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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Darrell W. Gaston, Everett, WA (US);
Inventor:
Darrell W. Gaston, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for rotary code-based control for command systems. A flight deck module comprises a knob connected to a shaft; a plurality of sensors affixed to a surface of a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board connected to the shaft; and a carrier platter. The carrier platter is connected to the shaft and a plurality of sources is affixed onto a first side of the carrier platter in an arcuate orientation (such as in a circular fashion along the circumference of the carrier platter or spanning a sector of a circle).