Radio control device for model vehicle

A radio control device suitable for a model vehicle, comprising:

• a memory configured to store a plurality of types of characteristic data, said plurality of types of characteristic data representing servo outputs of servo devices for the model vehicle corresponding to an operation amount of a stick lever;
• a changeover switch configured to selectively switch said plurality of types of characteristic data according to an operation status of said model vehicle;
• a transmitter configured to generate control signals from said characteristic data selectively switched by said changeover switch, said control signals containing data representing servo output data corresponding to the operation amount of said stick lever;
• a receiver mounted on said model vehicle configured to control the output of each of said servo devices according to control signals from said transmitter;
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• trim switches configured to vary the servo output from each of said servo devices with respect to a neutral position of said stick lever;
• said transmitter having an arithmetic processor configured to delay and transmit an offset amount due to said trim switches when said stick lever is not operated over a set value and when said changeover switch switches said characteristic data, said arithmetic processor interrupts said delay operation when said stick lever is operated above said set value during said delay operation and instead transmits the servo output of each of said servo devices according to an operation amount of said stick lever.

A method for the radio control of a model vehicle comprising:

• selectively switching to one of a plurality of types of characteristic data according to an operation status of said model vehicle;
• performing a delay operation using an arithmetic processor when switching to one of said plurality of types of characteristic data to prevent an attitude of said model vehicle from becoming unstable;
• interrupting said delay operation when at least one stick lever is operated above a range of a set value;
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• transmitting a servo output for each servo device according to an operation amount of said at least one stick lever when the step of interrupting is performed.