Sensor system with improved operator input devices

Details Sensor system with improved operator input devices Sensor system with improved operator input devices

2007-08-07

2007-08-07

Le, Que T. (Department: 2878)

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Housings

C250S208100

Reexamination Certificate

active

10897180

ABSTRACT:
A sensor system includes a sensor payload (20) capable of generating image signals, an electronic control unit (ECU) (40) for controlling the sensor payload and a hand held control unit (80) in communication with the ECU for use by an operator to input control commands to the ECU. The hand held control unit (80) includes a front facing control panel surface (84) having control elements distributed thereon and an orthogonally disposed bottom surface (94). A handle (96) extends from the enclosure bottom surface (94) with the handle longitudinal axis disposed at an angle (A) of between 175 and 135 degrees with respect to the control panel surface (84). In a second embodiment, the senor system includes a lap top control unit (LCU) (300) reconfigurable by an operator to swap movable control module (312, 306) from a base unit left side receiving port (320) to a base unit right side receiving port (318) to accommodate both left and right-handed users.

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Photograph of prior art hand held control unit by WESCAM showing that the angle between the handle longitudinal axis and the control panel is more than 180 degrees.

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