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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Paul T. Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Calvin C. Potter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Paul T. Wingett, Mesa, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An active control stick assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the active control stick assembly includes a housing assembly, and a control stick support body mounted within the housing assembly for rotation about two substantially orthogonal and co-planar rotational axes. A control stick is fixedly coupled to the control stick support body and rotatable along therewith from a null position to a plurality of control positions. A first spring element is coupled between the housing assembly and the control stick support body and passively biases the control stick toward the null position.