Apparatus and method of electrical control loading
OwnerStuart James Cameron Grossartinventor
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Abstract
The apparatus comprises: an electrical rotary drive motor; a pulley means having a pulley wheel means operatively coupled to the electrical drive motor, and a pulley line means; an actuator shaft connected to the pulley line means such that operation of the rotary drive motor urges non-arcuate and substantially linear movement of the actuator shaft; loading interface means connected to the actuator shaft for providing an interface between the actuator shaft and a user manipulable vehicle simulator control member, and for applying a loading force as provided by the urging of substantially linear movement of the actuator shaft.
Claims21
An electrical control loading apparatus for providing a loading force for application to a user manipulable vehicle simulator control member, the apparatus including an electrical actuator comprising:
- an electrical rotary drive motor;
- a pulley means having a pulley wheel means operatively coupled to the electrical drive motor, and a pulley line means;
- an actuator shaft connected to the pulley line means such that operation of the rotary drive motor urges non-arcuate and substantially linear movement of the actuator shaft;
- loading interface means connected to the actuator shaft for providing an interface between the actuator shaft and a user manipulable vehicle simulator control member, and for applying a loading force as provided by the urging of substantially linear movement of the actuator shaft.
A method of electrical control loading for providing a loading force for application to a user manipulable vehicle simulator control member, the method comprising the steps of:
- operatively coupling a pulley wheel means to an electrical drive motor;
- connecting the pulley line means to an actuator shaft such that operation of the rotary drive motor urges non-arcuate and substantially linear movement of the actuator shaft;
- connecting the actuator shaft to a user manipulable vehicle simulator control member to provide an interface between the actuator shaft;
- and, operating the rotary drive motor so as to apply a loading force as provided by the urging of substantially linear movement of the actuator shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.