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 flight 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
COCKPITSTEUERORGANSYSTEM
SYSTÈME D'INITIATEUR DE COCKPIT
2024-09-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |