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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2007
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
James I. Kern, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Douglas C. Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David Cowling, Bristol, GB;
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
James I. Kern, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Douglas C. Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David Cowling, Bristol, GB;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Wittenstein Aerospace & Simulation Ltd., Bristol, GB;
Abstract
An active user interface assembly includes a user interface, and one or more feedback motors coupled to the user interface. The one or more feedback motors, when energized, supply a feedback force to the user interface that opposes user interface movement. One of the feedback motors is disposed such that its center of gravity is located at a position relative to the user interface to mass balance the user interface when it is in the null position. The configurations allow for the center of gravity of a feedback motor to be positioned in a manner that alleviates the need for counterbalance weights.