CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE FOR AVIONICS DISPLAYS

CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE FOR AVIONICS DISPLAYS

A device for controlling a cursor on an avionics display screen. The device has a grab handle conveniently located and shaped to be comfortably gripped. The handle is equipped with a trackball which can be turned by the thumb to move the cursor on the display. Alternatively or additionally, a trigge...

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Hauptverfasser: BROCKMAN JAMES E, GROENER GREGORY M
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A device for controlling a cursor on an avionics display screen. The device has a grab handle conveniently located and shaped to be comfortably gripped. The handle is equipped with a trackball which can be turned by the thumb to move the cursor on the display. Alternatively or additionally, a trigger may be provided to effect a select function using the index finger. One or more switches may be provided on the handle to change the content on the display.