Class 244/230 - With variable output

Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
Definition: Apparatus wherein movable parts have relative movement which
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 07/26/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7984880	Mechanisms and methods for providing rudder control assist during symmetrical and asymmetrical thrust conditions Rudder assist mechanisms and methods are capable of being operably connected to an aircraft's rudder control system. The rudder assist mechanisms most preferably have over-the-center spring biasing functions so as to cause either substantially no spring force (i.e.,...	07/26/2011
7367530	Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a yaw generating system that can include an aerospace vehicle having a fuselage with a first portion and a second portion. The system...	05/06/2008
7319466	Method and apparatus for generating and interfacing with a haptic virtual reality environment A method for generating a haptic interactive representation including the steps of defining a haptic interaction space and building a hierarchical construct, for use within the haptic interaction space, using a plurality of underlying constructs. In one embodiment t...	01/15/2008
7185859	Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods Aerospace vehicle yaw generating systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a yaw generating system that can include an aerospace vehicle having a fuselage with a first portion and a second portion. The system...	03/06/2007
7167157	Input device for improving man-machine interface An input device for improving man-machine interface, for use in connection with a data processing system such as a computer, is disclosed. The input device provides a more direct and natural relationship between the control movements of an operator and the output fr...	01/23/2007
7108228	Hydrogen-fueled spacecraft A spacecraft having facilities for carrying astronauts and payloads into the earth satellite orbit and space having a composite fiber body with a Kevlar exterior skin. Said craft having a substantially round shape with a portion covered with solar cells. Said solar ...	09/19/2006
7103499	3-D selection and manipulation with a multiple dimension haptic interface Systems and methods provide a user the ability to select three-dimensional virtual objects in a three-dimensional modeling environment using two-dimensional representations of the objects. In broad overview, the invention involves a multidimensional degree of freedo...	09/05/2006
7095418	Apparatus and methods for texture mapping The invention provides texture mapping techniques that facilitate interactive painting of a three-dimensional virtual surface by a user in object space, without requiring global parameterization. The texture mapping techniques feature rendering texture for a given v...	08/22/2006
7054775	Digitizing system and rotary table for determining 3-D geometry of an object A digitizing system and rotary table for determining the three dimensional geometry of an object is described. An apparatus includes at least one sensor that detects information describing the three-dimensional geometry of the object and provides the information to ...	05/30/2006
6958752	Systems and methods for three-dimensional modeling Systems and methods for modifying a virtual object stored within a computer. The systems and methods allow virtual object modifications that are otherwise computationally inconvenient. The virtual object is represented as a volumetric representation. A portion of th...	10/25/2005
6909205	Motor assembly allowing output in multiple degrees of freedom A motor allowing multiple degrees of output freedom includes a stator having an interior surface forming at least a portion of a sphere or curved surface and first and second substantially orthogonally positioned stator coils wound on the interior surface. A rotor i...	06/21/2005
6644600	Method and system for providing manipulation restraining forces for a stick controller on an aircraft A system and method for providing variable motion-resisting loads for a side stick controller on an aircraft where the primary resistive load is provided by a mechanical spring mechanism which is augmented or supplemented by an electric servo motor and el...	11/11/2003
6405980	Control system for rotor aircraft A rotor aircraft has an adjusting mechanism that controls the sensitivity of the control stick relative to fore and aft tilt of the rotor. The control stick is pivotable between fore and aft directions as well as laterally about a control stick pivot poin...	06/18/2002
6338454	Aircraft flight control device The present invention relates to a flight control device for an aircraft comprising a control (2) and a means for actuating a controlled member (RP, RQ) to which a command is applied. According to the invention, said device (1) additionally includes a sensor ...	01/15/2002
5531406	Flow-vectored trailing-edge for airfoils and jets Apparatus and method for airflow vectoring control for an airfoil, a two dimensional jet, and the like. An airfoil or jet with a blunt open edge and a suction system for sucking air into the open edge. A blower system for blowing air out through the open ...	07/02/1996
5464175	Variable camber vane A variable camber vane comprises a plurality of articulated spanwise segments which can be operated by a mechanism of pivoted links at one end. A plurality of such vanes may be arranged in a supporting frame to act a variable thrust deflector for the exha...	11/07/1995
5374010	Deflected slipstream vertical lift airplane structure A vertical lift and short takeoff airplane achieving a powered lift which is generated by deflecting downward on the order of nearly 90° the slipstream from the driven propellors by means of the wing flap system of the airplane....	12/20/1994
5170969	Aircraft rudder command system An aircraft rudder command system for allowing a pilot to directly input a sideslip command for yaw-axis control through use of the rudder pedals is disclosed. The aircraft rudder command system includes a pedal input device for receiving a pedal input si...	12/15/1992
