Setup and Advanced Tuning Guide Manual

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25‐Jun‐10‐RevE
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TableofContents
ListofFigures.................................................................................................................................................................2
SettingupaVehicleintheParaDymeSystem..................................................................................................3
HowtheParaDymeSteeringControllerworks................................................................................................6
AdvanceAdjustments–Screens1thru9...........................................................................................................8
TheAdvanceParaDymeTuningScreens........................................................................................................................8
AdjustingtheSteering(Screen1),Heading(Screen2)andCrossTrackError(Screen3).........................10
Screen1of9–STEERINGTUNING...................................................................................................................................11
Screen2of9–HEADINGTUNING....................................................................................................................................14
Screen3of9–CROSSTRACKERRORTUNING
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ParaDymeLineAcquisitionTuning–Screens4through9....................................................................................23
Screen4of9–LINEACQUISITIONHeadingGainFactor.......................................................................................25
Screen5of9–LINEACQUISITION–MaxDeltaHeading.........................................................................................26
Screen6of9–LINEACQUISITION–MaxCurvature.................................................................................................27
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7of9–LINEACQUISITION–TargetPointDistance...................................................................................28
Screen8of9–LINEACQUISITION–TargetPointDistanceClose........................................................................29
Screen9of9–LINEACQUISITION–MinimumCurvature......................................................................................30
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ListofFigures
Figure1SteerRightandSteerLeftScreen 3
Figure2VehicleTabshowingAutoCalButton 4
Figure3InsidetheParaDymeController 7
Figure4TuningScreenInformation 8
Figure5–SampleParaDymeSystemOutputGraphs 9
Figure6SteeringTuningEngagePatterns 11
Figure7SteeringSliderAdjustmentOutput 12
Figure8HeadingTuningEngagePatterns 14
Figure9HeadingSliderAdjustmentOutput 16
Figure10CrossTrackErrorTuningEngagePatterns 18
Figure11CrossTrackErrorTuningSliderAdjustmentOutput 20
Figure12MinandMaxCurvatures 23
Figure13HeadingGainFactor 25
Figure14TargetPointDistance(T.P.D.) 28
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