Education and demonstration – Vehicle operator instruction or testing – Flight vehicle
Patent
1992-11-16
1994-12-06
Apley, Richard J.
Education and demonstration
Vehicle operator instruction or testing
Flight vehicle
434 29, 434 59, 434372, 364578, 370 851, 273148B, G09B 908, G09B 1916
Patent
active
053705351
ABSTRACT:
An electronic control loading system to create tactile control feel for vehicles and vehicle simulators (especially aircraft) to provide a realistic reaction force by coupling a linear electro-magnetic actuator to a control element for real-time feedback from a preprogrammed computer controller. In an aircraft simulation system, a loadcell and position transducer are associated with the flight control element for measuring applied force and determination of flight control element position. The position transducer is integrated with an actuator, the actuator being capable of setting forth a drive force that reacts to the force and position data as manipulated by a preprogrammed computer based upon an aircraft data package used to construct real-time software models and a digital signal processor or the like high speed microprocessor used to manipulate flight control algorithms. The output is directed to a power amplifier of the actuator resulting in a reaction force to the flight control element based upon the software model by control of current to the actuator.
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Apley Richard J.
CAE-Link Corporation
Cheng Joe H.
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