| MODEL VARIATIONS In order to meet the many and varying demands made by today's modern shipbuilding industry, the selftuning, adaptive autopilot NAVIPILOT AD II is offered in four basic versions. These are: NAVIPILOTADII/G This version accepts a gyrocompass heading input and is intended for ships with no transmitting magnetic compass system. NAVIPILOT AD ///GM GM denotes that this version features inputs for both gyrocompass and magnetic compass heading information. This is today's most widely used configuration because the autopilot will operate on the heading information from the magnetic compass should failure of the gyrocompass occur. During the normal operation mode, the headings from both gyrocompass and magnetic compass are processed in the independent course monitor (complies with IMO Res. A.342(XI) integrated in the NAVIPILOT AD II I GM. NAVIPILOT AD ///G-TMC In addition to the features of the GM version, the G-TMC configuration provides the operator with three permanent and separate outputs of the magnetic compass heading in the format of 6 steps per one degree of azimuth. In the event of a gyrocompass failure, all major receivers of the gyrocompass heading, such as radar, Satcom, GPS, digital repeaters, etc., can be switched over immediately to the heading of the magnetic compass. |