robot pilot
Definition
Noun A robot pilot is a navigational device that automatically maintains a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft on a predetermined, steady course without constant human intervention.
Usage
The term robot pilot is used to describe an automated system that controls the direction of a vehicle. It functions as a subject or object in a sentence. * The aircraft's robot pilot engaged after reaching cruising altitude. * Engineers installed a new robot pilot to assist during long ocean voyages.
Advanced Usage
- The concept is often synonymous with autopilot in modern terminology. While robot pilot emphasizes the automated, machine-like nature of the device, autopilot is the more common contemporary term.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe a person who follows instructions or routines without independent thought.
- He performed the tedious task like a robot pilot, his mind elsewhere.
Variants and Related Words
- Autopilot (n.): The standard modern term for an automatic flight control system.
- Automatic pilot (n.): A synonymous phrase.
- Gyropilot (n.): A specific historical type of automatic pilot using gyroscopes.
- Self-steering gear (n.): A term often used for similar devices on sailing vessels.
Synonyms
- Autopilot
- Automatic pilot
- Automatic guidance system
Related Phrases
- On robot pilot / On autopilot: Functioning automatically or without conscious thought.
- After years of practice, she could give the presentation on robot pilot.
Noun
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a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course
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