System for interacting at a distance with a pointing means of an HMI of a viewing system of an aircraft cockpit
A system for interacting at a distance with a pointer of a human-machine interface (HMI) of a viewing system of an aircraft cockpit, including three layers including an upper layer in the shape of an inverted V, which itself acts as a handrest knob, including a module, with a touch-sensitive flat surface, arranged on a front portion of the inverted V; at least one physical interactor to interact with the HMI arranged on a rear portion of the inverted V; and two lateral edges set back from the upper surface of the upper layer, each provided with at least one physical interactor.
1 . A system for interacting at a distance with a pointer of a human-machine interface (HMI) of a viewing system of an aircraft cockpit, comprising three layers:
an upper layer in the shape of an inverted V, comprising
a module, with a touch-sensitive flat surface, configured to interact with the pointer, arranged on a front portion of the inverted V;
at least one physical interactor arranged on a rear portion of the inverted V; and
two lateral edges set back from an upper surface of the upper layer, each provided with at least one physical interactor;
an intermediate layer configured to make it possible to modify a positioning of the upper layer; and
a lower layer configured to receive electric power supply and data;
the system being configured to make it possible to place the hand or a portion of the arm on the upper layer.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , comprising a wheel on a rear face configured so as to be able to be accessed by the tips of the hands of a user when used as a handrest.
3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the module, with a touch-sensitive flat surface, comprises a multi-contact capacitive touchpad, or a touchscreen configured to implement an alphanumeric keyboard.
4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the inverted V has an angular opening of between 135° and 179°.
5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer comprises a baseplate configured to be adapted to a position in which it is installed.
6 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein the baseplate comprises fastening screw cover devices.
7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer comprises a rotary adaptor, which is configured to rotate the upper layer about a horizontal axis.
8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate layer comprises a rotary adaptor, which is configured to rotate elements arranged on top of the baseplate jointly about a vertical axis.
9 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the module with a touch-sensitive flat surface is a multi-contact capacitive touchpad provided with a backlighting device.