RU2344465C1 - Manipulator for computer - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: manipulator contains body rigidly fixed to control element arranged in the form of H-shaped frame with curvilinear support surfaces for location of operator forearms with the possibility of movement due to hinge joint provided inside body. Tailpiece is rigidly fixed on hinge joint for fixation on any place convenient for operator. Buttons and rollers are installed on front parts of control element on periphery opposite to each other on side faces for convenient control of movements system. At that rigidity of hinged joint travel may be adjusted with the help of regulator installed in body by operator or automatically depending on situation that takes place in movements system. And control element has the possibility to adjust H-shaped frame by clamps located on it along width between curvilinear support surfaces.

EFFECT: higher reliability and accuracy of manipulator operation, convenience of its application.

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Description

The invention relates to computing, in particular to input devices, and can be used in computer games to control objects in computer-simulated spaces, in the field of mechanical engineering, aircraft manufacturing, and cosmotics.

The description of the invention is known to the patent of the Russian Federation No. 2121708, the prefix joystick for the trackball, IPC G06F 3/033 from 1997.04.03, publ. 1998.11.10. author Efremov M.V. A joystick attachment for a trackball consisting of a handle, an arm, a hinge and a spherical segment, the handle being pivotally mounted in an arm mounted on the trackball body, and the spherical segment is fixed on the lower end of the handle so that its spherical surface is in contact with the trackball ball with the possibility of transmission stick movements on a trackball ball.

Disadvantages: inability to control a complex system of movements without using a keyboard and / or additional controls, low accuracy of movements, low reliability in the Man-Machine system, inability to control the central part of the movement system in real volume (analogue).

The closest technical solution known is the description of the utility model patent No. 45843, dated February 15, 2005, a computer manipulator, IPC G06F 3/033, 2005.05.27, ed. Gruzdev A.V., Pylnaya L.S., characterized by the following features: a manipulator for a computer containing buttons, a housing inside which a hinge is installed, characterized in that the shank is rigidly fixed to the hinge for fixing it at any convenient place for the operator, and the housing is rigidly connected to the control element, made in the form of an H-shaped frame with curved supporting surfaces for locating the forearm of the operator with the possibility of movement due to the hinge, while on the front parts of the control element along the periphery Lines against each other are buttons and rollers on the sides for convenient control of the movement system.

Disadvantages: the control element does not have the ability to adjust the H-shaped frame along the width of the shoulders of the operator, the lack of the ability to control the rigidity of the hinge depending on the weight of the operator, the situation in the system of movements.

Effect: improving the usability, quality, reliability, accuracy of the manipulator.

Improving usability by adjusting the H-shaped frame with clamps located on the control element in width between the curved supporting surfaces depending on the shoulder width of the operator, and increasing the quality, reliability, accuracy of the controlled functions in the movement system is achieved due to the fact that A well-known manipulator comprising a housing, inside of which a hinge is located, on which a shank is rigidly fixed for fastening it at any convenient place for the operator, the housing being rigidly connected with a control element made in the form of an H-shaped frame, has a regulator inside the housing that interacts with a hinge located inside the housing, which allows you to adjust the rigidity of its movement before starting work, depending on the weight and physique of the operator and automatically during operation, depending on the situation, occurring in the system of movements. Due to the possibility of adjusting the control element in width between the curved supporting surfaces with the help of clamps mounted on an H-shaped frame, the convenience in use is increased, since operators of different physique can work on the same manipulator, having previously set the desired width of the control element, depending on its shoulder width, the quality of the operator’s work increases, because the regulator inside the manipulator’s body interacts with the hinge and controls its rigidity in automatic mode, depending on the situation in the movement system, which causes the operator to have a “feedback” effect and a clearer perception of the movement system. Automatically changing stiffness of the hinge allows the operator to better feel the object that he controls. Reliability and accuracy of the manipulator is increased due to the fact that the controller inside the manipulator’s body, which interacts with the hinge, can adjust the rigidity of its stroke before starting work, depending on the weight and complexion of the operator, which allows operators with different body and forearm weights with the same accuracy and efficiency to manage the system of movements.

