CN116157323B

CN116157323B - Control device, method for configuring control device and machine-readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN116157323B
Application number: CN202280006354.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘岳峰; 温振钊; 陶师正; 万小康
Original assignee: Guangdong ePropulsion Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong ePropulsion Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-08
Filing date: 2022-09-08
Publication date: 2024-01-23
Anticipated expiration: 2042-09-08
Also published as: WO2024050787A1; CN116157323A

Abstract

The present application provides a handling device 10, a method of configuring a handling device, a handling device for a handling device, a handling system, a water area mobile device, a machine readable storage medium. The control device 10 includes a control unit 101 and a plurality of interfaces 102, where the control unit 101 is configured to identify an installation orientation of the control device 10 based on states of the plurality of interfaces 102, and configure an operation mode of the installation orientation down control device.

Description

Control device, method for configuring control device and machine-readable storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of control, and in particular, to a control device, a method for configuring a control device, a configuration device of a control device, a control system, a water area movable device, and a machine readable storage medium.

Background

In the process of design, production and sales of the control of the power system of the ship, the setting of the control system is a difficult problem, such as installing the controller on the port and starboard of the ship, in order to ensure the production cost, the control device in the related art is usually only fixed at a specific position, if the control device is to be installed at other positions, other control devices with different specifications are required to be used due to the change of the installation direction, which is a difficult problem for both manufacturers and users, and the cost and the user experience are difficult to be achieved.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a control device, a method for configuring a control device, a configuration device for a control device, a control system, a water movable apparatus, and a machine readable storage medium.

According to a first aspect, the present application provides a control device, including a control unit and a plurality of interfaces; the control unit is used for identifying the installation orientation of the control device based on the on states of the plurality of interfaces and configuring the working mode of the installation orientation lower control device.

According to a second aspect, the present application provides a method of configuring a steering device, the steering device comprising a plurality of interfaces, the method comprising: the installation orientation of the control device is identified based on the on-states of the plurality of interfaces, and the operating mode of the control device is configured with the installation orientation.

According to a third aspect, the present application provides a configuration device of a manipulation device, the manipulation device comprising a plurality of interfaces, the configuration device comprising: and the configuration module is used for identifying the installation orientation of the control device based on the on states of the plurality of interfaces and configuring the working mode of the installation orientation lower control device.

According to a fourth aspect, the present application provides a steering system comprising: a power device; and the control device is connected with the power device.

According to a fifth aspect, the present application provides a water area mobile device comprising: a body; and the control device is combined with the body.

According to a sixth aspect, the present application provides a machine-readable storage medium storing machine-readable instructions which, when invoked and executed by a processor, implement a method of configuring a steering device of any of the above.

According to the above summary, the present application has at least the following advantages:

by arranging a plurality of interfaces, each interface can correspond to one installation direction, and even if the installation position or direction changes, the installation direction of the current control device is identified by connecting the interface applicable to the installation direction, so that the corresponding working mode is configured; even under the scene that the installation position and the installation direction have strict requirements, the adaptation of the working mode can ensure that the control device can still work normally when the installation direction is changed, thereby better adapting to the requirements of various application scenes.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort to a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a steering device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a steering device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a steering device including a joystick according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4a is a block diagram of a joystick of a rotary structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4b is a block diagram of a joystick of a push structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5a is a block diagram of a joystick operating in a first mode of operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5b is a block diagram of a joystick operating in a second mode of operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram of a joystick-based control device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram of a steering device including two sets of indicator lights according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a steering device including a mounting indication identifier according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram of a steering device including a mirror-symmetrical structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of configuring a steering device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of configuring a manipulation device comprising a joystick according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of configuring a display unit containing multiple sets of indicator light sets according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram of a configuration apparatus of a manipulation apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 14 is a block diagram of a steering system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 15 is a block diagram of a water area mobile device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

01: a water area movable device; 10: a control device; 101: a control unit; 102: an interface; 201: a first interface; 202: a second interface; 303: a joystick; 400a: a rotating lever; 400b: a push rod; 604: a key set; 6041: a first key; 6042: a second key; 6043: a third key; 705: a first indicator light group; 706: a second indicator light set; 7051: a first indicator light; 7052: a second indicator light; 7053: a third indicator light; 7054: a fourth indicator light; 7062: a fifth indicator light; 7063: a sixth indicator light; 805: installing an indication mark; 901: a base; 902: a mirror image surface; 1301: a configuration module; 1401: a power device.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden from the present disclosure, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

When controlling the device, the user is used to install the controller in a comfortable and convenient control range, but the controller is installed at different positions, and the installation direction is not simply changed. Particularly, for the controller for controlling the direction, the installation position and the installation direction are strictly controlled, the controller can not be normally used after the installation direction is changed, a user needs to purchase accessories in addition when the user wants to install the suitable accessories, and various accessories definitely cause cost waste for design, manufacture and use.

