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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2005
Andrew M. Voto, Brighton, MI (US);
Ronald K. Selby, Flint, MI (US);
Kenneth D. Perry, New Lothrop, MI (US);
David A. Ross, Columbiaville, MI (US);
Alfred V. Dumsa, Jr., Hartland, MI (US);
Andrew M. Voto, Brighton, MI (US);
Ronald K. Selby, Flint, MI (US);
Kenneth D. Perry, New Lothrop, MI (US);
David A. Ross, Columbiaville, MI (US);
Alfred V. Dumsa, Jr., Hartland, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A manually-operated control for generating a vector signal comprises a handle with an elongate axis pivotally mounted to the housing for universal rotation about a pivot point on the axis of the handle. An imaged surface moves in two directions with the rotation of the handle about two perpendicular axes intersecting at the pivot point. A camera and LED are focused on the imaged surface. A microprocessor-based controller inputs and processes images sequentially input from the camera for detecting and quantifying the movement of the imaged surface in two directions and generates a vector signal indicative thereof.