Developement Of An Instrument Landing Simulation ... - Cal Poly

Table 1: Instrument Calibration Checklist4.7.2 Throttle CalibrationIn order to develop an engine model simulation the throttles needed to becalibrated. This required the code to be modified as well as adjusting the potentiometerson Siblinc. The goal was to have the throttles read the same output at the same location.This is crucial since any error results in the loss or gain of thrust. Since the throttles arebased on a percentage, an error of 2% on a 10,000-pound engine results in a thrust errorof 200 pounds. This is sufficient and can cause the model to be inaccurate.36