US 11,993,393 B2
Flight guidance panels with joystick controls
Jeffrey Hausmann, Savannah, GA (US); Kristin Medin, Savannah, GA (US); Jim Jordan, Savannah, GA (US); and Scott Bohanan, Savannah, GA (US)
Assigned to GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/297,114.
Application 18/297,114 is a continuation of application No. 16/947,281, filed on Jul. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,649,066.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/883,447, filed on Aug. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242272 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 43/00 (2013.01) [B64C 13/0421 (2018.01); B64D 11/0646 (2014.12); B64D 11/0689 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A flight guidance panel for an aircraft, the flight guidance panel comprising:
a subpanel display for indicating different aircraft guidance modes and corresponding flight value goals, the subpanel display having a top-level state and a subpanel control state;
a joystick for user interaction with the subpanel display;
at least one rotary encoder coupled with the joystick to receive rotation inputs from a user of the joystick;
a deflection sensor coupled with the joystick to detect a deflection input from the user of the joystick; and
a processor programmed to:
change a state of the subpanel display to the subpanel control state corresponding to a selected subpanel in response to receiving the deflection input while the subpanel display is in the top-level state; and
change the status of an aircraft guidance mode controlled by the selected subpanel in response to receiving the rotation inputs while the subpanel display is in the subpanel control state.