Cockpit Control Stick Bracket for Removable Console Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing external mission equipment in air vehicles is fixedly assembled, creating visual and physical obstacles to other equipment on the cockpit center console, and there is a need for a solution that allows easy access and removable mounting of such equipment.
Innovation Solution
A control mechanism with an interconnector mechanism that allows external mission equipment to change positions on the console, featuring a control stick attached to a bracket via a connecting piece that can slide between multiple positions, including outward and downward orientations, and a rail mechanism for further adjustment, enabling easy attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If external mission equipment is fixedly assembled on the console, then the equipment is securely mounted, but visual and physical obstacles are created to other equipment on the cockpit center console
Solution Approach 1:
The control stick assembly is designed with movable capability, allowing it to transition between extended operational position and retracted stowed position. The bracket includes channels that guide the connecting piece movement, enabling the control stick to dynamically adjust its position to avoid obstructing other console equipment while maintaining secure mounting through the bracket connection system
2Object-affected harmful factors
If external mission equipment is removably mounted on the console, then visual and physical accessibility to internal equipment is ensured, but the mounting stability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The control stick assembly is segmented into separable components: the control stick itself, the connecting piece, and the bracket. This segmentation allows the assembly to be easily installed and removed from the console while maintaining stable operation when assembled. The connecting piece with pins and channels provides reliable mechanical connection during operation but allows for easy disassembly when needed
3Ease of operation
If the control stick is positioned outward to approach the pilot, then ease of operation is improved, but it may obstruct access to internal equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The control stick assembly can dynamically change position between an extended outward position for pilot operation and a retracted stowed position that clears the console area. The bracket's channel structure guides this movement, allowing the control stick to be positioned outward when needed for control input and retracted when access to internal equipment is required
Data Source
AI summary
A control mechanism for a console (C) provided in in an air vehicles has at least one control stick (2) located on the console (C) that provides mission input to the air vehicle by a user and at least one bracket (3) that allows the control stick (2) to be attached on the console (C).