The drawing shows a manipulator for a computer.

Statics.

The manipulator for the computer contains buttons 1, the housing 2, a hinge 3 is mounted inside the housing 2, on which the shank 4 is rigidly fixed to fasten the shank at any convenient place for the operator, and the housing 2 is rigidly connected to the control element 5, made in the form of an H-shaped frame with curved supporting surfaces 6 for locating the forearms of the operator with the possibility of movement due to the hinge 3, the rigidity of which can be adjusted using the controller 12 located in the housing 2 at the request of the operator or automatically depending on the situation occurring in the system of movements, while on the front parts 7 of the control element 5, buttons 1, hinged buttons 8, multi-contact buttons 9, rollers 10 for conveniently controlling the system of movements are located on the periphery of each other on the sides, the control element 5 has the ability to adjust the H-shaped frame due to the clamps 11 located on it in width between the curved supporting surfaces 6.

The operation of the device.

A manipulator for a computer works as follows. The manipulator by means of a shank 4, rigidly connected to the hinge 3, is mounted at any convenient place for the operator, for example, to a table (not shown). The operator is in front of the manipulator at a distance of 5-7 cm from the manipulator’s body 2 so that the operator’s body does not touch the body 2. The forearms of the hands rest on the control element 5, made in the form of an H-shaped frame with curved supporting surfaces 6 for locating the operator’s forearms with the possibility of movement due to the hinge 3, rigidly fixed to the table by means of the shank 4. The operator sets the width of the control element 5 convenient for himself by means of the clamps 11. The control element 5 is rigidly connected to the housing 2, in which m is located hinge 3, due to which the control element 5 is able to move, and a regulator 12 is installed in the housing 2, which controls the stiffness of the hinge 3, and the operator sets the desired level of stiffness of the hinge 3 using the regulator 12 before starting work. The movement system is partially controlled the forearms of the operator lying on the curved supporting surfaces 6, and is partially controlled by the brushes of the operator lying on the front parts 7 of the control element 5. Since the regulator 12 located in the housing 2 during operation of the manipulator automatically controls the stiffness of the hinge 3 in the housing 2 depending on the situation in the system of movements, the operator has the effect of "feedback" and a clearer perception of the system of movements. The operator’s hands interact with the buttons 1, the hinged buttons 8, the multi-contact buttons 9 and the rollers 10 located on the front parts 7 of the control element 5 and peripherally against each other on the sides of the front part 7 for convenient control of the movement system.

The design of the manipulator allows you to effectively carry out the control process regardless of the weight and physique of the operator.

Compared to the prototype, a computer manipulator allows you to physiologically more clearly perceive the system of movements due to the appearance of the “feedback” effect, which allows the operator to better feel the object that he controls.

Technical and economic indicators.

Ease of use of the device, quality, reliability, accuracy of the manipulator compared to the prototype increases many times.

The list of positions.

1 - buttons,

2 - the body of the manipulator,

3 - hinge,

4 - shank rigidly mounted on a hinge,

5 - control element in the form of an H-shaped frame,

6 - curved supporting surfaces for the location of the forearm of the operator,

7 - front part of the control element,

8 - hinged buttons,

9 - multi-contact buttons,

10 - rollers,

11 - clamp

12 - regulator.

Claims (1)

A computer manipulator comprising buttons, a housing rigidly connected to a control element made in the form of an H-shaped frame with curved support surfaces, on the front parts of which are located on the periphery of each other, on the sides, buttons and rollers are located for convenient control of the movement system, inside a hinge is mounted on which the shank is rigidly fixed, characterized in that on the control element, made in the form of an H-shaped frame, clamps are installed between the curved supporting surfaces, and inside and the body is the controller, which controls the stiffness of the joint progress.