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AssigneeDeep Ocean Engineering Incorporated
InventorsGraham S. Hawkes, Walter I. Glz
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The user of a remotely controlled, powered manipulator is provided with audible feedback signals which provide useful information relating to the force and speed of the motor. An audio tone is generated and is frequency modulated by a signal which corresponds to motor speed. The tone is amplitude modulated by a signal corresponding to motor force thus providing the user with an intuitively interpretable feedback signal having a speed-proportional pitch and force-proportional volume. In the case of an electric motor, voltage and current can be monitored to provide speed and force signals respectively. Additional modulation means are disclosed for introducing a force-proportional warble component to said tone.
An audio feedback system for monitoring and aiding in user control of a remotely operated, powered manipulator comprising:
A method for generating an audio tone useful as a feedback signal for user control of remotely operated, powered manipulators comprising the steps of:
A method for improving user control of the displacement of a remotely operated, powered manipulator by providing an audio tone useful in controlling displacement of said manipulator, the method comprising the steps of:
A method of controlling the displacement of a remotely operated, powered manipulator including the steps of displacing said manipulator by control means, providing a feedback signal from said manipulator as to manipulator displacement, and varying the operation of said control means based upon said feedback signal, wherein the improvement in said method is comprised of:
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