Multi-degrees-of-freedom hand held controller
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1. A controller, comprising:
- a first control member movable with three degrees of freedom and providing in response thereto a first set of up to three independent control inputs, each indicating an amount of displacement of the first control member in one of the three degrees of freedom relative to a null position, wherein the first control member is configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s single hand, the first control member including a first inertial motion sensor;
a second control member extending from the first control member that is movable with at least one independent degree of freedom relative to but independently of the first control member and providing in response thereto a second set of at least one independent control inputs indicating an amount of displacement of the second control member in each of the at least one independent degrees of freedom relative to the first control member, where each control inputs of the second set is independent of each of the control input of the first set, wherein the second control member is configured to be manipulated by the a digit of the user'"'"'s single hand;
a forearm brace with which first control member is coupled; and
a second inertial motion sensor operatively connected to the forearm brace, wherein the first inertial motion sensor and the second inertial motion sensor being configured to provide data representative of relative movement between the first control member and the brace,wherein at least one of the first set of three independent control inputs is provided in response to the movement of the first control member in at least one of the three degrees of freedom relative to the forearm brace.
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Abstract
A controller including a first control member and a second control member that extends from a portion of the first control member. A controller processor is operable to produce a rotational movement output signal in response to movement of the first control member, and a translational movement output signal in response to movement of the second control member relative to the first control member. The first control member may be gripped and moved using a single hand, and the second control member may be moved using the thumb of the single hand.
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1. A controller, comprising:
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a first control member movable with three degrees of freedom and providing in response thereto a first set of up to three independent control inputs, each indicating an amount of displacement of the first control member in one of the three degrees of freedom relative to a null position, wherein the first control member is configured to be gripped by a user'"'"'s single hand, the first control member including a first inertial motion sensor; a second control member extending from the first control member that is movable with at least one independent degree of freedom relative to but independently of the first control member and providing in response thereto a second set of at least one independent control inputs indicating an amount of displacement of the second control member in each of the at least one independent degrees of freedom relative to the first control member, where each control inputs of the second set is independent of each of the control input of the first set, wherein the second control member is configured to be manipulated by the a digit of the user'"'"'s single hand; a forearm brace with which first control member is coupled; and a second inertial motion sensor operatively connected to the forearm brace, wherein the first inertial motion sensor and the second inertial motion sensor being configured to provide data representative of relative movement between the first control member and the brace, wherein at least one of the first set of three independent control inputs is provided in response to the movement of the first control member in at least one of the three degrees of freedom relative to the forearm brace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A controller comprising:
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a first control member shaped to be grasped by a hand of a user, the controller being displaceable by the user in three degrees of freedom of movement about each of three axes of rotation, the controller having at least two control inputs, each of which indicates an amount of angular displacement of the first control member about a separate one of the three axes of rotation relative to a null position, the first control member including a first inertial motion sensor; a second control member mounted on the first control member for displacement relative to the first control member in at least one degree of freedom of movement, the second control member being located on the first control member in a position that allows for movement by a thumb or index finger on the user'"'"'s hand while gripping the first control member; and a frame configured for removably mounting on a part of a user'"'"'s arm for serving as a reference for at least one of the three rotational axes, a second inertial motion sensor operatively connected to the frame, and configured to measure relative movement of the frame and the first control member in at least one of the three rotational degrees of freedom of movement of the controller to generate at least one of the at least two control inputs. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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