JP2659392B2 - Radio control transmitter - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a radio control transmitter used for remotely controlling a steered device such as an airplane, a helicopter, and a vehicle, and more particularly to a radio control transmitter for controlling data in a control mode. A radio control transmitter for facilitating processing.

(B) Background of the Invention Generally, a radio control transmitter is provided with a large number of operating members such as a stick lever, a switch, and a button, and the contents of these definitions differ depending on the type of a remotely controlled device. Thus, different steered devices could not be remotely steered by a single radio control transmitter. In order to improve this, the contents defined for each operation member can be changed, and the definition contents of each operation member can be changed for each steered device, and multiple types of steered devices can be changed by a single radio control transmitter. Some have been devised so that they can be remotely controlled. In addition, servo characteristics and mounting errors are different for each device to be steered, and in order to absorb such differences, the transmitter can change the servo operation amount with respect to the stick lever operation amount. If a combination of the correlation between the operation content and the control data is stored for each of the steered devices, the correlation can be changed for each of the steered devices to perform an optimal steering operation.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, when inputting the definition contents of the operation member and the correlation between the operation contents of the operation member and the control data, many key operations and operations of the adjustment trimmer are required. There was a problem that the setting input work became complicated.

An object of the present invention is to enable a setting input of a definition content of an operation member and a setting input of a correlation between the operation content of the operation member and control data to be performed via a card in which necessary data is written in advance. An object of the present invention is to provide a radio control transmitter capable of simplifying a setting input operation by eliminating a complicated operation such as a key operation when inputting a mode setting.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems A radio control transmitter according to the present invention generates control data correlated with the operation contents of a plurality of operation members based on a preset control mode, and transmits the control data to a controlled device. A radio control transmitter for transmitting data to an apparatus includes a card for storing data relating to the operation mode, and card processing means for processing data relating to the operation mode for the card.

Further, in the radio control transmitter including a control mode storage means storing a plurality of control modes, the radio control transmitter includes a mode for specifying the control mode to be executed among the plurality of control modes stored in the control mode storage means. A selection card storing selection data may be used.

Further, the card may be a setting card storing a control mode to be executed.

Further, in a radio control transmitter provided with a control mode storage means storing a single or a plurality of control modes,
The card may be a storage card for storing one or more operation modes stored in the operation mode storage means.

Further, the card may be a storage card for storing a currently set operation mode.

The control mode may include a combination of functions defined for each control member.

Further, the operation mode may be a content of a combination of a correlation with operation content control data of each operation member.

(E) Operation In the present invention, the data relating to the control mode stored in the card is processed by the card processing means.
When the radio control transmitter includes a control mode storage unit that stores a plurality of control modes, the control mode to be executed is specified by the selection card from the control modes stored in the control mode storage unit. . When the operation mode to be executed stored in the setting card is read out, the operation mode stored in the setting card is realized in the radio control transmitter. The content stored in the operation mode storage means or the currently set operation mode is written in the storage card. The control mode processed in this manner includes a combination of functions defined for each operation member or a combination of the correlation between the operation content of each operation member and control data. Therefore, by processing the data relating to the operation mode on the card by the card processing means, the combination of functions defined for each of the operation members or the combination of the correlation between the operation content of each operation member and the control data can be changed. Read or write processing is performed according to the contents.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 1 is an external view of a radio control transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Stick levers 22 and 23 are provided in front of the radio control transmitter 21. This stick lever 22,
Each of 23 can be moved up and down and left and right, and the operation amount is respectively detected by volumes V1 to V4 (not shown). Further, switches S1, S2 and volumes V7, V8 are provided above the stick levers 22, 23. Further, on both sides of the radio control transmitter 21, volumes V5 and V6 are provided, and switches S3 and S4 are provided on the upper surface together with buttons B1 and B2. Further, a display 24 and keys 25 to 29 are provided at a lower portion of the front. The display 24 is constituted by an LCD, and displays the contents inputted by operating the keys 25 to 29. In addition, a slit 30 for inserting a card is formed below the keys 25 to 29. Inside the slit 30, a card reader / writer facing the magnetic stripe portion of the inserted card is provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the radio control transmitter.

