Patent ID: 8770055

Claim:
A multi-axis control stick assembly, comprising: an input shaft; a first axis output shaft operably coupled to the input shaft, the first axis output shaft being rotatable about first fixed bearings as the input shaft moves with a component of motion along a first axis, wherein the rotation of the first axis output shaft is configured to capture a first axis output; a second axis output shaft rotatable about second fixed bearings as the input shaft moves with a component of motion along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, wherein the first and second fixed bearings are in fixed axial positions relative to each other during movement of the input shaft and rotation of the first or second axis output shafts, and wherein the rotation of the second axis output shaft is configured to capture a second axis output; and a series of linkages coupled to the first axis output shaft and the second axis output shaft via a plurality of pivoting joints, wherein the series of linkages are configured to decouple first axis movement of the input shaft from second axis movement of the input shaft such that the second axis output is substantially independent of the first axis output.