Aircraft control selector levers
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsSamuel Neff, Christopher Dias, Andrew Hanley
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Abstract
Selector lever systems of aircraft are provided. The selector lever systems include a selector lever configured to control operation of one or more aircraft control surfaces, the selector lever having a handle configured to enable manual operation of the selector lever, a touch sensor arranged on the handle, and a controller arranged in communication with the touch sensor, the controller configured to at least one of generate a notification when a signal is received from the touch sensor and unlock the selector lever from a locked state.
Claims20
A selector lever system of an aircraft, the selector lever system comprising:
- a selector lever configured to control operation of one or more aircraft control surfaces, the selector lever having a handle configured to enable manual operation of the selector lever;
- a touch sensor arranged on the handle;
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- a controller arranged in communication with the touch sensor, the controller configured to at least one of generate a notification when a signal is received from the touch sensor and unlock the selector lever from a locked state.
A method of controlling a selector lever of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- detecting a predetermined contact with a touch sensor on a handle of the selector lever, the selector lever configured to control operation of one or more aircraft control surfaces;
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- at least one of generating a notification in response to the detected predetermined contact and unlocking the selector lever from a locked state in response to the detected predetermined contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.