Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Aeronautical vehicle
Patent
1997-10-15
1999-11-02
Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Aeronautical vehicle
701 13, 701 14, 701 16, 244158R, G06F 1700, G06F 700
Patent
active
059787155
ABSTRACT:
An aircraft flight deck includes a primary flight display device and a combined autopilot/autothrottle controller. The controller is mounted on the flight panel below the windshield in a vertical line with the primary flight display. A thumb-activated multiaxis control switch is mounted on the control yoke and operates exclusively to adjust a preselected trajectory commanded to the autopilot when moved leftfright or fore/aft. Depressing the switch in a vertical axis in a position generates an ENABLE signal to activate the commanded preselected trajectory.
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Briffe Michel
Mitaux-Maurouard Guy
Arthur Gertrude
Cuchlinski Jr. William A.
Dassault Aviation
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