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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2002
Pieter G. Einthoven, West Chester, PA (US);
David G. Miller, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A split detent tactile cueing vehicle control system ( ) for a vehicle ( ) is provided including an active control inceptor system ( ). The active system ( ) includes a control inceptor ( ) having a plurality of positions and a position sensor ( ) that generates a control inceptor position signal. The tactile cueing system ( ) also includes a plurality of vehicle performance sensors that generate a plurality of vehicle performance signals. A flight controller ( ) is electrically coupled to the position sensor ( ) and the plurality of vehicle performance sensors, and generates a control inceptor actuation signal by applying a tactile cueing model having a split detent and in response to the position signal and the plurality of vehicle performance signals. A method of performing the same is also provided.