GB2606122A - Handwheels and associated control consoles - Google Patents

Handwheels and associated control consoles Download PDF

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GB2606122A
GB2606122A GB2211700.6A GB202211700A GB2606122A GB 2606122 A GB2606122 A GB 2606122A GB 202211700 A GB202211700 A GB 202211700A GB 2606122 A GB2606122 A GB 2606122A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B17/00—Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor
    • G03B17/56—Accessories
    • G03B17/561—Support related camera accessories
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B13/00—Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
    • G03B13/02—Viewfinders
    • G03B13/10—Viewfinders adjusting viewfinders field
    • G03B13/12—Viewfinders adjusting viewfinders field to compensate for change of camera lens or size of picture
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B19/00—Cameras
    • G03B19/18—Motion-picture cameras
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
    • H02P6/00—Arrangements for controlling synchronous motors or other dynamo-electric motors using electronic commutation dependent on the rotor position; Electronic commutators therefor
    • H02P6/06—Arrangements for speed regulation of a single motor wherein the motor speed is measured and compared with a given physical value so as to adjust the motor speed

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Abstract

Handwheel systems, including control consoles incorporating handwheels of the inventive subject matter, are described in this application. Handwheels described in this application can be used to control remotely located motors, especially those configured to control camera movements. To make it easier for camera operators to control remotely located motors using handwheels, those handwheels can be incorporated into a control console. Control consoles of the inventive subject matter can include several dials, toggle buttons, a display, and a variety of different inputs and outputs.

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1. A control console incorporating digital handwheels, comprising: a console body comprising a first dial, a second dial, a display, and at least one input button; a first handwheel coupled with the console body, wherein the first handwheel comprises a first rotation detector configured to detect a first rotation of the first handwheel; wherein the first handwheel rotates according to a first parameter, and the first parameter can be adjusted by the first dial; a second handwheel coupled with the console body, wherein the second handwheel comprises a second rotation detector configured to detect a second rotation of the second handwheel; and wherein the second handwheel operates according to a second parameter, and the second parameter can be adjusted by the second dial.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first handwheel comprises a first motor, and the second handwheel comprises a second motor.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first and second motors are a brushless DC motors.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first rotation detector comprises a rotary encoder.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the rotary encoder comprises at least one of a conductive encoder, an optical encoder, an on-axis magnetic encoder, and an off-axis magnetic encoder.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first rotation detector is integrated into the first motor.
7. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one antenna to facilitate wireless communication with a remote motor that is controlled by rotation either the first handwheel, the second handwheel, or both.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first parameter is simulated rotational inertia of the first handwheel, and wherein the simulated rotational inertia is greater than the actual rotational inertia of the handwheel.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of a first hard limit and a first soft limit for the first handwheel, and wherein the second parameter comprises at least one of a second hard limit and a second soft limit for the second handwheel.
10. A control console incorporating digital handwheels, comprising: a console body comprising a dial, a display, and at least one input button; a handwheel coupled with the console body, wherein the handwheel comprises a rotation detector configured to detect a rotation of the handwheel; wherein the handwheel rotates according to a parameter, and the parameter can be adjusted by the dial.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the handwheel comprises a motor.
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the motor is a brushless DC motor.
13. The system of claim 10, wherein the rotation detector comprises a rotary encoder.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein the rotary encoder comprises at least one of a conductive encoder, an optical encoder, an on-axis magnetic encoder, and an off-axis magnetic encoder.
15. The system of claim 10, wherein the rotation detector is integrated into the motor.
16. The system of claim 10, further comprising at least one antenna to facilitate wireless communication with a remote motor that is controlled by rotation either the first handwheel, the second handwheel, or both.
17. The system of claim 10, wherein the parameter is simulated rotational inertia of the handwheel, wherein the simulated rotational inertia is greater than the actual rotational inertia of the handwheel.
18. The system of claim 10, wherein the parameter comprises at least one of a hard limit and a soft limit for the handwheel.
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US6161933A (en) * 1996-07-12 2000-12-19 Arnold & Richter Cine Technik Gmbh & Co. Betriebs Kg Device for controlling, regulating and monitoring a motion-picture camera
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US6161933A (en) * 1996-07-12 2000-12-19 Arnold & Richter Cine Technik Gmbh & Co. Betriebs Kg Device for controlling, regulating and monitoring a motion-picture camera
US6608461B1 (en) * 2000-06-23 2003-08-19 Mehran Salamati Apparatus for remotely controlling geared heads for motion picture and electronic medium cameras and methods for using same
US20110280565A1 (en) * 2010-05-14 2011-11-17 Chapman Leonard T Dual loop camera stabilization systems and methods
US20130257602A1 (en) * 2012-03-27 2013-10-03 Panavision, Inc. Control and haptic force-feedback systems
US20160245728A1 (en) * 2013-09-30 2016-08-25 Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh Method and Microtome for Producing Thin Sections with a Section Profile Recording Mode
WO2019104585A1 (en) * 2017-11-30 2019-06-06 Leica Microsystems Ltd., Shanghai Controlling a motorized microtome
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