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US 11,899,451 B2Granted
Remote control unit having active feedback
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsStephen Yibum Chung, Russell C. Peters, Andrew Vincent Louis
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AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsStephen Yibum Chung, Russell C. Peters, Andrew Vincent Louis
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In one embodiment, a remote controller for a vehicle includes at least one control element for controlling operation of at least one aspect of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a remote-control mode; an actuator connected the at least one control element for controlling a position of the at least one control element when the vehicle is in an autonomous operations mode; and a processing system for receiving a first control signal from the vehicle indicative of a state of operation of the vehicle. In operation, the processing system generates a second control signal to the actuator to cause the actuator to control a position of the control element such that it corresponds to and indicates the state of operation of the vehicle.
A method of operating a remote control unit associated with a vehicle, the method comprising:
A method of operating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a remote control unit, the remote control unit comprising a plurality of control elements for controlling operation of at least one aspect of the UAV when the UAV is in a remote control unit mode during which a human operator provides control information to the UAV using the plurality of control elements and at least one actuator connected to the control elements for controlling positions of the control elements when the UAV is in an autonomous operations mode during which the UAV operates without receiving control information from the human operator, the method comprising:
A method of operating a remote control unit associated with a vehicle, the remote control unit comprising a plurality of control elements for controlling operation of at least one aspect of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a remote control unit mode during which a human operator provides control information to the vehicle using the plurality of control elements and at least one actuator connected to the control elements for controlling positions of the control elements when the vehicle is in an autonomous operations mode during which the vehicle operates without receiving control information from the human operator, the method comprising:
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