COMMAND INPUT DEVICE FOR THRUSTER CONTROL SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC B61C17/12 G05G1/04 H01H19/60 

FIELD: sea vessels.

SUBSTANCE: device for generating and issuing commands by an operator to control two thruster engines for sea vessels. The command input device for the thruster control system contains two independent drives, each of which has a handle and two angle sensor channels installed opposite the fixed magnets. Each channel of the angle sensor consists of a chip with a Hall sensor and a magnet. The channels of the angle sensors are connected to the common board of the controller module. The handles of the two drives are movable both independently from one another and together. The mechanism for fixing the positions of each of the handles is made with a tactile disk with recesses, located on the axis with the handle, and a spring-loaded roller for fixing tactile points. The device contains a brake shoe with a compression spring and a screw for adjusting the braking force acting on the brake disc, combined with a tactile disc, providing independent fixation, including a speed scale, of each of the handles at any point in the operating range.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of thruster control to ensure maneuverability and controllability of vessels in ship control modes.

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