Litton Systems, Inc.

Haworth, Inc.

David R Hawks

Harold R Wilson

Anthony L Bowman

Michael B Miller

Robert T Rogers, Sr

John Eide

Philip J Bakker

A motorized vehicle, particularly a wheelchair, having a joystick controller for controlling energization of driving motors which in turn drive vehicle wheels and control steering of the vehicle. The joystick controller includes fiber-optic arrangements which sense tilting movement of the joystick in forward, rearward, rightward or leftward directions, or a combination thereof. Light signals are generated of an intensity corresponding to the position of the joystick, which signals are converted into electric signals and supplied to a controller which in turn controls energization of the drive motors to control driving and steering of the vehicle.

Motorized vehicle with fiber-optic joystick controller

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Christiansburg, VA, United States of America

David R Hawks