Industrial remote control system and methods
First Claim
1. A remote control system for an industrial vehicle including a base station and at least one auxiliary system to be remotely controlled by an operator using at least one of a plurality of different control input devices, the remote control system comprising:
- a processor-based remote control unit comprising a plurality of substantially identical connector interface ports each configured to receive associated ones of the plurality of different control input devices, the processor-based remote control unit configured to;
sample signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices as the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices is manipulated by the operator;
map the signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices to a control function; and
communicate the control function to the base station for execution by the auxiliary system of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Flexible remote control systems and methods avoiding customized control schemes for industrial vehicles are disclosed. The industrial vehicle has a base station and at least one auxiliary system to be remotely controlled by an operator using at least one of a plurality of different control input devices. The remote control system includes a processor-based remote control unit having a plurality of substantially identical connector interface ports each configured to receive associated ones of the plurality of different control input devices. The processor-based remote control unit is configured to sample signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices as the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices is manipulated by the operator, map the signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices to a control function, and communicate the control function to the base station for execution by the auxiliary system of the vehicle.
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29 Claims
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1. A remote control system for an industrial vehicle including a base station and at least one auxiliary system to be remotely controlled by an operator using at least one of a plurality of different control input devices, the remote control system comprising:
a processor-based remote control unit comprising a plurality of substantially identical connector interface ports each configured to receive associated ones of the plurality of different control input devices, the processor-based remote control unit configured to; sample signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices as the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices is manipulated by the operator; map the signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices to a control function; and communicate the control function to the base station for execution by the auxiliary system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of remotely controlling at least one auxiliary system of an industrial vehicle including a base station, the method implemented with a processor-based remote control unit interfaced with a plurality of different control input devices via a plurality of substantially identical connector interface ports, the method comprising:
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sampling, with the processor-based remote control unit, signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices as the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices is manipulated by an operator; mapping, with the processor-based remote control unit, the signals associated with the at least one of the plurality of different control input devices to a control function; and communicating the control function to the base station for execution by the auxiliary system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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