Joystick apparatus for measuring handle movement with six degrees of freedom
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1. A joystick allowing six degrees of freedom of hand input force for conversion of the hand input force into electrical output signals, said joystick comprising:
- a) a handle;
b) abase;
c) at least three dual-axis sensors attached to said base; and
d) means for coupling said sensors to said handle so as to support said handle and to transmit said hand input force to said sensors whereby said hand input force varies the quantities measured by the sensors in relation to the direction and magnitude of the hand input force.
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Abstract
Described and shown is a joystick for measuring movement of, or force and torque against, a manually operated handle in six degrees of freedom. The degrees of freedom include translational motion or force along each of three orthogonal axes and rotational motion or torque about each of the axes. Also described and shown is a circuit for interfacing the joystick to a standard computer port.
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1. A joystick allowing six degrees of freedom of hand input force for conversion of the hand input force into electrical output signals, said joystick comprising:
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a) a handle; b) abase; c) at least three dual-axis sensors attached to said base; and d) means for coupling said sensors to said handle so as to support said handle and to transmit said hand input force to said sensors whereby said hand input force varies the quantities measured by the sensors in relation to the direction and magnitude of the hand input force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A joystick allowing six degrees of freedom of hand input force for conversion of the hand input force into electrical output signals, said joystick comprising:
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a) a handle; b) a base; c) at least three dual-axis angular position sensors attached to said base; and d) means for elastically coupling said sensors to said handle so as to support the handle and to transmit said hand input force to the sensors, the hand input force causing movement of said handle, said movement being restricted to a limited range, whereby said movement varies the angular position quantities measured by the sensors in relation to the direction and magnitude of the movement.
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5. A joystick allowing six degrees of freedom of hand input force for conversion of the hand input force into electrical output signals, said joystick comprising
a) a handle; -
b) a base; c) at least three dual-axis force sensors attached to said base; and d) means for rigidly coupling said sensors to said handle so as to support the handle and to transmit said hand input force to the sensors, whereby the hand input force varies the force quantities measured by the sensors in relation to the direction and magnitude of the hand input force.
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