Stick shaker

A stick shaker is a mechanical device to rapidly and noisily vibrate

the control yoke (the "stick") of an aircraft to warn the pilot of an
imminent stall. A stick shaker is connected to the control column of most
civil jet aircraft and large military aircraft.
The stick shaker is a component of the aircraft's stall protection system,
which is composed of fuselage or wing-mounted angle of attack sensors that
are connected to an avionicscomputer. The computer receives input from
the AOA sensors and a variety of other flight systems. When the data
indicate an imminent stall, the computer actuates both the stick shaker and
an auditory alert.
The shaker itself is composed of an electric motor connected to a
deliberately unbalanced flywheel. When actuated, the shaker induces a
forceful, noisy, and entirely unmistakable shaking of the control yoke. This
shaking of the control yoke matches the frequency and amplitude of the
stick shaking that occurs due to airflow separation in low-speed aircraft as
they approach the stall. The stick shaking is intended to act as a backup to
the auditory stall alert, in cases where the flight crew may be distracted.
In larger aircraft (especially in T-tailed jets that might be vulnerable to deep
stall), some stall protection systems also include a stick pusher system to
automatically push forward on the elevator control, thus reducing the
aircraft's angle of attack and preventing the stall. Both systems have to be
tested and armed before takeoff and remain armed during flight.
The vibration of the stick shaker is often heard on black box recordings of
aircraft that entered a stall condition prior to a crash.