The operation amounts of the stick levers 22 and 23 in the vertical and horizontal directions are electrically detected by the built-in volumes V1 to V4. A constant voltage is applied to both ends of the volumes V1 to V4, and a voltage value corresponding to the operation amount of the stick levers 22, 23 is detected from the intermediate tap. The voltage value detected when the stick levers 22 and 23 are in the neutral position is 2.5 V, and the voltage is 2-3 V by operating the stick levers.
Vary between. The A / D conversion circuit 11 digitally converts a value obtained by subtracting 2.5 V from the voltage values input from the volumes V1 to V4 (that is, how much the voltage rises or falls around 2.5V) as operation amount data. The manipulated variable data converted by the A / D conversion circuit 11 is input to the adder 12 via the switch 19. The adder 12 calculates the control data by adding the operation amount data to the reference value. The control data is converted again into an analog value by the D / A conversion circuit 13, is PCM-modulated by the PCM transmission switch 14, and is transmitted to the steered device.

The reference value register 18 is connected to the adder 12. A reference value is set in the reference value register 18 in advance. The buffer register 16 is connected to the reference value register 18 via a gate 17. The buffer register 16 receives data from the controller 15 and outputs data to the gate 17 and the switch 19. The controller 15 is constituted by a microcomputer.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a controller of the radio control transmitter.

The controller 15 is configured by connecting a ROM 32 and a RAM 33 to a CPU 31. The contents of the function storage means 81 shown in FIG. 8 are stored in the RAM 32. These contents are functions to be defined for the volumes V1 to V8, switches S1 to S4, and buttons B1 and B2 provided in the radio control transmitter 21. Each volume V1 is stored in the memory area M1 of the RAM 33.
To V8, switches S1 to S4, and buttons B1 and B2. The function assigned by the function setting means 82 is stored in this empty area. This memory area M1 is the operation mode storage means according to claim 4 of the present invention. Further, the memory areas M2 to M5 of the battery 33 backed up by the battery are, as shown in FIG.
Each is set as an empty area of volumes V1 to V8.
The memory areas M2 to M5 correspond to claims 2 or 4 of the present invention.
The operation mode storage means stores data described later for each mode. A display driver 35 to which the display 24 is connected and keys 25 to 29 are connected to the CPU 31 via an I / O interface 34. Also, a card reader / writer 36 provided inside the slit 30 is connected. This card reader / writer 36 is the card processing means of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a card constituting a part of the radio control transmitter.

The magnetic card 91 has a magnetic stripe 92 formed on the surface. The magnetic stripe 92 stores data related to the operation mode. When the magnetic card 91 is inserted into the slit 30 of the main body, the magnetic head of the card reader / writer 36 comes into contact with the magnetic stripe 92. In this state the magnetic card
When the scanner 91 is manually scanned, the magnetic head abuts over the entire length of the magnetic stripe 92, and data reading or writing processing is performed.

FIGS. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing the data format of the magnetic stripe of the card.

If the card 91 is a selection card, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), the magnetic stripe 91 is followed by a specific machine code 101 for each transmitter and a password 102 for discriminating the suitability of the card. The code of the mode to be set is stored. The CPU 31 executes the setting mode stored in the selection card from among the plurality of operation modes stored in the RAM 33. If the card 91 is a setting card, the magnetic stripe 92 is defined for each operation member after the machine number code 101 and the password code 102 as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C. The correlation between the function or the operation amount of the stick levers 22, 23 described later and the control data is stored, and the CPU 31 determines the function of each operation member or sets the correlation according to the contents. Further, when the card 91 is a storage card, as shown in FIG. 10 (D), the magnetic stripe 92 has a storage area after the machine number code 101 and the password code 102. C
The PU 11 writes the contents of the operation mode in this storage area.

FIG. 5 (A) is a flowchart showing a part of the processing procedure of the controller of the radio control transmitter.

