Remote control
The present disclosure relates to a remote control including an electronic circuit comprising means for detecting the position, orientation and movement of the hand and/or forearm such as an accelerometer, means for transmitting at radiofrequency a control signal calculated depending on the measured position, orientation and movement, and a means for fastening to the forearm of an operator, wherein the remote control further comprises a contactor able to be actuated by the interaction of two fingers, the contactor controlling the activation of the electronic circuit and the maintenance of the control signal until the action on the contactor is stopped, and a bearing surface associated with a contactor controlling an emergency stoppage of the controlled equipment.
1. A remote control for controlling equipment, comprising:
an electronic circuit including at least one sensor configured to detect the position, orientation, and movement of a hand and/or a forearm of a person using the remote control;
a transmitter for transmitting a radio frequency control signal calculated depending on the detected position, orientation, and movement;
a fastener for fastening at least a portion of the remote control to the forearm of the person using the remote control; and
a contactor configured to be actuated by the interaction of two fingers of the person using the remote control, the contactor controlling activation of the electronic circuit and maintenance of the control signal until actuation of the contactor is stopped, a bearing surface associated with the contactor controlling an emergency stop of the controlled equipment.
2. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the electronic circuit comprises a threshold detector for generating a control signal when a signal corresponding to the detected position, orientation, or movement exceeds a threshold value, and the control signal is maintained until the actuation of the contactor is stopped.
3. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the remote control further comprises complementary first and second modules, the first module comprising a strap, a box containing the electronic circuit secured to the strap, and the at least one sensor, the second module comprising the contactor, the contactor being configured to be positioned around one finger of the person using the remote control.
4. The remote control of claim 3 , wherein the box includes a single connector configured to receive a connector of the second module and/or a connector of a power charger.
5. The remote control of claim 3 , wherein the remote control further comprises a second contactor positioned on the first module and intended to be controlled by a second hand of the person using the remote control.
6. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an accelerometer configured to detect accelerations along three perpendicular axes.
7. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a gyroscope configured to detect rotations in three directions.
8. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a magnetometer for detecting a magnetic orientation.
9. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises an inertial measurement unit comprising an accelerometer with three perpendicular axes, a gyroscope with three rotational axes, and a three-axis magnetometer.
10. The remote control of claim 8 , wherein the inertial measurement unit is configured to detect an angle of slope, an orientation, and accelerations along three perpendicular axes.
11. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the remote control further comprises an emergency stop button.
12. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the remote control further comprises a plurality of contactors for selecting the controlled equipment or one of a plurality of functionalities of the controlled equipment.
13. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the remote control further comprises a digital stepping or two-way contactor.
14. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the remote control is configured to selectively operate in a strumming mode according to a storage of a last direction detected by the at least one sensor and on repeated actions on the contactor.
15. The remote control of claim 1 , wherein the remote control is configured to selectively control movement of the controlled equipment at two or more rates of displacement.