721results about "Manual control with multiple controlled members" patented technology

A Hall joystick is disclosed, including: a main body having a first side surface and a second side surface; a first side cap and a second cap that are respectively fixed to the first side surface and the second side surface; a first rotating member and a second rotating member that are rotatably connected to the first side cap and the second side cap, where each of the first and the second rotating member has a magnet; a stick partly received in the main body and having a lower end rotatably connected to the main body; a transmission member movably arranged in the main body and used to transmit a rotational motion from the stick to the first rotating member and the second rotating member; and a first Hall element arranged within the first side cap, and a second Hall element arranged within the second side cap.

A compact utility vehicle including a chassis supporting a prime mover, ground engaging wheels or tracks, an implement, and a rear standing platform operably coupled to the chassis. The vehicle can be equipped with a control console that is operably coupled to the chassis at an elevation above the rear standing platform. The console can have two manual input devices, including a first manual input device configured to control the ground engaging wheels or tracks located along the lateral direction of the vehicle between a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and 50% of a distance to a first side of the control console, and a second manual input device defining a rigid grip and a thumb switch control portion to control the operation of the implement, located along the lateral direction of the vehicle between the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and 50% of a distance to a second side of the control console.

A system includes a joystick having a body defining a handle. At least one socket is operably coupled to the handle. The joystick further includes one or more sensors including: an orientation sensor that is configured to sense orientation of the handle or an input device. Each sensor is operably coupled to the at least one socket.

A user interface for controlling an agricultural machine and a method of adjusting a haptic feedback of an user interface including method acts for determining a set point position, determining a current position of the input element, and adjusting a ripple characteristic of at least one ripple according to a second ripple characteristic being different to a first ripple characteristic if the at least one ripple is located within an adjustment range extending between the set point position and the current position of the input element.

The present application provides a rocker device. The rocker device includes a rocker, a bias component, an adjustable reset assembly, and a toggle component. The rocker is provided with a pressing part. The bias component includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is in contact with the pressing part, and the second end is capable of offsetting. The adjustable reset assembly is disposed on the second end, and the adjustable reset assembly is configured to drive the second end of the bias component to reset. The rocker rotates in the toggle component, and the toggle component is configured to act on the adjustable reset assembly to adjust a reset force. The rocker device of the present application may adjust the operating force through the toggle component, which may meet the diverse experience needs of a user.

A Hall joystick includes: a main body having a first side surface and a second side surface; a first side cap and a second cap that are respectively fixed to the first side surface and the second side surface; a first rotating member and a second rotating member that are rotatably connected to the first side cap and the second side cap, each of the first rotating member and the second rotating member having a magnet; a stick partly received in the main body and having a lower end rotatably connected to the main body; a transmission member movably arranged in the main body and configured to transmit a rotational motion from the stick to the first rotating member and the second rotating member; and a first Hall element arranged within the first side cap, and a second Hall element arranged within the second side cap.

To provide Knob (KoD) devices and related systems, methods, and devices.SOLUTION: A KoD device includes at least one electrode including an electrically conductive material. The KoD device also includes a base assembly configured to be positioned between a touch screen of a touch screen device and the at least one electrode. The at least one electrode is configured to be positioned in engagement proximity to a touch sensor of the touch screen device through the base assembly.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

An operator control device for a man-up lift truck includes a handle pivotably arranged on a support structure at a pivot point. The support structure is secured to the lift truck such that horizontal and vertical positions of the pivot point are substantially fixed with respect to the lift truck during operation. The handle comprises an upper surface contoured to ergonomically support an operator's hand with an operator's wrist arranged substantially directly above the pivot point. The handle may be biased in a neutral position. Clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of the handle may cause forward driving and stopping / reverse driving of the man-up lift truck, respectively. A thumb-operated switch can be arranged on the handle to control lift operations of the man-up lift truck. The operator control device provides dynamic stability to an operator and reduces carpal tunnel stresses and the like in the operator's wrist.

A propulsion control arrangement operable to control a speed and possible direction of a marine vessel. A marine propulsion control system controlling a carried by a hull of a marine vessel, wherein the marine propulsion control system is adapted to receive an input command from the propulsion control arrangement.

The invention provides an input apparatus, a games controller for a games console and an analogue control stick. The analogue control stick comprises a shaft pivotally mounted for movement about at least two orthogonal axes and a target surface disposed at a proximal end of the shaft. The analogue control stick comprises at least one light source and a sensor, for capturing images of the target surface illuminated by the light source at a polling interval. A processing unit compares a current image of the target surface with the immediately preceding image of the target surface captured by the sensor to determine magnitude and direction of any incremental movement of the target surface relative to the sensor between capturing the compared images. The processing unit accumulates data, in a memory cache, indicative of the incremental movements to calculate an absolute position of the target surface relative to a predefined or origin position. The analogue control stick comprises an origin position detection system for determining return of the target surface to a predefined origin position. The processing unit is configured to clear the cache of accumulated incremental movement data upon detection of the target surface being disposed at the predefined origin position.

