Patents by Inventor Clyde E. Clark

Clyde E. Clark has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Helmet weight simulaor
    Patent number: 4264310
    Abstract: A device for providing acceleration cues to the helmet of a simulator pilot. Pulleys are attached to both shoulders of the pilot. A cable is attached to both sides of the helmet and extends through the pulleys to a takeup reel that is controlled by a torque motor. Control signals are applied to a servo system including the torque motor, the takeup reel and a force transducer which supplies the feedback signal. In one embodiment of the invention the force transducer is in the cable and in another it is in the takeup reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Billy R. Ashworth, Alton C. Hall, Clyde E. Clark