US5309140A
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Feedback system for remotely operated vehicles
Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1991-11-26
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Granted: 1994-05-03
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Expires: 2011-11-26
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a system for providing an output corresponding tohe speed of a remote vehicle, comprising: a speed transducer mounted on the vehicle for providing a first output corresponding to the speed of the vehicle; a first data processor operably coupled to receive the first output from the speed transducer means for providing an ASCII coded output; a second data processor operably coupled to receive the ASCII coded output from the first data processor for providing an output transducer control output; and an output transducer operably coupled to receive the control output from the second data processor for providing an output having an amplitude proportional to the speed of the vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Hobart R. Everett, Jr.
- 👤 Judy M. Nieusma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:01
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/50; B60Q1/52; B60Q1/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A system for providing an output corresponding to the speed of a remote vehicle, comprising: speed transducer means mounted on the vehicle for providing a first output corresponding to the speed of the vehicle; first data processor means operably coupled to receive said first output from said speed transducer means for providing a digitally encoded second output representing the first output; second data processor means operably coupled to receive said second output from said first data processor means for providing a transducer control output; and output transducer means operably coupled to receive said transducer control output from said second data processor for providing a transducer output having an amplitude proportional to the speed of the vehicle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A system for providing an output corresponding to the speed of a remote vehicle, comprising: speed transducer means mounted on the vehicle for providing a first output corresponding to the speed of the vehicle; first data processor means operably coupled to receive said first output from said speed transducer means for providing a digitally encoded second output representing the first output; second data processor means operably coupled to receive said second output from said first data processor means for providing a transducer control output; and output transducer means operably coupled to receive said transducer control output from said second data processor for providing a transducer output having an amplitude proportional to the speed of the vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 1 further including: an operator support platform; and where said transducer output is a vibration imparted to said operator support platform.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 2 wherein: said speed transducer means is an optical rotary shaft encoder having a phase-quadrature output.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 3 further including: a radio data link for conveying said digitally encoded second output from said first data processor to said second data processor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 2 wherein: said speed transducer is a tachometer-generator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 5 further including: a radio data link for conveying said digitally encoded second output from said first data processor to said second data processor.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
118 words
A system for providing an output corresponding to the speed of a remote vehicle, comprising: speed transducer means mounted on the vehicle for providing a first output corresponding to the speed of the vehicle; first data processor means operably coupled to receive said first output from said speed transducer means for providing a digitally encoded second output representing said first output; second data processor means operably coupled to receive said digitally encoded second output from said first data processor means for providing a transducer control output; and output transducer means operably coupled to receive said transducer control output from said second data processor for providing an acoustic output having a frequency proportional to the speed of the vehicle.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
118 words
A system for providing an output corresponding to the speed of a remote vehicle, comprising: speed transducer means mounted on the vehicle for providing a first output corresponding to the speed of the vehicle; first data processor means operably coupled to receive said first output from said speed transducer means for providing a digitally encoded second output representing said first output; second data processor means operably coupled to receive said digitally encoded second output from said first data processor means for providing a transducer control output; and output transducer means operably coupled to receive said transducer control output from said second data processor for providing an acoustic output having a frequency proportional to the speed of the vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 7 further including: an operator support platform; and where second digitally encoded output is an ASCII coded output.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 8 wherein: said speed transducer means is an optical rotary shaft encoder providing phase-quadrature outputs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 9 further including: a radio data link for conveying said ASCII coded output from said first data processor to said second data processor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 8 wherein: said speed transducer is a tachometer-generator.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 11 further including: a radio data link for conveying said ASCII coded output from said first data processor to said second data processor.
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