Motorization of the trim wheel requires extensive engineering.

Parts required:
- Airbus Pedestal and throttle quadrant with trim wheel mechanism intact
- 10 turn precision potentiometer (Vishay model 534)
- Custom gear mounting disc plate
- Custom potentiometer mounting plate
- 4 rods (6 mm diameter, 140 mm length)
- Nuts and washers
- Two gears (1.3 ratio used)
- DC Planatary Motor (12V Maxon model 144650)
- Coupling / Clutch
- Custom DC Motor mounting plate
- Huco Friction Clutch
- Interface board – PhidgetMotorControl HC, Pololu Jrk 21v3 or OC DC Motor Plus
Original design and implementation by Simon and Holt






Tutorial:
Trim Wheel Interfacing (Jeehell FMGS)
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Hi!
What Huco Friction Clutch do you use?
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And what specifications do you have on the motor? Is the gearbox back drivable? Or do you work against the clutch?
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