Control device for a human-machine interface, comprising electroactive elements
AssigneeZodiac Aero Electric
InventorThomas Thorpe
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Abstract
A control device for a human-machine interface includes a base and a moveable member in the form of a lever or a push element, which can be moved relative to the base. The control device further includes at least one electroactive element positioned between the moveable member and a fixed element of the base.
Claims12
A control device for a human-machine interface, the control device comprising a mount, a member moveable relative to the mount, and at least one electroactive element (12, 13) interposed positioned between the member and a fixed element of the mount, the member being moveably relative to the mount and being one of a handle and a thruster-type member, the at least one electroactive element being configured to control a position of the member.
A method for controlling a mobile member of handle or thruster type, wherein at least one electroactive member is interposed between the mobile member and a fixed element, the method comprising the step of activating the at least one electroactive member to provoke a change of mechanical state of the mobile member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.