Movement control method, movement manipulation apparatus, and method for manipulating movement of moving body

A movement control method for manipulating the movement of a moving body, comprising:

• disposing a manipulation remote controller and a movement mechanism for moving a moving body respectively at one end and an other end of a slender member that is either a signal transmission cable or is equipped with a signal transmission cable;
• supplying a signal related to a direction of a casing of the manipulation remote controller to a drive control apparatus and controlling drive of the movement mechanism;
• and
• producing a control signal on the basis of the signal in part of the drive control apparatus, whereby the drive of the movement mechanism is controlled in the rest of the drive control apparatus on the basis of the control signal.

A movement manipulation apparatus, comprising:

• a slender member that either is a signal transmission cable or is equipped with a signal transmission cable;
• a casing of a manipulation remote control disposed at one end of the slender member;
• a casing direction identification device configured to produce a signal related to a direction of the casing;
• and
• a drive control apparatus that is disposed at an other end of the slender member and is configured to control movement of a moving body on the basis of the signal, wherein
• the signal is supplied, through the signal transmission cable, from the casing direction identification device to the drive control apparatus.

A movement manipulation apparatus, comprising:

• a slender member having at least two rod-like members and a connecting member that bendably connects the rod-like members;
• a casing of a manipulation remote controller rotatably attached around an axis of one of the rod-like members disposed at one end of the slender member;
• a signal production device, disposed inside the casing, the signal production device configured to produce a signal related to an amount of rotation or a rotational direction of the casing around the axis of the one of the rod-like members;
• a movement apparatus, disposed at an other end of the slender member, and configured to move a moving body;
• a drive control apparatus configured to control drive of the movement apparatus on the basis of the signal;
• and
• a transmission device configured to supply, either through a signal transmission cable or wirelessly, to the drive control apparatus a signal related to an amount of rotation or a rotational direction of the casing.

A movement control method for controlling drive of a movement apparatus that moves a moving body, the movement control method comprising:

• providing a manipulation remote controller disposed at one end of a slender member and configured to control the drive of the movement apparatus disposed at an other end of the slender members;
• and
• controlling the drive of the movement apparatus on the basis of a signal generated according to a change in a distance between
• a switching device located at a casing of the manipulation remote controller, the casing being disposed at the one end of the slender member and is attached rotatably around an axis of a portion of the one end of the slender member or a rod-like member, or a member that works in synchronization with the switching device, and
• a portion of the one end of the slender member disposed inside the casing or an object that is integral with the portion, or the rod-like member that constitutes a portion of the one end of the slender member, or an object that is integral with the rod-like member.

A movement control method for controlling the drive of a movement apparatus that moves a moving body, the movement control method comprising:

• providing a manipulation remote controller disposed at one end of a slender member and configured to control the drive of the movement apparatus, the movement apparatus being disposed at an other end of the slender members;
• and
• controlling the drive of the movement apparatus on the basis of an output signal of an optical sensor, the signal being outputted according to a change in a distance between a push button located at a casing of the manipulation remote controller or a member that works in synchronization with the push button and at least one of,
• a portion of the one end of the slender member disposed inside the casing,
• a disk that is fixed coaxially with the portion of the one end,
• a rod-like member that constitutes the portion of the one end of the slender member, and
• a disk that is that is fixed coaxially with the rod-like member,
• wherein the casing is disposed at the one end of the slender member and is attached rotatably about at least one of,
• an axis of a portion of the one end of the slender member, and
• the rod-like member constituting the portion of the one end of the slender member.

A movement manipulation apparatus, comprising:

• a slender member;
• a manipulation remote controller including a casing and rotatably attached about one end of the slender member or a rod-like member;
• a movement apparatus, disposed at an other end of the slender member, the movement apparatus configured to move a moving body;
• a drive control apparatus configured to control drive of the movement apparatus;
• a switching apparatus located at the casing;
• a signal production device configured to produce a signal according to a change in a distance between
• at least one of the switching apparatus a member that works in synchronization with the switching apparatus
• and
• at least one of a portion of the one end of the slender member disposed inside the casing, an object that is integral with the portion of the one end, a rod-like member that constitutes a portion of one end of the slender member, and an object that is integral with the rod-like member;
• and
• a transmission apparatus configured to supply, either through a signal transmission cable or wirelessly, the signal to the drive control apparatus.