Throttle Functionality of Haptic Controller
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1. A system configured to operate a robotic device, the system comprising:
- a rotatable knob coupled to a base;
at least one motor that is operable to apply a torque-generating force to the rotatable knob;
a curved touchpad comprising one or more touch sensors arranged to sense touch input on a curved surface of the rotatable knob; and
a control system configured to;
detect, based at least in part on touch data from the curved touchpad, a throttle mode input; and
in response to the throttle mode input, operate the at least one motor to affect the rotation of the rotatable knob to simulate a throttle.
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Abstract
Example implementations may relate to a haptic hand-holdable controller configured with throttle functionality. An example device may take the form of a haptic controller, which senses tactile information and provides force feedback. The haptic hand-holdable controller may implement a throttle where a motor varies feedback to the hand-holdable controller to simulate a throttle.
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1. A system configured to operate a robotic device, the system comprising:
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a rotatable knob coupled to a base; at least one motor that is operable to apply a torque-generating force to the rotatable knob; a curved touchpad comprising one or more touch sensors arranged to sense touch input on a curved surface of the rotatable knob; and a control system configured to; detect, based at least in part on touch data from the curved touchpad, a throttle mode input; and in response to the throttle mode input, operate the at least one motor to affect the rotation of the rotatable knob to simulate a throttle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving touch data from a curved touchpad comprising one or more touch sensors, wherein the curved touchpad is arranged on a curved surface of a rotatable knob, wherein a control device comprises the rotatable knob coupled to a base, at least one motor that is operable to apply torque-generating force to the rotatable knob, and the curved touchpad; detecting, based at least in part on the touch data, a throttle mode input; and in response to the throttle mode input, operating the control device in a throttle mode, wherein operating the control device in a throttle mode comprise operating at least one motor to affect the rotation of the rotatable knob to simulate a throttle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions executable by a processor to cause a computing device to perform operation comprising:
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receiving touch data from a curved touchpad comprising one or more touch sensors, wherein the curved touchpad is arranged on a curved surface of a rotatable knob, wherein a control device comprises the rotatable knob coupled to a base, at least one motor that is operable to apply torque-generating force to the rotatable knob, and the curved touchpad; detecting, based at least in part on the touch data, a throttle mode input; and in response to the throttle mode input, operating the control device in a throttle mode, wherein operating the control device in a throttle mode comprise operating at least one motor to affect the rotation of the rotatable knob to simulate a throttle.
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