Patent ID: 11940833
Assignee: INVENTUS ENGINEERING GMBH
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC G

Claim 26:
27. A method of operating an input apparatus, the method comprising:
manually pivoting at least one operator control lever of the input apparatus about a pivot axle in order to perform an input into an input receiving apparatus that is operatively connected to the input apparatus;
targetedly damping or enabling a pivoting movement of the operator control lever by a magnetorheological brake device that is coupled to the pivot axle; and
controlling the brake device with a control device in dependence on a pivot angle of the operator control lever sensed by a sensor and/or in dependence on a time and/or in dependence on at least one operating state of the input receiving apparatus, in order to targetedly adapt the damping; and
if an operating state is present with a parameter that exceeds a threshold value and/or with a hazard that exceeds a threshold value, and/or if an assistance system intervenes, haptically signaling with a targeted sequence of different retardation torques during a pivoting movement of the operator control lever.