Page 17: ...uto Selection Compass Navigation Position Boat Speed Apparent Wind Angle True Wind Angle Heel Angle Rudder Feedback Setup Display Day Mode Red Backlight On Off Inverse Display On Off Contrast 1 10 Nig...

Page 18: ...H5000 Pilot Advanced User 18 APPENDIX B H5000 Pilot Speed selection sequence...

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