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Simulation controls and
solutions are used as:
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Hands On Throttle and
Stick (HOTAS) for fighter aircraft and trainers including
F-15, F16, F-18, F-22, JSF and P-3.
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Hands On Collective and
Stick (HOCAS) for helicopters such as Apache, Apache-Longbow,
Blackhawk, Chinook, and SeaSprite.
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Gunner's and Commander's
controls and solutions for tanks (M1 Abrams), Light Armored
Vehicles (LAV's), personnel carriers (Bradley Fighting
Vehicle), the new Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV)
and the Future Combat System (FCS) series of ground vehicles.
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Radar tracking and missile
firing simulation controls.
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An almost unlimited number
of other applications.
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| The military "simulation"
market requires high fidelity and/or duplicate fidelity
human-machine interface controls. In this market, high
fidelity means the product is nearly identical
to the original equipment in look and feel, while duplicate
fidelity requires the product to have the actual
look and feel of the original equipment. These controls
are used to simulate applications in fixed and rotor aircraft,
military vehicles, radar tracking, imaging equipment,
missile firing and many other applications. |
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1964 > MSI
designs the first miniature piezoresistive joystick,
followed quickly by the development of the inductive
and force type joysticks.
1970
> Company core competency becomes grips, hand controls,
optical encoders and trackballs for tracking and positioning
systems. Products range from medical devices and traffic
control to industrial processes and military applications.
1996
> MSI acquired by Ultra Electronics, worldwide specialists
in electronic systems for aircraft, naval vessels, armored
vehicles, airports and transport systems.
1998
> Secures U.S. patent for Hall Effect technology.
2003
> Fields industry's first sense of touch HAPTICS
technology.
2004
> Receives U.S. patent for MAGTRACK, a positioning
indicating device for harsh environments.
2004
> Develops Hall Effect miniature joysticks.
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