EP 1283535 A3 20041117 - Hand controller for a remote operated vehicle
Title (en)
Hand controller for a remote operated vehicle
Title (de)
Handsteuerungseinrichtung für ein ferngesteuertes Fahrzeug
Title (fr)
Unité de commande manuelle pour un véhicule télécommandé
Publication
Application
Priority
US 92825801 A 20010810
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1283535A2] 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. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H01H 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 9/0214 (2013.01); H01H 9/0235 (2013.01); H01H 25/04 (2013.01); H01H 2009/0257 (2013.01); H01H 2221/012 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5670988 A 19970923 - TICKLE JAMES DEXTER [US]
- [A] GB 2163114 A 19860219 - OFFSHORE SYST ENG OSEL
- [X] US 6019680 A 20000201 - CHENG CHIU HAO [TW]
- [X] US 6069614 A 20000530 - SINGHAL TARA C [US]
- [A] US 3521589 A 19700721 - KEMP FREDERICK O
- [A] WO 0108969 A1 20010208 - SCHAER ANDRE [FR]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 02255523 A 20020807