X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.86] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1025071 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:23:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.86; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:22:47 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.174.81 by BAY115-DAV14.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:22:47 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.174.81] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fly-By-Wire controller Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:03:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C6413F.DAB778C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:03:13 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Mar 2006 01:22:47.0475 (UTC) FILETIME=[A49B8830:01C64185] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C6413F.DAB778C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The FBW RX-8 throttle body controller design is done and the inevitable = 'feature creep' has begun.=20 It occurred to me that since the throttle controller has access to all = the EC2 data that it could do a number of things. The two I have = adopted so far are manifold pressure hold and RPM hold. They hold the = respective parameter constant at the value it was at when the function = was engaged. Obviously the MP hold can only work up to the ambient or = turbo boost pressure available. They are disengaged by either hitting = the cancel button or sensing that the pilot is frantically trying to = regain control by moving the power lever. Any other ideas for this widget before I freeze the design? Tracy Crook ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C6413F.DAB778C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The FBW RX-8 throttle body controller design is done and the=20 inevitable 'feature creep' has begun. 
 
 It occurred to me that since the throttle = controller has=20 access to all the EC2 data that it could do a number of things.  = The two I=20 have adopted so far are manifold pressure hold and RPM hold.   = They=20 hold the respective parameter constant at the value it was at when = the=20 function was engaged.  Obviously the MP hold can only work up to = the=20 ambient or turbo boost pressure available.  They are disengaged by = either=20 hitting the cancel button or sensing that the pilot is frantically = trying to=20 regain control by moving the power lever.
 
Any other ideas for this widget before I freeze the design?
 
Tracy Crook
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