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Multi-function control system

  • US 4,281,734 A
  • Filed: 10/29/1979
  • Issued: 08/04/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for controlling the direction and speed of a vehicle in response to head movements of an operator, comprising in combination;

  • a mirror for mounting on the head of the operator;

    a housing;

    means for atttaching the housing to the vehicle, the housing forming an opening facing toward the mirror when the head of the operator is in the normal forward position;

    a light source within the housing for shining substantially perpendicular to the mirror when the head of the operator is in the normal forward position;

    means within the housing for sensing the light reflected by the mirror, for responding to the different components of movement of the mirror, and providing command signals operatively related to the particular directional components of movement of the mirror; and

    a control circuit including an input responsive to the output signals of the light sensing means, means responsive to the input for processing signals, and an output responsive to the means for processing signals;

    wherein the control circuit output signals provide the signals for controlling the direction and speed of the vehicle.

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