910results 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.

A control device includes a housing, a control member including a shaft portion to be tilted to turn about a first turn axis intersecting a direction the shaft portion extends, a first interlock member including a first shaft support portion supported by the housing turnably about the first turn axis to be turned in conjunction with a tilting operation on the control member, a return member to apply a return force to return the control member to a neutral position to the control member, an urging member to apply the return force via the return member to the control member, and a first turn detection section to detect a turn of the first interlock member. The return member includes a bottom portion and a receiving portion, and the urging member applies the return force to the control member while causing the receiving portion to elastically engage the housing.

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.

This multi-directional input device comprises an operating member, a first linked member which pivots about a first pivot axis in conjunction with a tilting operation of the operating member, a second linked member which pivots about a second pivot axis in conjunction with the tilting operation of the operating member, a first slider which moves in a first horizontal direction in accordance with pivoting of the first linked member, a second slider which moves in a second horizontal direction in accordance with pivoting of the second linked member, a first generating member held by the first slider, a second generating member held by the second slider, a first detecting unit which detects an amount of movement of the first generating member by detecting a detected medium emitted by the first generating member, and a second detecting unit which detects an amount of movement of the second generating member by detecting a detected medium emitted by the second generating member, wherein, in a plan view, any one of the first generating member and the second generating member is disposed in a position that is spaced further apart from the other generating member than a pivot axis about which the generating unit pivots when moving.

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.

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 operation device includes a lever configured to be tiltable; a substrate; a first resistor disposed on the substrate to extend in a first direction; a first actuator configured to rotate in accordance with tilting of the lever; and a first holder configured to hold a first slider and cause the first slider to slide on the first resistor by moving in the first direction via a first drive transmission part in accordance with rotation of the first actuator. The first drive transmission part includes a first protrusion integrated with the first holder and protruding in a second direction, and a first engagement portion integrated with the first actuator and including a pair of holding pieces configured to hold the first protrusion from both sides in the first direction. A first holding piece of the holding pieces is more elastic than a second holding piece of the holding pieces.

The present concepts relate to haptic controllers. In one example the haptic controller can include first and second capstans rotationally secured to a base and an energy storage mechanism connected between the first and second capstans. The example haptic controller can also include a user engagement assembly secured to the first capstan and a controller configured to control rotational forces imparted on the user engagement assembly by controlling rotational friction experienced by the first and second capstans.

An integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle is configured to perform acceleration, deceleration and steering operations of a vehicle by manipulating a joystick lever. Upon steering operation, feedback control for a steering motor is performed using a torque sensor module 800 to realize more precise steering feeling. A sensor configured to detect acceleration or deceleration position of the joystick lever and a sensor configured to detect a steering position of the joystick lever share a single position sensor PCB.

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.

Linear control system for flight simulation and other applications. The system employs a moveable handle and handle shaft configured to receive manual user input for linear in-and-out motion over at least a range of several inches and rotation back and forth about the handle-shaft axis. Various rolling contact mechanisms employing a compliant material of appropriate durometer are used to manage friction. Linear motion is detected using a motion-reducing Hall-effect sensor and magnet device, while rotary motion is detected using a different rotary sensor. The device has at least one onboard processor, which can receive, process, and output various sensor measurements to an outside computerized device (such as a computer running a flight simulation program). The onboard processor can also receive actuator commands from the outside computerized device and use them to control onboard linear and rotary actuators to provide haptic feedback to the user.