CPC A63F 13/24 (2014.09) | 13 Claims |
1. A multiaxis manipulation control device (10, 100) comprising:
a housing (11, 13),
at least one thumb mechanisms arranged on the housing (11, 13), each thumb mechanism comprising a thumb securing unit (50) for holding a user's thumb and a thumb linkage connecting said thumb securing unit (50) to the housing (11, 13), and further comprising a sensor unit for detecting movements of the thumb securing unit (50) independently in three directions and providing a sensor signal, and
an electronic circuitry for processing said sensor signals and based on said sensor signals, generating and transmitting manipulation control signals to a processor device;
wherein said thumb linkage includes a first coupling mechanism allowing the securing unit (50) to pivot around a first axis (X) and a second axis (Y) perpendicular to said first axis, and for at least one tumb mechanism, a second coupling mechanism allowing the thumb securing unit (50) to move along a third axis (Z), which is perpendicular to said first and second axes and aligns with a longitudinal axis of the thumb mechanism,
wherein the sensor unit of each of the at least one thumb mechanisms comprises a dual axis position sensing unit arranged in said first coupling mechanism for detecting the rotation of the thumb securing unit (50) around the first and second axes (X, Y), and
wherein the sensor unit of at least one thumb mechanisms further comprises a single axis position sensing unit arranged in said second coupling mechanism for detecting the displacement of the thumb securing unit (50) along the third axis (Z).
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