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Hybrid gesture control haptic system

US8954195B2 · kind B2 · utility

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70References

18Claims

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Assignee

HARRIS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Matthew D. Summer · Melbourne, US
Paul M. Bosscher · West Melbourne, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2012
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J13/084
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

System (100) and methods (500) for remotely controlling a slave device (102). The methods involve: using a Hybrid Hand Controller (“HHC”) as a full haptic controller to control the slave device when the HHC (406) is coupled to a docking station (460); detecting when the HHC is or is being physically de-coupled from the docking station; automatically and seamlessly transitioning an operational mode of at least the HHC from a full haptic control mode to a gestural control mode, in response to a detection that the HHC is or is being de-coupled from the docking station; and using at least the HHC as a portable gestural controller to control the slave device when the HHC is de-coupled from the docking station.

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