Setup and Advanced Tuning Guide Manual

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Screen4of9–LINEACQUISITION‐HeadingGainFactor
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WhatistheHeadingGainFactor?
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HeadingGainFactorisanumberthatHeading(usedforlineholdingmode)ismultipliedbytogivea
newHeading
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Heading(LineAcquisitionMode)=HeadingGainFactor*Heading(LineHoldingMode)
WhatdoestheHeadingGainFactorslideradjustandwhentoadjustit?
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IntheHeadingGainFactorscreen,HeadingforLineAcquisitionModeisadjusted.Thestepsto
determineasettingforHeadingGainFactorare:
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1) SetSwathwidthat250ft.
2) Drivethevehicle,atoperatingspeed,parallelorataslightangleawayfromtheABLine.
3) EngagetheParaDymesystematanofflinedistanceof100feetorgreater.
4) Viewthegraphandtheheading(nose)ofthevehicle.
a. IncreaseHeadingGainFactorifvehicleisnotweaving.
b. DecreaseHeadingGainFactorifvehicleisweavingbackandforth
NOTE:Refertofigure5
5) SetHeadingGainFactorashighaspossibleuntilthevehicleheadingdoesnotweave.Oncethe
vehiclestartstoweave,lowerHeadingGainFactortoapointwhereitdoesnotweave.See
Figure13‐HeadingGainFactor.
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Figure13HeadingGainFactor