Electronic unit for a tactile cueing apparatus
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorJustin Mark Dee
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an Electronic Unit, EU, for a tactile cueing apparatus for a vehicle. The tactile cueing apparatus augments feel for an operator of the vehicle. The EU comprises a first channel. The first channel is configured to monitor communication for determining a control mode of the first channel. The control mode comprises a Reversionary Active Mode, the Reversionary Active Mode providing a control characteristic for limited augmented feel capability to the operator of the vehicle; and an Active Mode, wherein the Active Mode providing a control characteristic for fully augmented feel capability to the operator of the vehicle.
Claims25
An Electronic Unit, (EU) for a tactile cueing apparatus system for a vehicle, the tactile cueing apparatus configured to augment feel for an operator of the vehicle, the EU comprising:
- a channel configured to monitor communication for determining a control mode of the channel, wherein the control mode includes a Reversionary Active Mode and an Active Mode;
- the Reversionary Active Mode configured to provide a control characteristic for limited augmented feel capability to the operator of the vehicle;
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- the Active Mode configured to provide a control characteristic for fully augmented feel capability to the operator of the vehicle.
A computer-implemented method for an Electronic Unit (EU) for a tactile cueing apparatus for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring communication for determining a control mode of a first channel, wherein the control mode includes a Reversionary Active Mode and an Active Mode;
- the Reversionary Active Mode configured to provide a control characteristic for limited augmented feel capability to the operator of the vehicle;
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- the Active Mode configured to provide a control characteristic for fully augmented feel capability to the operator of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.