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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Daniel Greeley, Andover, MA (US);
Daniel Fourie, San Jose, CA (US);
Bryce Lee, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Danbury, CT (US);
David Wilkinson, Dedham, MA (US);
William T. Townsend, Weston, MA (US);
Daniel Greeley, Andover, MA (US);
Daniel Fourie, San Jose, CA (US);
Bryce Lee, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Danbury, CT (US);
David Wilkinson, Dedham, MA (US);
William T. Townsend, Weston, MA (US);
Barrett Technology, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Abstract
An end effector controller that is gripped by an operator in one hand, including a pistol-grip housing configured to fit in the palm of an operator's hand when gripped and having mounted thereon a plurality of switching mechanisms with pivoting, dual-acting switch triggers each configured for independent actuation by multiple fingers of the hand when said controller is gripped, and a method for controlling a robotic end effector remotely using the operator hand-gripped controller, the method including switching between preset operating modes of the end effector using a single, control input element, easily actuated by a finger in the operator's gripping hand; and providing continuous fine adjustment between preset modes using a second, control input element also easily actuated by a finger on the operator's gripping hand.