Flight control system with tactile feedback
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Nov 5, 1991
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Nov 29, 1990
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Abstract
A control system for an aircraft or other man-machine system wherein the usual visual feedback system is characterized and is optimally supplemented by a secondary feel oriented feedback arrangement in which input signals are derived from either of two supplementary feedback signal sources and the resulting algorithms characterized mathematically. The disclosure includes several exemplary arrangements of the feedback systems in which some of the input parameters are of selected value. Mathematical characterization of the feedback paths is used.

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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
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Patent Owner | Address | Total Patents |
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The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force | WASHINGTON, DC | 730 |
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Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Repperger, Daniel W | Vandalia, OH | 21 | 582 |
Cited Art Landscape
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* 5016177 Aircraft flight path angle display system | 21 | 1983 | |
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* 4578562 Method and control system for controlling an industrial robot | 23 | 1984 | |
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* 4800721 Force feedback lever | 234 | 1987 | |
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* 4477043 Biodynamic resistant control stick | 192 | 1982 | |
* 4632341 Stabilizing force feedback in bio-actuated control systems | 128 | 1985 |
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* 6273371 Method for interfacing a pilot with the aerodynamic state of the surfaces of an aircraft and body interface to carry out this method | 6 | 1999 | |
H2206 Tactile side-slip corrective yaw control for aircraft | 3 | 2004 | |
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* 6000662 Flying aid device for a fly-by-wire aircraft | 28 | 1997 | |
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9501955 Endoscopic ultrasonography simulation | 0 | 2002 | |
7850456 Surgical simulation device, system and method | 19 | 2004 | |
8500451 Preoperative surgical simulation | 5 | 2008 | |
8543338 System and method for performing computerized simulations for image-guided procedures using a patient specific model | 0 | 2009 | |
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* 2010/0200,705 CONTROL AND COMMAND ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT | 0 | 2009 | |
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* 7285932 Method and apparatus for loss of control inhibitor systems | 2 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0230,566 Method and apparatus for loss of control inhibitor systems | 0 | 2004 | |
* 7285933 Method and apparatus for loss of control inhibitor systems | 1 | 2005 | |
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7984878 Apparatus and method for backup control in a distributed flight control system | 10 | 2007 | |
7878461 System and method for an integrated backup control system | 14 | 2007 | |
* 2007/0164,168 System and method for an integrated backup control system | 19 | 2007 | |
* 2007/0164,166 Apparatus and method for backup control in a distributed flight control system | 16 | 2007 | |
8104720 System and method for an integrated backup control system | 11 | 2011 | |
* 2011/0190,965 System and Method for an Integrated Backup Control System | 4 | 2011 | |
9233756 System and method for aircraft cabin atmospheric composition control | 0 | 2011 | |
8235328 Apparatus and method for backup control in a distributed flight control system | 3 | 2011 | |
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8050780 Apparatus and method for controlling a force-activated controller | 14 | 2002 | |
* 2005/0080,495 Apparatus and method for controlling a force-activated controller | 24 | 2004 | |
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* 2007/0235,594 Pilot flight control stick feedback system | 2 | 2006 | |
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7108232 Helicopter force-feel and stability augmentation system with parallel servo-actuator | 11 | 2004 | |
* 2005/0173,595 Helicopter force-feel and stability augmentation system with parallel servo-actuator | 10 | 2004 | |
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* 5414337 Actuator having electronically controllable tactile responsiveness | 320 | 1993 | |
* 5559412 Actuator having electronically controllable tactile responsiveness | 132 | 1995 | |
* 5889670 Method and apparatus for tactilely responsive user interface | 300 | 1996 | |
* 6020876 Force feedback interface with selective disturbance filter | 282 | 1997 | |
* 6131097 Haptic authoring | 165 | 1997 | |
6281651 Haptic pointing devices | 77 | 1998 | |
6876891 Method and apparatus for providing tactile responsiveness in an interface device | 105 | 1999 | |
6310605 Force feedback interface with selective disturbance filter | 29 | 1999 | |
6374255 Haptic authoring | 82 | 2000 | |
7557794 Filtering sensor data to reduce disturbances from force feedback | 3 | 2001 | |
7812820 Interface device with tactile responsiveness | 3 | 2002 | |
7191191 Haptic authoring | 80 | 2002 | |
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* 7098811 Method and apparatus for tactile cueing of aircraft controls | 9 | 2003 | |
* 2005/0151,672 Method and apparatus for tactile cueing of aircraft controls | 3 | 2003 | |
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* 5596499 Control law mode switching between rate command and attitude command control systems | 8 | 1995 | |
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* 6695264 Power lever tactile cueing system | 15 | 2002 | |
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6320284 Motor assembly allowing output in multiple degrees of freedom | 20 | 1999 | |
6664666 Motor assembly allowing output in multiple degrees of freedom | 21 | 2001 | |
6909205 Motor assembly allowing output in multiple degrees of freedom | 22 | 2003 | |
* 2004/0124,717 Motor assembly allowing output in multiple degrees of freedom | 2 | 2003 | |
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* 5844392 Haptic browsing | 271 | 1997 | |
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* 6199028 Detector for human loss of tracking control | 6 | 1999 |
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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