5062596	Control apparatus Control apparatus, such as an aircraft throttle box, includes a manual control member 8 linearly movable on a first shaft 2. The position of the control member is sensed by rotation of the shaft 2 to generate an output control signal. In order to balance ...	11/05/1991
5058825	Steering aid for rotor aircraft Aircraft supported by rotors have an elastic device (28) that helps to angularly place the body of the aircraft in relation to the rotation axis of the rotor (1). This device has adjusting means (39-40-27) which the pilot can use during flight. The invent...	10/22/1991
5042745	Tilt ramp swept edge nozzle A tilt ramp swept edge nozzle for vectoring exhaust gases from an engine mounted in an aircraft has a pair of flaps pivotally affixed to the aircraft in the area of the output end of the engine tailpipe. The flaps are in spaced relation to each other, ali...	08/27/1991
4901948	Control system for jet propelled vehicle A vehicle capable of omnidirectional movement employing a jet engine and a plurality of directional jet nozzles communicating with said engine, and a single controller means united with said nozzles to cause omnidirectional movement of said vehicle and co...	02/20/1990
4863122	Aircraft rudder thermal compensation linkage A rudder control linkage having thermal compensation features employs a stationary thermal compensation rod, a lever with a fixed pivot, a reversing link with a movable pivot, a summing link, pilot and yaw damper input rods, and output rods. In an airplan...	09/05/1989
4842607	Accurate hand movement assistance Hand movement assistance apparatus of both the active and passive types and usable for movement stabilization by either a normal human subject seeking to perform a task of great precision or a neurologically impaired human subject having Parkinson's disea...	06/27/1989
4782657	Variable area aircraft air intake One problem associated with aircraft using variable cycle engines is how to provide an air intake which is sufficiently large to be able to supply air to both the first and second compressors of the engine during the parallel flow mode and sufficiently sm...	11/08/1988
4722659	Semiconductor wafer carrier transport apparatus Semiconductor wafers in plastic cassettes are loaded into (and later unloaded from) an input/output station serving a CVD furnace and thereafter the cassettes are non-manually transported by a programmable elevator to and from a flat-finder, a wafer trans...	02/02/1988
4667472	Electric integrated actuator with variable gain hydraulic output This invention relates to integrated electro-hydraulic actuators for use aboard aircraft or elsewhere. A balanced, double-acting hydraulic ram or motor (12) is connected between a support (16) and a member to be moved relative to the support. The ram incl...	05/26/1987
4649484	Avionic control system An all-electric powered flight control system for an aircraft incorporating fault-tolerant avionics combined with a redundant power actuation control system utilizing electro-mechanical devices for actuating aerodynamic control surfaces; and wherein, the ...	03/10/1987
4632341	Stabilizing force feedback in bio-actuated control systems A biomechanical feedback arrangement wherein a varying force tending to improve the neuromotor tracking response of a human subject, particularly in the presence of lateral or front-back G force fields, is added to the test subject input member of a feedb...	12/30/1986
4598890	Avionic control system An all-electric powered flight control system for an aircraft incorporating fault-tolerant avionics combined with a redundant power actuation control system utilizing electro-mechanical devices for actuating aerodynamic control surfaces; and wherein, the ...	07/08/1986
4580210	Control system having variably biased manipulatable unit In a control system having a manipulatable unit, such as an aircraft stick, which is biased toward a neutral position to provide control "feel", an input which at each instant signifies the position of displacement of the stick from its neutral position i...	04/01/1986
4477043	Biodynamic resistant control stick An improvement to an aircraft control stick is disclosed. Movement of an aircraft may generate a force which undesirably causes the aircraft pilot to deflect the aircraft's control stick, which thereby results in the aircraft deviating from the desired fl...	10/16/1984
4385741	Aircraft steering mechanism The present aircraft steering mechanism provides different steering characteristics for different aircraft speeds, especially at low speeds on the one hand and at high speeds on the other hand. For this purpose the steering mechanism, which is operatively...	05/31/1983
4235397	Flow deflector blades A flow deflector blade primarily for mounting within the efflux of an aircraft propulsion fan so that a change of flow direction can be effected, includes a leading edge member, a trailing edge member, a leaf spring member of arcuate form connecting the t...	11/25/1980
4171113	Shift mechanism for aircraft control system A shift mechanism for an aircraft control system for reversibly shifting the control system of the aircraft between a power mode and a manual mode of operation. The shift mechanism has a stick control input connection, a primary control surface output con...	10/16/1979
4088039	Ratio changing mechanism A ratio changing mechanism is provided for combining two mechanical input signals to produce an output signal. The mechanism includes a first crank mounted on a pivoted link with an input member mounted on the first crank. The mechanical inputs are applie...	05/09/1978
4059247	Convertiblade An aircraft which operates between the surface and the air as a rotating wing aircraft (helicopter-autogiro). When airborne a rotor pylon latch is released and the pilot flies the rotor system aft about its pivot to the fuselage to form the tail of a high...	11/22/1977
3971536	Combined helicopter flight controller A helicopter rotor control mechanism is provided in which cyclic and collive rotor control functions are performed by a single control wheel having three degrees of freedom and operable by either or both hands of the pilot as desired. The control wheel i...	07/27/1976

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Class 244/230 - With variable output