System and method for providing in-cockpit actuation of aircraft controls
First Claim
1. An actuation system to manipulate a control interface, the actuation system comprising:
- an actuation controller;
a vision system operatively coupled to the actuation controller to optically image a display device of the control interface;
a robotic arm assembly operatively coupled to the actuation controller to engage a user-actuable device of the control interface;
a housing configured to affix to a surface adjacent the control interface, wherein each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to and supported by the housing,wherein actuation controller is configured to instruct the robotic arm assembly based at least in part on data from the vision system.
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Abstract
An actuation system to manipulate an interface in an aircraft having an actuation controller, a vision system, a robotic arm, and a housing. Each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly may be operatively coupled to the actuation controller. The vision system may be configured to optically image a display device of the preexisting interface, while the robotic arm assembly may be configured to engage a user-actuable device of the preexisting interface. The housing can be configured to affix to a surface adjacent the preexisting interface, where each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to the housing. In operation, the actuation controller may be configured to instruct the robotic arm assembly based at least in part on data from the vision system.
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1. An actuation system to manipulate a control interface, the actuation system comprising:
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an actuation controller; a vision system operatively coupled to the actuation controller to optically image a display device of the control interface; a robotic arm assembly operatively coupled to the actuation controller to engage a user-actuable device of the control interface; a housing configured to affix to a surface adjacent the control interface, wherein each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to and supported by the housing, wherein actuation controller is configured to instruct the robotic arm assembly based at least in part on data from the vision system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for manipulating a control interface using an actuation system, the actuation system comprising an actuation controller, a vision system, a robotic arm assembly, and a housing, the method comprising:
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optically imaging a display device of the control interface via the vision system; engaging, via the robotic arm assembly, a user-actuable device of the control interface based at least in part on information from the vision system, wherein the robotic arm assembly and the vision system are each operatively coupled to the actuation controller, and wherein each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to and supported by a housing that is affixed to a surface adjacent the control interface; and instructing, via the actuation controller, the robotic arm assembly to actuate the user-actuable device based at least in part on data from the vision system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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