Apparatus for controlling an object that is movable within a coordinate system having a plurality of axes
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorRobert E. DeMers
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for controlling the movement of an object within a coordinate system having a plurality of axes. The apparatus comprises a plurality of rotatable input controls each coupled to the apparatus and rotatable about an axis that is parallel to a different one of the plurality of axes for controlling rotation of the object about the different one of the plurality of axes. In addition, the apparatus comprises a plurality of translatable input controls each coupled to the apparatus and translatable along an axis that is parallel to the different one of the plurality of axes for controlling the translation of the object along the different one of the plurality of axes.
Claims20
An apparatus for controlling movement of an object within a coordinate system having a plurality of axes, comprising:
- a plurality of rotatable input controls each coupled to the apparatus and rotatable about an axis that is parallel to a different one of the plurality of axes for controlling rotation of the object about the different one of the plurality of axes;
- and
- a plurality of translatable input controls each coupled to the apparatus and translatable along an axis that is parallel to a different one of the plurality of axes for controlling translation of the object along the different one of the plurality of axes.
A control device for controlling movement of a visual representation of an object within a coordinate system having three independent X, Y, and Z-axes, the control device comprising:
- three rotatable input controls each coupled to the control device and rotatable about an axis that is parallel to a different one of the three independent X, Y, and Z-axes for rotating the visual representation of the object about the different one of the three independent X, Y, and Z-axes;
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- three translatable input controls each coupled to the control device and translatable along an axis that is parallel to a different one of the three independent X, Y, and Z-axes for translating the visual representation of the object along a different one of the three independent X, Y, and Z-axes.
An apparatus for controlling movement of an object within a coordinate system having a plurality of axes, comprising:
- a plurality of rotatable input controls each coupled to the apparatus and rotatable about a different one of the plurality of axes for controlling rotation of the object about the different one of the plurality of axes;
- and
- a plurality of translatable input controls each coupled to the apparatus and translatable along a different one of the plurality of axes for controlling translation of the object along the different one of the plurality of axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.