The present application therefore proposes a steering device, referring to fig. 1, the steering device 10 comprising a control unit 101 and a plurality of interfaces 102, the control unit 101 being configured to identify an installation orientation of the steering device based on an on-state of the plurality of interfaces 102 and to configure an operating mode of the steering device under the installation orientation.

After the device is applied, as a plurality of interfaces 102 exist, each interface can correspond to one installation direction, even if the installation position or direction changes, the control unit 101 can identify the installation direction of the current control device by connecting the interfaces applicable to the installation direction, and then the corresponding working mode is configured; after the control device is used, even under the scene that the installation position and the installation direction have strict requirements, the working mode can still work normally when the installation direction of the control device is changed, and the requirements of various application scenes are better met.

In one embodiment, determining the on-state of the plurality of interfaces 102 may be accomplished by detecting an electrical signal of the interface. The control unit 101 determines the on-state of the plurality of interfaces 102 based on the electrical signals of the plurality of interfaces 102 to determine the mounting orientation based on the interfaces in the on-state. Wherein the electrical signal may be a voltage signal, a current signal, etc., which is not limited in this application.

When the electric signal is a voltage, the specific mode for detecting the voltage can be single or mixed. Such as: a voltage threshold value can be preset, when the voltage measured value exceeds the threshold value, the interface is regarded as being on, otherwise, the interface is regarded as being off; a voltage range can be preset, and when the voltage measured value is in the preset voltage range, the interface is regarded as being on, otherwise, the interface is regarded as being off; at least one mode can be selected as a judging mode according to different use scenes, and the judging mode is specific to actual use conditions. Since the voltage is a value that changes and is easily measured in the on and off states, the use of voltage detection is more accurate and easier to measure for the on state of the electrical device.

In one embodiment, the plurality of interfaces 102 of the control device may use the first interface 201 and the second interface 202 to represent any two different interfaces in the multiple interfaces, and referring to fig. 2, when the first interface 201 is in the on state, the installation orientation of the control device 10 on the left side of fig. 2 is the first installation orientation; when the second interface 202 is in the on state, the mounting orientation of the control device 10 on the right in fig. 2 is a second mounting orientation, the first mounting orientation being opposite to the second mounting orientation. The manipulator 10 is shown as being identical, and may be identical, and two are shown together to facilitate understanding of the nature of the first mounting orientation and the second mounting orientation, and are not intended to limit the present application.

Those skilled in the art understand that: the opposite of the first installation orientation and the second installation orientation is not strictly opposite, the conditions of a plurality of installation positions are different, the installation direction allows a smaller range of variation in practical application due to assembly difference or avoidance requirement, and the size of an included angle between the first installation orientation and the second installation orientation is not less than 90 degrees and not more than 270 degrees are all within the protection scope of the application.

The opposite of the first installation orientation and the second installation orientation can adapt to at least two scenes with opposite use modes, such as a scene that the control device is installed on the port side of the ship and the control device is installed on the starboard side of the ship.

In one embodiment, the control device 10 may include a control lever 303, where the operation modes include an operation mode of the control lever 303, different installation orientations correspond to different operation modes, referring to fig. 3, the control device 10 includes a first interface 201, a second interface 202, the control lever 303, and a control unit 101, and positions, sizes, shapes, and the like of respective components of the control components in the image are merely exemplary, and the actual requirements are in control.

The handling device 10 may be used for controlling a water area mobile apparatus 01 (shown in fig. 5 a).

The control unit 101 may be configured to operate the mounting-facing downward manipulating device 10 in either a first operating mode for configuring the first mounting-facing downward manipulating lever 303 or a second operating mode for configuring the second mounting-facing downward manipulating lever 303.

The joystick 303 may contain two directions: the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions taking the joystick 303 as a reference object; the type of the operation lever 303 may also be a rotation lever 400a as shown in fig. 4a, a push lever 400b as shown in fig. 4b, or other operation levers 303 with similar functions; when the lever 303 is the rotating lever 400a, the first direction and the second direction are two directions opposite to each other, and when the lever 303 is the pushing lever 400b, the first direction and the second direction are two directions opposite to each other along the direction of linear movement, and in practical application, for better hand feeling, more precise control and other requirements, the linear movement along the arc line can be replaced by an arc line with a slight arc degree, which is basically similar to the linear movement, and the linear movement is not excessively limited.

