Control input device for interfacing an elongated flexible object with a computer system
US5821920A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45118
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for interfacing an elongated flexible object with an electrical system. The apparatus includes an object receiving portion and a rotation transducer coupled to the object receiving portion adapted to determine the rotational motion of the elongated flexible object when the object is engaged with the object receiving portion and to provide an electromechanical interface between the object and the electrical system. In a preferred embodiment, the rotation transducer includes an actuator and translational transducer to provide a translational electromechanical interface between the object and the electrical system.
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