Accelerometer based control system and method of controlling a device
First Claim
1. A control system comprising:
- an accelerometer assembly for measuring acceleration of a control mechanism in at least one direction and generating signals representative of the control mechanism'"'"'s acceleration; and
a processor having inputs coupled to the accelerometer assembly for receiving the signals representative of the control mechanism'"'"'s acceleration, storing said signals as an acceleration pattern of at least one pre-programmed control mechanism movement, determining if said signals match the acceleration pattern of the pre-programmed control mechanism movement, and generating at least one control signal in response to the matching of the acceleration pattern to initiate a device control function.
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Abstract
A control system and method are provided for controlling a device. The control system includes a control mechanism (100, 200), including a plurality of accelerometers (102, 204) and a processor (104, 206) for generating at least one control signal. The plurality of accelerometers (102, 204) provide acceleration measurements to the processor (104, 206), the measurements describing the current acceleration of control mechanism (100, 200) in all directions. The processor (104, 206) receives the acceleration measurements and compares the acceleration measurements to a value range stored to determine if the movement of the control mechanism can be mapped to a pre-programmed motion stored during setup of the system, indicative of a control function. The processor (104, 206) generates at least one control signal in response to the detection of a pre-programmed motion. The control signal provides for control of a device (110, 202).
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20 Claims
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1. A control system comprising:
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an accelerometer assembly for measuring acceleration of a control mechanism in at least one direction and generating signals representative of the control mechanism'"'"'s acceleration; and
a processor having inputs coupled to the accelerometer assembly for receiving the signals representative of the control mechanism'"'"'s acceleration, storing said signals as an acceleration pattern of at least one pre-programmed control mechanism movement, determining if said signals match the acceleration pattern of the pre-programmed control mechanism movement, and generating at least one control signal in response to the matching of the acceleration pattern to initiate a device control function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control system, the system comprising:
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a control mechanism, the control mechanism comprising;
at least one accelerometer for measuring acceleration of the control mechanism in at least one direction and generating signals representative of the control mechanism'"'"'s acceleration;
a processor having inputs coupled to the at least one accelerometer for receiving the signals representative of the control mechanism'"'"'s acceleration, storing said signals as an acceleration pattern of at least one pre-programmed movement, determining if said signals match the acceleration pattern of the pre-programmed movement, and generating at least one control signal in response to the matching of the acceleration pattern of the pre-programmed movement;
a transmitter having inputs coupled to the processor for transmitting the at least one control signal; and
a receiver for receiving the at least one control signal generated by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling a device, the method comprising the steps of:
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programming at least one acceleration measurement in a device as a programmed movement of a control mechanism by measuring acceleration of the control mechanism in at least one direction and producing at least one acceleration measurement, wherein the programmed movement represents a control function;
measuring acceleration of the control mechanism in at least one direction and producing at least one acceleration measurement and mapping the at least one acceleration measurement to a value range to determine if the at least one acceleration measurement is within the value range indicating the programmed movement of the control mechanism has occurred; and
generating at least one control signal in response to the mapping of the programmed movement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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