Hand controller for a remote operated vehicle

A hand controller for a submersible remote operated vehicle (ROV) with left, right and vertical thrusters. The hand controller can be gripped between the fingers and palm of one hand. A joystick (340) is mounted for thumb actuation and configured to provide control signals for the ROV's left an...

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Main Authors SAMALIONIS, FRANCES, SHELTON, CHRIS D, COOPER, JEREMY DANIEL, DORMER, MICHAEL WILLIAM, PULLIN, GRAHAM MICHAEL, MIRO, JAIME VALLS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 12.02.2003
Edition7
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC SWITCHES
ELECTRICITY
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
RELAYS
SELECTORS
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Summary:A hand controller for a submersible remote operated vehicle (ROV) with left, right and vertical thrusters. The hand controller can be gripped between the fingers and palm of one hand. A joystick (340) is mounted for thumb actuation and configured to provide control signals for the ROV's left and right thrusters, thereby to control surge and yaw. A. A trigger (348) with two buttons (350, 352) is mounted for index finger actuation. The two buttons respectively provide control signals for up and down control of a vertical thruster of the ROV, thereby to control heave. This ergonomic design has proved to be easy to learn and use.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20020255523