Will your device allow for IC throttle control?
The short answer is yes.
In fact, I'm doing the testing using an LA-46 for a power source.
The long answer is that in its formative stages I was taking input from Howard, Dave Trible, and my own desires. We were basically three customers who each wanted obviously desirable things that were also obviously mutually exclusive. The upshot is that I designed the timer so that it is very customizable -- basically, someone who can program embedded computers at a hobbyist level of competence can program Tim's Universal Timer to do a wide variety of things.
If so, will it be able to apply throttle for a timed segment of the flight? Or will it be able to decrease throttle at the beginning and ramp up at the end like Howards electric?
I'm interested in seeing if this could be of any benefit in the wind. The low level maneuvers all occur early, the higher HP tricks later. It wouldn't need to be much. Clearly, the systems work as they are now. Just curious about where it "could" go.
It currently
does apply throttle for a timed segment of the flight, and it decreases the throttle for takeoff. I'm not sure just how valuable that is, because electrics just seem to take off more suddenly than IC ships do. At the moment I'm mostly using that feature to test the software thoroughly.
It could also be programmed to apply scheduled throttle adjustments during flight -- this is exactly why I made it easily programmable, by the way: customers # 1, 2 and 3 each wanted something different, so I figured that every one approaching this would have some other quirk or trick they'd want done.
Ultimately I hope to out-Igor Igor, and strictly control the inertial speed of the aircraft for both electric and IC engines. In that event a model equipped with this should chug through all the maneuvers at the same speed as level flight, with only momentary acceleration or deceleration. Whether my sensors and I are good enough to accomplish this is still an open question, however, so don't hold your breath.