Patent ID: 8079281
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: B64C,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An active stick apparatus, including: a stick control member; a stick mounting; the stick control member being pivotally coupled to the stick mounting at a pivot point that defines a first member section and a second member section of the stick control member either side of the pivot point; an actuator attached to the distal end of the first member section and arranged to drive the stick control member, the actuator being further arranged to counterbalance movement of the stick control member about the pivot point under acceleration forces asserted on the stick control member; a drive link and a mounting linkage arranged between the stick control member and the stick mounting, the mounting linkage being further arranged between the stick mounting and the actuator; and a position measurement device arranged to provide positional information indicative of the position of the stick control member, the positional information being used in the determination of a required output from the actuator.