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Coursemaster's solid-state rate gyro sensor offers enhanced
course holding accuracy, reduces rudder movement and power
consumption, wear and tear, and offers overall fuel savings.
A fluxgate compass, which must operate on a horizontal plane,
may be affected by pitching, rolling or a fast turn; however,
the rate gyro sensor responds only to yaw ie. a change in
heading.
Coursemaster Autopilots software combines both the output
of the standard fluxgate and the rate gyro. The fluxgate gives
an accurate absolute heading free of drift, while the gyro
gives an accurate short-term heading, free of acceleration
effects.
The Rate Gyro is a perfect solution for all power and sailing
vessels cruising the coast or crossing the oceans:
- It is not affected by a boats acceleration
- It is not as influenced by magnetic fields
- It reduces rudder activity and improves steering
and reduces power consumption
- It provides a far steadier course than any autopilot
using only a fluxgate compass which can result in
overall power and fuel savings
- It overcomes southerly heading problems in Southern
Hemisphere and northerly heading problems in Northern
Hemisphere
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The Coursemaster gyro sensor is supplied in moulded, waterproof
casing suitable for bulkhead mounting and the single cable
plugs into one of the standard remote interfaces in the junction
box. (CM880, CM800/850, CM80i, CM650, CM700/750, CM600, CM550
and CM500 and CM420).
The new Coursemaster Rate Gyro Compass which is a combined
rate gyro and fluxgate compass in a single housing is supplied
as standard from May 2005 in the following models: CM80i,
CM85i, CM800i and CM850i.
The gyro sensor can also be retro-fitted to an existing Coursemaster
Autopilot. When fitted, the gyro can be selected or disabled
from the control panel.
Contact your local Coursemaster Autopilots dealer for details.
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