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SSU DEMONSTRATOR
FLIGHT DECK SIMULATOR FOR SAGEM’S ACTIVE SIDE STICK UNIT
 EXPERIENCE THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT!

Active Side Stick Unit Control panels

Sagem’s new active side stick unit
(SSU), designed for civil and military
fixed and rotary-wing aircraft,
incorporates a number of patented
innovations.

It features a simple, compact design,

with force feedback adjustable in real
time according to the flight envelope
or mission. Extensively tested in With the recent acquisition of Eaton’s Integrated Cockpit
conjunction with seasoned pilots, it Solutions business, Sagem extends its offering to
offers a high degree of flexibility during the ergonomics encompass instrument panels and displays, including
development and validation process, starting early in illuminated switches and cockpit controls, all based on
aircraft development and continuing all the way up to globally recognized expertise. Sagem is the only company
certification. Synchronized side stick units, combined with capable of not just producing the pilot control unit, but
a number of advanced features (hard/soft stops, stick also designing and manufacturing the specific light plates
shaker, stick pusher/puller, auto-trim, etc.), guarantee and indicators required for each aircraft. Sagem provides
enhanced coordination between pilot and copilot, better instrument panels for the ARJ21 regional jet, as well as
crew training and improved flight safety. the Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300.

Force feel law configuration tool Throttle Control Assembly

Sagem’s automated throttle control
assembly (TCA) is an innovative
hybrid magnetic-mechanical
friction device, already certified on
the Airbus A350. It is electrically
and mechanically segregated. It
is also highly resistant to jamming,
thanks to dual motion paths. With
its reverse mode (piggy-back),
it can be used on all types of
turbofan-powered aircraft.
We have developed a special tool to configure and
evaluate the force feel laws. Using an iterative approach,
we can define operational needs, then apply and validate
the force applied on the side stick unit, all in virtually real
Flight deck simulator
time.
We have developed a dedicated flight deck simulator, integrating two active SSU prototypes and an A350
throttle control assembly (TCA), along with a flight simulation loop. A flight control computer simulates the
flight control laws between these units and the aircraft environment.