Embodiments of the present invention provide a pedal force augmentation device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

A control module configured to be part of a control station inside a cabin of a machine, the control module comprising: a fixed support,a main body movably mounted on the support between a work position and a retracted position,a locking means to lock the main body in the work position, the locking means can be operated between an unlocked state and a locked state in which they keep the main body in its work position,wherein the control module also includes an elastic means which is compressed when the locking means are operated between the unlocked state and an intermediate unstable state,wherein the control module also includes a sensor enabling activation of at least one power circuit of the machine only when the locking means move from the intermediate unstable state to the locked state.

Aircraft control systems to enable shared input controls. A single inceptor may provide outputs to control both land-based aircraft controls and air-based aircraft controls to reduce the number of inceptors required. In an example a side-stick provides control of both pitch and aircraft nose-wheel steering. Active inceptor technology may be utilised to provide feedback to the operator on the control system state.

連動ブレーキ装置（１０）のイコライザ（３３）は、長手方向一端部に設けられ前輪用ブレーキケーブル（３４）が接続される第１接続部（３３ｒ）と、長手方向他端部に設けられ後輪用ブレーキケーブル（３５）が接続される第２接続部（３３ｆ）と、第１接続部（３３ｒ）と第２接続部（３３ｆ）との間に設けられレバー（３２）が接続される中間接続部（３３ｍ）と、第２接続部（３３ｆ）から長手方向他端側に向けてさらに延びる断面Ｃ字形状の延出部（３３ｅ）と、を備え、延出部（３３ｅ）に係合部材（７７）が係合する被係合部（８０）が形成されている。

一端が操作部材（２）に係止される操作ケーブル（４）と、一端が第１作動部材（３１）に係止される第１ケーブル（５１）と、一端が第２作動部材（３２）に係止される第２ケーブル（５２）と、操作ケーブル（４）を、第１ケーブル（５１）および第２ケーブル（５２）に連結するケーブル連結装置（６）と、を備え、ケーブル連結装置（６）が、操作ケーブル（４）の他端と第１ケーブル（５１）の他端とを接続する接続部材（６３）と、一端が操作ケーブル（４）の他端に接続し、他端が第２ケーブル（５２）に接続し、可撓性を有する操作力伝達部材（６５）と、操作力伝達部材（６５）の延びる方向を転換する方向転換部材（６６）と、少なくとも接続部材（６３）と操作力伝達部材（６５）とを収容する収容部材（６０）とを有しているケーブル操作構造（Ｓ）であるので、ケーブル操作構造以外の部材のレイアウトの自由度を高める。

The device (1) comprises: a stator portion (2) which is stationary in operation, a rotor portion (3) which may be gripped and which is mounted such that it can be manually rotated about an axis (A-A) with respect to the stator portion (2), against the action of an opposing spring (13), a first and a second permanent magnet (11a, 11b) connected to the rotor portion (3) in respective separate angular fields about said axis (A-A) and adapted to generate respective predetermined angular distributions of magnetic field intensity about said axis (A-A), first and second magnetic field sensors (14a, 14b) connected to the stator portion (2) in respective separate angular positions about said axis (A-A), and associated with the first and second permanent magnets (11a, 11b) respectively in order to provide, when the rotor portion (3) is rotated by a certain angle with respect to the stator portion (2), respective first and second electrical signals indicative of the relative angular position of the rotor portion (3). These signals are correlated with one another in a predetermined relationship such that one of the signals may be used as a control signal indicative of the extent of an associated controlled physical magnitude desired by the user, and the other signal may be used as a control signal adapted to enable the detection of the occurrence of operating malfunctions or failures when these signals are no longer correlated with one another in the predetermined relationship.

One aspect of the invention relates to a haptic simulation apparatus having a moveable shaft restrained within a bearing, a force reflecting device acting on (5) one end of the shaft with the other end of the shaft being manipulated by a user, and a control means for controlling the reflected force applied to an end of the shaft. In another aspect of the invention there is provided a loss of resistance (10) simulation system including a gas passage connectable to a syringe, pressure sensing means for sensing gas pressure in the gas passage, and means for increasing or decreasing the gas pressure in the air passage in response to changes in pressure in the passage. The invention also concerns a method of simulating a medical or surgical procedure, computer software for use with a (15) medical simulation device and an interactive simulation system configured to provide interactive training for learning a complete procedure, particularly an epidural anaesthesia, including dextrous and non-dextrous steps.

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Bediensystem für ein Kraftfahrzeug, mit einem manuellen Betätigungsmittel mit mehreren Verstellfreiheitsgarden zur Auswahl und/oder Aktivierung von Einträgen in einer Menüstruktur mit mehreren Menüebenen, und einer Bildschirmanzeige mit mehreren Darstellungsbereichen zur Darstellung der Menüstruktur, wobei die Darstellungsbereiche jeweils mindestens ein Feld zur Darstellung eines der Einträge umfassen, wobei in mindestens eine Menüebene in einem aktiven Darstellungsbereich mehrere Einträge in einem als Liste ausgeführten Darstellungsbereich angeordnet sind. Erfindungsgemäss ist mindestens ein zusätzliches Feld zur Darstellung der Position des aktuell ausgewählten Eintrags in der Liste aktivierbar und darstellbar, wenn eine Anzahl der Einträge eine Anzahl der maximal in der Liste darstellbaren Einträge übersteigt. Verwendung in Kraftfahrzeugen.