Rocking Lever Remote Control for Motorized Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current remote control technologies with rocking lever devices are complex and do not effectively correspond to the actual movements of remotely controlled motorized devices, leading to a poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A remote control system featuring a first and second rocking lever device, a processor, and a signal transmitting device, where the rocking lever devices are designed to generate specific instructions for linear motion and rotation, allowing the remote control to communicate effectively with motorized devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, to perform corresponding movements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a traditional rocking lever device is used in the remote control, then the remote control can be operated, but the operation does not substantially correspond to the actual movement of the motorized device and the operation becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation correspondenceVSAvoidrocking lever operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The rocking lever device is segmented into two independent functional components: a linear motion rod for controlling linear movement instructions and a rotation rod for controlling rotation instructions. This segmentation allows each rod to handle a specific type of motion independently, simplifying the operation and improving the correspondence between user input and device response.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention adds a rotational dimension to the traditional linear rocking lever operation. By introducing a rotation rod that can rotate around its axis, the system captures both linear and angular movements, creating a more comprehensive and intuitive control interface that directly maps to the motorized device's degrees of freedom.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Ease of operation

If the rocking lever device operation is simplified to correspond to actual movement, then user experience improves, but the device may lose functionality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experienceVSAvoidcontrol functionality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Each rod in the invention serves multiple functions: the linear motion rod can generate both forward and backward linear movement instructions, while the rotation rod can generate both clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation instructions. This multi-functionality ensures that simplifying the operation interface does not reduce the control capabilities available to the user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adapts the control instructions based on the direction and magnitude of the rod movements. The processor interprets the dynamic state of each rod to generate appropriate control signals, allowing the simplified physical interface to maintain full functional versatility through intelligent signal processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The system simplifies the operation of remote controls by allowing users to easily control motorized devices with intuitive linear and rotational movements, enhancing user experience and device control.

Implementation Method 1

The first circuit board includes a first magnetic sensor, the first magnetic sensor facing the first magnetic element, the first magnetic element being driven by the operating lever assembly from an initial position of the first magnetic element to perform a linear movement along the first direction or the second direction relative to the first magnetic sensor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic sensing: Hall Effect

Implementation Method 2

the second circuit board including a second magnetic sensor, the second magnetic sensor facing the second magnetic element, the second magnetic element being driven by the operating lever assembly from an initial position of the second magnetic element to be rotated along the third rotation direction or the fourth rotation direction relative to the second magnetic sensor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic sensing: Hall Effect

Data Source

PatentUS11531332B2Remote control and motorized device
Publication Date: 2022.12.20 AUTEL ROBOTICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to the field of remote-control technology, and provides a remote control for remotely controlling a motorized device, the remote control including a first rocking lever device, a second rocking lever device, a processor and a signal transmitting device. A rod of the first rocking lever device is configured to perform a linear movement along a first direction and a second direction, so as to trigger the remote control to generate a first remote control instruction and a second remote control instruction, and is further configured to rotate along a third rotation direction and a fourth rotation direction, so as to trigger the remote control to generate a third direction and a fourth direction. The first direction is opposite to the second direction, and the third direction is opposite to the fourth direction. The processor is connected to the first rocking lever device and the second rocking lever device to process the first remote control instruction, the second remote control instruction, the third remote control instruction and the fourth remote control instruction.