Stand-Alone Device, System And Method For Navigating In A Space Having At Least Three Dimensions
AssigneeCommissariat a l'Energie Atomique
InventorsLaurent Jouanet, David Dominique, Yanis Caritu, Patrick Schermesser
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Abstract
A stand-alone device for navigating in a space having at least three dimensions comprises a housing capable of being manipulated by a user. The housing houses means for generating signals that represent the inclination of the housing according to its pitch axes, rolling axes and yaw axes, and houses at least one isometric device that generates a control signal of a bi-directional displacement according to at least one axis of said space. The invention is used, in particular, for navigating in a virtual space.
Claims21
A stand-alone device for navigating in a space having at least three dimensions, comprising a casing adapted to be manipulated by a user, the casing incorporating means for generating signals representing the inclination of the casing with respect to its pitch, roll and yaw axes, wherein the casing incorporates at least one isometric device generating a movement control signal for controlling a bidirectional movement with respect to at least one axis of the space, wherein the isometric device is sensitive to a force exerted along at least one axis of the isometric device.
A navigation method in a space having at least three dimensions, the method comprising the following steps:
- acquiring signals representing an inclination of a casing with respect to the pitch, roll and yaw axes;
- acquiring a control signal for controlling a bidirectional movement in the space along at least one axis of the space, wherein the control signal is generated by an isometric device incorporated in casing and sensitive to a force exerted along at least two axes of said isometric device;
- generating at least one bidirectional movement in the space from signals representing the inclination of the casing;
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- generating at least one second bidirectional movement in the space from the control signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.