Referring to fig. 5a, upon turning on the first interface 201, recognizing that the mounting orientation is the first mounting orientation, the joystick 303 operates in a first operation mode including: the joystick 303 controls the water movable device 01 to travel in a first designated direction when moving in a first direction, and controls the water movable device 01 to travel in a second designated direction when moving in a second direction, the first designated direction being different from the second designated direction;

referring to fig. 5b, upon turning on the second interface 202, recognizing that the mounting orientation is the second mounting orientation, the joystick 303 operates in a second operation mode including: the joystick 303 controls the water movable device 01 to travel in a second designated direction when moving in the first direction, and controls the water movable device 01 to travel in the first designated direction when moving in the second direction.

Specifically, the first specified direction and the second specified direction are two moving directions such as forward and backward, left turn and right turn, etc., with reference to the water area movable apparatus itself.

In practical applications, the multifunctional control device 10 is one direction of product improvement, so the control device 10 may further include a key set 604, where the key set 604 may include one or more keys for triggering a specified function of the control device 10, and if the key set 604 is used for a water area mobile device, the keys may also be used for a specified function of the water area mobile device 01.

The specified functions include at least one of: the on/off of the control device 10 is controlled; enabling the control device 10 to control movable equipment in the water area; controlling the heading and/or position of the movable equipment 01 in the water area; the power of the power plant of the movable equipment 01 in the water area is adjusted.

The functions of the keys on the control device 10 may be changed in different application scenarios, and different key functions may be defined in different application scenarios, where the above-mentioned several specified functions are not limiting all functions of the present application; the joystick 303 and keys may optionally be either a component of the control device 10 or may be co-located to function.

After the key group 604 is applied, the defects of few functions of the control device 10 and single function of the control rod 303 are overcome.

In some embodiments, the functions of the keys and the joystick 303 may be integrated, as shown in fig. 6, the steering device 10 may include: the first interface 201, the second interface 202, the operating lever 303 and the key group 604, as shown in the figure, the keys in the key group 604 can be arranged on the operating lever 303, so that multiple functions can be realized through the operating lever 303, and the control convenience is improved. The control unit 101 included in the control device 10 is located inside and is not shown in the figures.

On the basis of the key group 604, the operation mode may include a function mode of the key group 604; similarly, the configuration of the function modes of the key group 604 is also realized by the control unit 101, and the control unit 101 can configure the function modes of the key group based on the installation orientation of the manipulation device 10. When the installation orientations of the control device 10 are different, the functional modes of the key groups 604 are the same; or the installation orientation of the control device 10 is different, the functional modes of the key set 604 are different. In a specific embodiment, the function modes are different, and the functions of some keys in the key group 604 may be changed, or the functions of all keys in the key group 604 may be changed.

The setting of the function modes of the key set 604 enables the functions of the key set 604 to be adapted to the installation direction, so that the operation convenience of the key set 604 and the scene adaptability of the control device 10 are improved.

In some embodiments, the control device 10 may further include a display unit, and the operation mode may further include a display mode of the display unit, so that the control unit 101 may further be configured to configure the display mode of the display unit based on the installation orientation of the control device 10 and the functional mode of the key set 604.

The display unit may be used to indicate the functions of the joystick 303 or the key set 604, which improves the recognition rate of the functions of the control device 10, reduces the difficulty of use, and in some embodiments, may be multiple, and display different or the same content.

The content of the display unit may be identified by a pattern, and when the display modes are different, the display directions of the patterns displayed by the display unit are different. When the display orientation of the pattern changes, the information acquired by the user through the pattern also changes, and a basis is provided for improving the information transmission efficiency of the display unit.

Depending on the characteristic that the display pattern orientation of the display unit can be changed, the display orientation of the pattern can be configured to be adapted to the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10. When the installation orientation changes, the display direction of the pattern changes, so that the direction of the pattern relative to a user can be basically unchanged when the installation orientation changes, the effectiveness of pattern information is ensured, and the transmission efficiency of the information expressed by the pattern is improved.

Correspondingly, the pattern can be a function indication for expressing the function, a business mark for indicating a product manufacturer, or other customized indication information. The pattern is not intended to limit the present application, and the pattern formed by the characters or the graphics is within the scope of the present application.

