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US 11,644,859 B2Granted
Multi-axis gimbal mounting for controller providing tactile feedback for the null command
AssigneeFluidity Technologies Inc.
InventorsScott Edward Parazynski, Jeffrey William Bull, Nicholas Michael Degnan, Alina Mercedes Matson, Brandon Tran
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Abstract
A gimbal support that senses rotational displacement and provides haptic feedback in one, two or three dimensions of a manually-operated control member used to generate control inputs using a single hand while also limiting cross-coupling.
Claims22
A controller for controlling a target by a user's single hand, the controller comprising:
- a base;
- a first control member coupled to the base, wherein the first control member is shaped to be gripped by a hand of a user and configured to rotate about only a single axis of rotation to generate a first control input for the target;
- a second control member mounted on the first control member and configured to be displaced with respect to the first control member in three degrees of freedom to generate a set of independent control inputs for the target;
- and
- a third control member coupled to the second control member by a linkage that is configured to enable a user to dynamically balance the second and third control members.
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A controller for controlling a target by a single hand of a user, the controller comprising:
- a base;
- a first control member coupled to the base, the first control member being shaped to be gripped by a hand of a user, the first control member configured to rotate about a single axis of rotation to generate a first control input for the target;
- and
- a second control member mounted on the first control member, the second control member configured to be displaced with respect to the first control member in three degrees of freedom to generate a set of independent control inputs for the target,
- wherein the first control member is configured to create a haptic feedback when the first control member is rotated into or away from a null position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.