When the power of the radio control transmitter 21 is turned on,
It is checked whether a specific terminal P is grounded (n1). If this particular terminal P is grounded,
By operating a zero-point switch (not shown), the outputs of the volumes V1 to V4 at that time are set to outputs corresponding to intermediate values of the control data (n2, n3). Thereby, the detection errors of the volumes V1 to V4 and the mounting errors of the stick levers 22, 23 can be absorbed.

When the terminal P is not grounded, a basic screen is displayed on the display 24. On this basic screen, the type and model number of the airplane, helicopter, and vehicle of the steered device are displayed. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the input by the keys 25 to 29 is prohibited (n5). In the locked state where the key input is prohibited, it is checked whether or not both the cursor keys 26 and 27 are continuously operated five times within a predetermined time (n6 to n10). When the cursor keys 26 and 27 are continuously operated five times within a predetermined time of about 30 seconds, the locked state is released, and data input by keys 25 to 29 is accepted (n8
→ n11). In this way, by enabling data input after a predetermined procedure, data input by anyone other than the owner can be prevented.

Data input is first performed from the definition of each operation member.
That is, each function is assigned to each operation member. This displays the contents shown in FIG. 6 (A) on the display 24, and assigns the channels CH1 to CH4, the upper and lower end points (EPU, EPD) and the balance (BAL) to the volumes V1 to V8. In the display screen shown in FIG. 6 (A), one of the lower tiers is bordered, and this border can be moved right and left by operating one of the left and right cursor keys 26, 27. In the initial state, the channel CH1 is displayed in the lower row, and the contents to be set are switched by operating the up and down keys 28 and 29. That is, volume V2
To assign channel CH2 to, use the right key 27 to move the cursor to the lower row of volume V2, and then use the up key 28
Is operated to switch to channel CH2. Then, when the enter key 25 is operated, the memory area M of the RAM 33 is operated.
The channel CH2 is stored in the volume V2 allocated to one predetermined area. Similarly, volume V1
The contents stored in the function storage means are set for all of .about.V8.

Then, when the left and right keys 26 and 27 are operated simultaneously, the switch S
Move on to setting of 1 to S4 and buttons B1 and B2. Here is the display
24 displays the screen shown in FIG. 6 (B),
The functions of the switches S1 to S4 and the buttons B1 and B2 displayed in the upper row are set in the lower row by using 26 and 27 and the up and down keys 28 and 29. In the screen shown in FIG.
.About.S4 are assigned to ON / OFF of the respective operation modes of states ST1, ST2, ST4 and ST3, and buttons B1 and B2 are assigned to a snap roll button and an auto trim button, respectively. Therefore, when the switch S2 is turned on, the steered device is controlled with the contents set in the operation mode in the state ST2. When the button B1 is operated, the airplane as the steered device performs a snap roll flight.

When the left and right keys 26 and 27 are simultaneously operated while the screen shown in FIG. 6 (B) is displayed, the screen shifts to a screen for setting the priorities of the switches S1 to S4 and the buttons B1 and B2. Here, a screen shown in FIG. 6 (C) is displayed on the display 24, the cursor is moved by the left and right keys 26 and 27, and the priorities of the switches S1 to S4 and the buttons B1 and B2 are changed by the up and down keys 28 and 29. Set. When the contents shown in FIG. 6C are set, when the switches S2 and S4 are simultaneously turned on, the operation mode of the state ST3 assigned to the switch S4 is preferentially executed. . When the switch S4 and the button B1 are turned on at the same time, the processing of the operation mode of the snap roll set to the button B1 is preferentially executed, and the airplane performs the snap roll flight.

Next, when the left and right keys 26 and 27 are simultaneously operated, a screen relating to execution of the auto trim is displayed. The auto trim is a function for resetting the output of the volume when the auto trim button is operated to the reference value. In the screen shown in FIG. The volume number for detecting the operation amount and the operation amount are displayed. Here stick lever 22,23
If is in the neutral position before auto-trim, it is displayed as 50%, and this value decreases as it is operated left or down, and increases as it is operated right or up.