The present disclosure relates to a CNC switch device, including a knob mechanism and a PCB. The knob mechanism is provided with a magnet, and the PCB is provided with an induction component and a control component. When the knob mechanism is configured to rotate with respect to the PCB in a contactless mode, the magnet is configured to rotate with the knob mechanism. The induction component on the PCB is configured to sense position information of the magnet and transmit the sensed position information to the control component. The control component is configured to regulate a switch gear of the CNC switch based on the position information. Compared to a conventional contact switch, the CNC switch device has no contact metal elastic sheet, there is no contact wear in the use process, and the service life is long.

Eyewear providing an interactive augmented reality experience between two eyewear devices by using alignment between respective 6DOF trajectories, also referred to herein as ego motion alignment. An eyewear device of user A and an eyewear device of user B track the eyewear device of the other user, or an object of the other user, such as on the user's face, to provide the collaborative AR experience. This enables sharing common three-dimensional content between multiple eyewear users without using or aligning the eyewear devices to common image content such as a marker, which is a more lightweight solution with reduced computational burden on a processor. An inertial measurement unit may also be used to align the eyewear devices.

A marine maneuvering system for a marine vessel is provided. The marine maneuvering system comprises a marine vessel control unit configured to: obtain a requested movement of a joystick indicating a speed value and a direction value for an upcoming navigation of the marine vessel; obtain proximity signals from a proximity sensor in response to a target being sensed in at least portions of an environment surrounding the marine vessel at least towards a direction indicated by a direction value of the joystick; determine a distance between the marine vessel and the target based on the proximity signals; and control a force feedback device to apply a force feedback to the joystick based on the determined distance.

There is provided a work machine allowing a steering operation device to be enhanced in reliability. The steering operation device includes a joystick, a first electric lever, and an input unit. The joystick receives an operator's operation. The first electric lever includes a first main body unit and a first lever unit tiltable with respect to the first main body unit, and outputs a tilt angle of the first lever unit with respect to the first main body unit. The input unit inputs an input to the first lever unit of the first electric lever to tilt the first lever unit with respect to the first main body unit of the first electric lever. The input unit has an elongated hole extending in the frontward / rearward direction. The first lever unit is disposed in the elongated hole.

A joystick assembly includes an improved plunger assembly having two magnets positioned for sensing by a Hall sensor. The joystick assembly also includes a barrel that can be selectively removed, for example, for many aspects of repairing or replacing the barrel. The joystick assembly may also include an improved stop feature compared to an existing joystick design. The joystick assembly may be used in connection with an electronic architecture that may be used with the joystick assembly in different applications.

The invention is a controller system that can be used with or integrated with one or more weapons, such as a gun. The controller system includes a grip comprising one or more buttons and an optional thumb stick. The system also includes a base with an interior that houses the button circuitry. The base includes an opening that facilitates attachment to the weapon. When installed, the controller system allows the single hand of the user to access the grip buttons and the trigger of the weapon to simultaneously control the weapon and an accessory device, such as a drone.

To provide a multidirectional input device which reduces directional dependence of click feeling of a push switch when tilt operation and depressing operation are performed to an operation shaft and enables reduction of the height.SOLUTION: A multidirectional input device 1 includes: a first rotation member 81 and a second rotation member 82; an operation shaft 83 which rotates the first rotation member 81 and the second rotation member 82 and is displaced downward; a holding mechanism 7 which elastically holds the operation shaft 83; a push switch 4 which is provided so as to be located immediately below the operation shaft 83; and an actuator 51 which pushes the push switch 4. The holding mechanism 7 includes a lifting slider 72 which supports the operation shaft 83 from below and engages with the actuator 51. The operation shaft 83 includes: an annular skirt part 835 extending outward from a lower portion of a connection part 832; and a through hole 836 penetrating through the skirt part 835.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

A computer system has processing circuitry to control a force feedback unit to progressively increase a force feedback applied to the input device in response to a manual maneuvering of the input device towards a virtual stop position being defined in between an equilibrium position and a mechanical end position of the input device. The virtual stop position is a software-defined set point acting as an intermediate trigger for the input device. The force feedback is progressively increased until it reaches a maximum force feedback at the virtual stop position; and control the force feedback unit to reduce the force feedback applied to the input device at the virtual stop position in response to a force of a manual maneuvering of the input device exceeding the maximum force feedback value.

Disclosed are a rocker mechanism and a game controller, and the rocker mechanism includes a rocker assembly, an adjusting cover, an adjusting plate and an electronic control assembly. The rocker assembly includes a rocker base, a rocker body, a damping adjuster and a first spring. The adjusting cover is located outside the rocker base. The top surface of the adjusting plate is in contact with the surface of the rotating part, and the peripheral edge of the adjusting plate is threaded with the adjusting cover. The electronic control assembly is connected to the adjusting cover in a driving manner to drive the adjusting cover to rotate, so as to drive the adjusting plate to move closer to or away from the rocker body.

