Patent ID: 9658639
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B64C,G05G

Claim:
1. An inceptor apparatus for operating a machine and having multiple modes of operation, the operation of the machine providing an output from at least one inertial sensor, the apparatus comprising: a stick member having a base portion, and a grip portion extending from the base portion in only one direction; at least one sensor for generating actual stick member position data; and a control unit configured to receive an inertial force signal from the at least one inertial sensor and the actual stick member position data, the control unit being operable in all modes of operation to generate a first stick member position compensation signal in dependence upon the inertial force signal and actual stick member position data, the modes of operation including an active mode to counter inertial force acting on the grip portion using one or more actuators, and a passive mode to compensate inertial force acting on the grip portion even if the stick member is not acted upon by the one or more actuators to counter inertial forces.