When the left and right keys 26 and 27 are simultaneously operated, the setting of the correlation between the output of each volume and the servo operation amount is started. When setting the correlation, either the dual rate or the exponential can be selected. The adjustment of the dual rate is to change the inclination of the diagram 71 shown in FIG. 7, and the adjustment of the exponential is to change the curvature of the diagram 72 shown in FIG. Further, the servo operation amount with respect to the operation amount of the stick levers 22 and 23 can be set by operating the stick levers 22 and 23. When the dual rate setting is selected, a screen shown in FIG. 6E is displayed. Here, the upper row is the stick lever 22, 2
3 shows the input state, and the lower part shows the output state of the steered device to the servo. That is, the stick levers 22 and 2
The operation amount of 3 is displayed on the scale 61 at the center of the upper stage, and the servo operation amount at that time is displayed on the scale 62 of the lower stage.
The dual rate, which is the ratio of the servo operation amount to the operation amount of the stick levers 22 and 23, is set by moving the cursor moved by the left and right keys 26 and 27 and the up and down keys 28 and 29 on the rate display section 63, Set by operation. When the stick levers 22, 23 are operated rightward or upward, the ratio of the operation amount to the movable amount of the stick levers 22, 23 in that direction is displayed on the rate display unit 63. Thereafter, when the enter key 25 is operated, this rate is stored in a predetermined memory area of the RAM 33. The lower scale 62 has a length corresponding to the numerical value displayed on the rate display section 63 with respect to the upper scale 61. The volume being set is displayed on the volume display section 66, and the stage at the time of setting is the upper right stage display section 64.
Will be displayed. Therefore, move the cursor to the stage display
By moving to 64 and changing the stage number by operating the up and down keys 28 and 29, the dual rate can be changed for each volume at each stage.

When exponential is selected as the relationship between the operation amount of the stick levers 22 and 23 and the servo operation amount, the sixth
The screen shown in FIG. 2F is displayed on the display 24. That is, a display indicating that the exponential curve is selected is displayed on the upper display section 65, and the stick levers 22 and 23 are moved to the right or left with the cursor positioned on the rate display section 63 as in the case of the dual rate. Move up to increase or decrease the rate or change the curvature of the exponential curve. At this time, the display of the lower scale 62 is fine at the center and coarse at both ends. As described above, since the dual rate and the exponential curve can be set to values according to the operation amounts of the stick levers 22 and 23, the rate can be input extremely easily. Also, when adjusting the dual rate, the servo operation amount scale 62 contracts in accordance with the rate, and when adjusting the exponential curve, the display at the center is made finer in accordance with the rate. Can be easily visually checked.

In the display screens shown in FIGS. 6 (E) and (F), the number of the volume being set is displayed on the leftmost volume display section 66 in the upper stage. Therefore stick lever
Assuming that the up and down and left and right movements of 22 are throttle and aileron, respectively, and the up and down and left and right movements of stick lever 23 are elevator and rudder, respectively, states ST1-S specified by ON / OFF of switches S1-S4
For each operation mode of T4, the servo operation amount with respect to the operation amount of the stick lever for the throttle, aileron, elevator and rudder can be set. These contents are stored in the memory areas M2 to M5 of the RAM 33 as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the left and right keys 26 and 27 and the up and down keys 28,
Although the 29s are arranged in a straight line, they may be arranged in a cross shape to improve operability. In the present embodiment, the dual rate and the exponential curve representing the correlation between the operation amount of the stick lever and the operation amount of the servo are displayed using the linear scales 61, 61. May be directly displayed on the display 24.

FIG. 5B is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a card processing mode of a controller constituting a part of the radio control transmitter.

In the card processing mode, the display 24 displays the contents shown in FIG. 6 (G). Left and right keys 26, 27
By operating, the cursor sequentially moves on the lower display units 57 to 69. The CPU 31 waits for the operation of the enter key 25, and when the enter key 25 is operated (n21), executes any one of the data selection processing, the data input processing, and the data output processing according to the position of the cursor at that time. When the enter key 25 is operated, the cursor is positioned on the display 67,
When the data selection process is selected (n22), the card is collated after the card 91 is inserted into the slit 30 by the operator (n24, n25). Here, the verification of the card includes verification of the machine number of the transmitter 21 and adaptation of the card.
If the inserted card is a proper card, data is read from the card (n26), and the control mode specified by the data is realized. For example, RAM33
When a plurality of combinations of functions defined for each of the operation members are stored in the
A single combination is specified by 91, and the function of each operation member is defined according to the content of the combination.