An inceptor apparatus for an aircraft having a primary inceptor member provided in the form of a stick member having a grip portion, at which the stick member can be gripped by a pilot's hand, and a secondary inceptor member provided at an upper portion of the primary inceptor member and having an actuating portion, at which the secondary inceptor member can be manually actuated by a pilot's thumb. Both inceptor members have associated a respective sensor assembly which is provided to generate electronic flight control signals or commands in response to at least one of i) pivoting movements of the respective inceptor member around each of two independent maneuvering axes associated to the inceptor member, ii) forces acting on or via the respective inceptor member in pivoting directions with respect to each of the maneuvering axes, and iii) lateral flexing or bending of the respective inceptor member.

An inceptor apparatus for an aircraft comprises a primary inceptor member provided in the form of a stick member having a grip portion, at which the stick member can be gripped by a pilot's hand, and a secondary inceptor member provided at an upper portion of the primary inceptor member and having an actuating portion, at which the secondary inceptor member can be manually actuated by a pilot's thumb. Both inceptor members have associated a respective sensor assembly which is provided to generate electronic flight control signals or commands in response to at least one of i) pivoting movements of the respective inceptor member around each of two independent maneuvering axes associated to the inceptor member, ii) forces acting on or via the respective inceptor member in pivoting directions with respect to each of the maneuvering axes, and iii) lateral flexing or bending of the respective inceptor member.

A multi-directional input device includes a housing, a control member to be tilted, a first interlock member having a first shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a second interlock member having a second shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about a second turn axis intersecting the first turn axis and is turned with a tilting operation of the control member, a first urging member to urge the control member to push the first shaft support portion against the housing and provide a return force for returning the control member to a neutral position, a second urging member to urge the second interlock member to push the second shaft support portion against the housing, and a turn detector to detect a turn of each of the first and second interlock members.

A vehicle steering assembly for controlling movement of a vehicle having independently rotatable left and right ground-engaging traction elements. The steering assembly comprises a steering handle and a steering controller positioned generally below the steering handle and actuated by movement of the steering handle. The steering handle includes an upright shaft and a laterally-extending crossmember fixed to the top of the upright shaft. A flexible protective cover is attached to the shaft and is configured to prevent dirt and debris from entering the steering controller. The steering handle is shiftable in forward and rearward directions to thereby cause corresponding forward and rearward rotation of both of the left and right traction elements. The steering handle is rotatable in clockwise and counterclockwise directions to thereby cause a change in the relative speeds and directions of rotation of the left and right traction elements.

The invention relates to a side lever grip with minimum cross axis control coupling. Specifically, a side lever grip is disclosed that minimizes intersecting axis control coupling about three or more control axes, where one of the control axes provides a directional (yaw) input by twisting the grip in a clockwise / counterclockwise direction. Minimizing cross axis control in accordance with the embodiments disclosed herein is achieved primarily by substantially coincidence of a grip reference point (GRP) of the side lever grip (i.e., a theoretical point at which pitch and roll forces are applied) with the yaw axis of rotation. By providing the GRP substantially coincident with the yaw rotation axis, unexpected yaw torque is minimized when control inputs are applied on the side levers on a pitch axis and a roll axis.

Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for an input device for controlling a robotic surgical tool. The input device can include a first pair of opposing links and a second pair of opposing links. The first pair of opposing links and second pair of opposing links can be arranged radially symmetrically. The input device can be configured to control operation of the robotic surgical tool.

A steering wheel includes: a steering portion which is gripped and steered by a driver; a boss portion which is disposed inside the steering portion and is coupled to a steering center shaft of the steering portion; and an operation portion which is disposed adjacent to the steering portion, and is configured to be swingable with respect to the steering portion, to input an accelerator operation by being operated to swing in a first direction with respect to the steering portion, and to input a brake operation by being operated to swing in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

A radio control transmitter (160) includes a sensor (174) to detect orientation of the transmitter. The orientation is used in combination with a command from a joystick (162) to control operation of the bridge (2) and / or trolley (4) of a material handling system (1). In a first operating mode, rotational orientation is divided into two intervals. When the transmitter is facing a first direction, pressing forward causes the commanded axis to travel forward. When the transmitter is facing opposite the first direction, pressing forward causes the commanded axis to travel reverse. In a second operating mode, rotational orientation is divided into four intervals. A forward motion will control either the trolley or bridge in the direction of the joystick as a function of the transmitter orientation. In a third operating mode, displacement of the joystick will cause a vector command for the material handling system in the direction the joystick is pressed.

An operating device (3) for a household appliance (1, 2) has an operating element (6) and a display device (8), wherein the operating element (6) is movable such that in a first displacement position the display device (8) is covered and in the second displacement position the display device (8) is released.

The illustrated embodiments include an apparatus having a programmable, implantable pacemaker with a controllable pacing rate; and a blood pressure monitoring device having an output communicated to the pacemaker. The pacemaker selectively and automatically modulates pacing rate in response to monitored blood pressure to reduce hypertensive blood pressure in a patient or treatment for DCHF (HPpEF). The embodiments also include a. method tor operating a pacing device to treat drug resistant hypertension which includes the steps of monitoring blood pressure; and controlling rate modulation in the pacing device in response to the monitored blood pressure to selectively prevent excessive pacing to reduce mean arterial blood pressure fay either inhibiting rate modulation in the pacing device or by changing rate modulation parameters.