本SAE航空航天标准（AS）涵盖了用于飞机的自动飞行员，用于自动操作主要和配平气动控制装置，以保持稳定飞行和/或通过伺服控制围绕三个轴中的任何一个提供机动。不包括主要或增强飞行控制所必需的自动控制功能。

This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) covers automatic pilots intended for use on aircraft to automatically operate the primary and trim aerodynamic controls to maintain stable flight and/or to provide maneuvering about any of the three axes through servo control. Automatic control functions essential for primary or augmented flight control are excluded.