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Quite incredible that the aviation industry haven't introduces sticks with force-feedback despite video game industry having them for about 30 years. Probably
by skylabmelody 3y ago
Quite incredible that the aviation industry haven't introduces sticks with force-feedback despite video game industry having them for about 30 years.
Probably because it's a patent lawsuit minefield.
- sph 3y agoThey have vibration in case of imminent stall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_shaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick_shaker
- scrlk 3y agoActive sidesticks have been around for a few years now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sXXx8rgeeE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sXXx8rgeeE
- masklinn 3y agoActive sticks have been in development for decades. They’re getting deployed on civilian crafts these days e.g. Gulf Stream’s top of the lines jets (though retrofitting them on existing planes is likely a ways away still). I would assume the issues are / were around reliability, failure modes, certification and training rather than patents.
- amalter 3y agoThese are mechanically linked controls. Literally the force of the other pilot is directly felt and observed. What force feedback in addition would you have in mind?
- kube-system 3y agoBoeings use mechanical yokes and not sticks. They have force feedback by design.
- WalterBright 3y agoThe force feedback is applied by the "feel computer". On the 757 it's a hydraulic device designed to apply forces to the control column simulating the forces on the control surfaces.
- kube-system 3y agoI'm talking about feedback as it pertains to dual-input, which was what was being discussed above.
- WalterBright 3y agoIt's a different implementation of the same thing.