AirEd 1.52 Updated 1.0

[RingTingTing]

RingTingTing submitted a new resource:

AirEd 1.52 Updated - This is an Updated AirEd 1.52 with Autopilot PID controllers properly laid out

For all the air file editors out there :
Have you ever wished you could figure out the mess that is
Offset 1199 Autopilot PID controllers ?

In this update of the Aired.ini file , your wish has come true.
You will now have complete control of all Autopilot PID parameters.

regards
RingTingTing

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[Allen]

Nice to know what the group of values are but any idea individual values are for or how they work?

 

[RingTingTing]

Nice to know what the group of values are but any idea individual values are for or how they work?

Hi Allen, I tried to explain a little of that in the notes.
You can just Google PID control, it is widely used in control systems and lots of info is available.

A PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) controller is a feedback mechanism that automatically adjusts a system's output to maintain a desired setpoint
(like temperature, speed, or flow) by calculating and summing three control actions:
Proportional (reacts to current error),
Integral (addresses past, accumulated error),
and Derivative (predicts future error based on its rate of change).
It works by continuously comparing the actual value to the setpoint, generating an "error" signal, and using P, I, and D terms to calculate the precise corrective action,
making it widely used for stable and accurate industrial automation.

How it works (The three components)

1. Proportional (P):
   • Action: Responds to the current error (difference between setpoint and actual value).
   • Effect: The larger the error, the stronger the correction. It provides immediate response but can leave a steady-state error (offset).
   • Formula (Simplified): P = Kp * Error (Kp = Proportional Gain).
2. Integral (I):
   • Action: Sums up errors over time, addressing past errors that the P-term missed.
   • Effect: Eliminates the steady-state offset, but can cause overshoot or instability if too strong.
   • Formula (Simplified): I = Ki * Integral(Error) (Ki = Integral Gain).
3. Derivative (D):
   • Action: Looks at the rate of change of the error (how fast it's approaching the setpoint).
   • Effect: Predicts future error to dampen oscillations, improve stability, and prevent overshoot, especially with fast changes.
   • Formula (Simplified): D = Kd * d(Error)/dt (Kd = Derivative Gain).

In the above snipped , the Kp , Ki & Kd values would be what you are typing into the boxes in AirEd.

Hope this helps to clarify things a bit

Regards
RingTingTing

 

[AcWai]

Thanks for a nice program. I use it all the time to tune the airfile.

 

[Shessi]

Interesting, autopilots seem to vary in their abilities, great to be able to tweak them tec.

Many thanks you crazy frog you!

Cheers

Shessi