Patent ID: 6286387
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
A three-dimensional input manipulator connected to an upper node apparatus and performing input of coordinates of at least three dimensions, the manipulator comprising:a single operation grip displaced to an arbitrary position within a definite range of three-dimensional space and performing input of coordinates of a current position of the operation grip;first operation input means for supporting the operation grip with at least five degrees of freedom for changing a state of the operation grip;second operation input means for supporting the operation grip with at least six degrees of freedom for changing a state of the operation grip;grip displacement amount detection means for detecting a change of a position and a direction of the operation grip;wherein the operation grip is formed to have a bar shape having one end serving as a grip portion for applying an external force; andthe first operation input means and the second operation input means hold the operation grip at two different positions, at the other end of the operation grip and at a point in the vicinity of the second end.