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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Daniel H. Cartmell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Edward E. Coleman, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Daniel H. Cartmell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Edward E. Coleman, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for linking input control signals, such as control signals used to control aspects of aircraft operation. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving first and second force signals corresponding to first and second forces applied to first and second controllers. The method can further include directing first and second position signals to the first and second controllers to move the first and second controllers to approximately the same positions. Each force signal is transmitted along a signal path, and the signal paths can be linked at a point where the signals on each path correspond to a quantity other that a position of a controller. The signal paths can be linked such that only one of the forces must exceed a threshold value for both controllers to be moved, and if one of the forces is outside a selected limit range, that force can be at least partially discounted.