When the data input process is selected, after inserting the card, the card is collated in the same manner as n25 (n23 → n28, n2
9). If the card inserted into the slit 30 is a proper setting card, the data stored in the card 91 is read (n30), and the contents of the data are realized (n3).
1). For example, when the data stored in the card is dual-rate setting data for volumes V1 to V4, the data is stored in a predetermined memory area of the contents RAM 33, and the servo of the stick levers 22, 23 is stored in accordance with the contents. Set the amount of movement.

When the data output process is selected, after the card is inserted, the matching process of this card is executed (n23 → n32, n
33), read the contents stored in the RAM 33 (n3
4) Write to the card 91 (n35). As a result, the content set in the data input process shown in n11 can be stored in the storage card 91.

If the card 91 inserted into the slit 30 is not a proper card in the collation processing of the cards n25, n29 and n33, the process returns to n21. At this time, if an incorrect card is inserted a plurality of times in succession, an error message may be displayed to disable card processing. In addition, when it is not appropriate, the fact may be displayed on the display 24. In the above processing, n21 to n35 together with the card reader / writer 36 correspond to the card processing means of the present invention.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the operation contents of each operation member including the combination of functions to be defined for each operation member and the change of the dual rate of the volumes V1 to V4 by inserting the card 91 into the slit 30 Setting, inputting, and reading out of the combination of the correlation between the control data and the control data can be performed very easily. For this reason, by storing data relating to the above combination for each of the steered devices on a single card, even when the steered device is changed, the definition of each operation member can be changed or the operation of the operation member can be changed. The change of the correlation between the data and the control data can be performed very easily within a short time.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, data relating to an operation mode, which is a combination of a function to be localized for each operation member and a correlation between operation contents of each operation member and control data, is transmitted to the card. Can be processed. Therefore, a specific operation mode can be easily selected from the plurality of operation modes stored in the operation mode storage means using the selection card. Further, the control mode stored in the setting card can be easily realized by using the setting card. Further, the control mode stored in the control mode storage means or the control mode currently set can be externally stored using the storage card. For this reason, setting and changing operations of the control mode can be performed extremely easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a radio control transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the radio control transmitter, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a controller constituting a part of the radio control transmitter. FIG. 4 is a memory map of a main part of a RAM constituting a part of the controller, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts showing processing procedures of the controller. Fig. 6 (A)-
(G) shows the display contents of the display unit of the radio control transmitter, FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the stick lever operation amount and the servo operation amount in the radio control transmitter, and FIG. 8 shows the radio unit It is a functional block diagram of a control transmitter. FIG. 9 is a plan view of a card constituting a part of the radio control transmitter, and FIGS. 10 (A) to (D) are diagrams showing the format of the card. 81: Function storage means, 82: Function setting means.

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. Control data correlated with the operation content of a plurality of operation members is generated based on a preset operation mode,
A radio control transmitter for transmitting control data to a steered device, comprising: a card for storing data relating to a control mode; and card processing means for processing data relating to the control mode for the card. Radio control transmitter. 2. A control mode storage means for storing a plurality of control modes, wherein the card stores mode selection data for specifying a control mode to be executed among the plurality of control modes stored in the control mode storage means. The radio control transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the radio control transmitter is a stored selection card. 3. The radio control transmitter according to claim 1, wherein said card is a setting card storing a control mode to be executed. 4. A control card for storing a single or a plurality of control modes, wherein said card is a storage card for storing a single or a plurality of control modes stored in said control mode storage means. The radio control transmitter according to claim 1. 5. The radio control transmitter according to claim 1, wherein said card is a storage card for storing a currently set operation mode. 6. The control card according to claim 1, wherein the control card includes a combination of functions defined for each operation member.
5. The radio control transmitter according to any one of 5. 7. The radio control transmitter according to claim 1, wherein said operation card includes a combination of a correlation between operation contents of each operation member and control data.