An aircraft inceptor system comprising an inceptor member (11) arranged to be operated by a user to cause a corresponding movement of a moveable aircraft surface, means for detecting the operation of the inceptor member by the user and for providing a movement signal, associated with the detected operation, to a flig ht control computer, the flight control computer providing a control signal to an actuator to move the aircraft surface according to the movement signal, wherein the means for detecting the operation of the inceptor member by the user comprises a force sensor (19) configured to sense the force applied by the user to the inceptor member, the movement signal being derived based on the sensed force.
COCKPIT INCEPTOR SYSTEM
SYSTEME DE COMMANDE DE POSTE DE PILOTAGE
2021-09-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G05G CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY , Steuer- oder Regelvorrichtungen oder Steuer- oder Regelsysteme gekennzeichnet ausschließlich durch mechanische Einzelheiten |