In some embodiments, the display area of the display unit may overlap with the area where the key set 604 is located partially or completely, that is, the display area may be at least partially disposed in the area where the key set 604 is located. The area of the key set 604 and the area of the display unit overlap, which may be that the display unit is arranged on the keys of the key set 604 to realize an integrated design, or that the keys of the key set 604 are in one-to-one correspondence with the display unit, and the areas formed by the plurality of keys and the display unit are in an overlapping state;

in other embodiments, the display area of the display unit may be spaced apart from the area where the key set 604 is located, the display area of the display unit may have a distinct boundary with the area where the key set 604 is located, or may be functionally divided, the content displayed by the display unit is independent of the key set 604, and the display unit and the key set 604 may be disposed on different planes or the same plane.

In some embodiments, a specific display manner of the display unit may be defined, for example: the display unit may include an indicator light set, where the indicator light set includes indicator lights with a number corresponding to the number of function keys in the key set 604, and the indicator light set is turned on to form a pattern displayed by the display unit, and the number of the indicator light set includes multiple groups, and each group of indicator light set is adapted to an installation direction of the control device 10. In this way, no matter what installation orientation the control device 10 is in, the display unit can display the function of the indication function key and display the pattern of orientation and installation orientation looks adaptation of the control device 10, so that the control of the user is facilitated.

Taking an embodiment as an example, referring to fig. 7, the control device 10 includes a first interface 201, a second interface 202, a key set 604, a control unit 101, a first indicator light set 705, and a second indicator light set 706, where the key set 604 includes a first key 6041, a second key 6042, and a third key 6043, the first indicator light set 705 includes a first indicator light 7051, a second indicator light 7052, and a third indicator light 7053 corresponding to adjacent keys, and the second indicator light set 706 includes a fourth indicator light 7061, a fifth indicator light 7062, and a sixth indicator light 7063.

When the first interface 201 is turned on, the control unit 101 recognizes that the current mounting direction is the first mounting direction according to the turn-on of the first interface 201, and turns on the first indicator lamp group 705 corresponding to the first mounting direction, including turning on the first indicator lamp 7051, the second indicator lamp 7052, and the third indicator lamp 7053, for turning on the pattern on each indicator lamp of the first indicator lamp group 705, and keeping the second indicator lamp group 706 corresponding to the second mounting direction in an off state.

When the second interface 202 is turned on, the control unit 101 recognizes that the current mounting direction is the second mounting direction according to the turn-on of the second interface 202, and turns on the second indicator lamp group 706 corresponding to the second mounting direction, including the fourth indicator lamp 7061, the fifth indicator lamp 7062, and the sixth indicator lamp 7063, for turning on the pattern on each indicator lamp of the second indicator lamp group 706, and keeps the first indicator lamp group 705 corresponding to the first mounting direction in an off state.

The pattern on each indicator light of the first set of indicator lights 705 is in the opposite direction as the pattern on each indicator light of the second set of indicator lights 706.

Different indicator lamp groups can lighten patterns in different directions, can better adapt to display requirements of different installation orientations, and when the requirements on the pattern orientations are not high, the multiple indicator lamp groups can mutually serve as replacement indicator lamp groups; the two groups of indicator light groups are symmetrically arranged, so that the display position can not be changed along with the change of the installation orientation.

In some embodiments, the control device 10 may still include a display unit without the key set 604, and the operation mode configured by the control unit 101 may include a display mode of the display unit, and the control unit 101 may be further configured to configure the display mode of the display unit based on the installation orientation of the control device 10. In different display modes, the display directions of the patterns displayed by the display unit are different.

Accordingly, the display unit can display the driving parameters of the water area mobile device 01, such as the navigational speed of the water area mobile device 01, the power of the power plant of the water area mobile device 01, and the like. According to actual demands, the display unit can also display other information, such as fault indication, fault early warning and the like.

In some embodiments, the manipulation device 10 may further include a mounting indication identifier 805, where the mounting indication identifier 805 is used to indicate an interface corresponding to a mounting orientation. As shown in fig. 8, if the first interface 201 is set to be installed on the port side in the first installation direction and is required to be connected, an installation indication mark 805 may be posted to indicate the interface to be connected currently, thereby improving the fault tolerance. The posting mark is only one of the practical embodiments, and besides, lights, hardware structures, relief marks and the like can be set.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 9, the manipulator 10 may include a base 901 and a joystick 303, where the joystick 303 is capable of rotating relative to the base 901, at least some components of the manipulator 10 are disposed in mirror symmetry about a mirror plane 902, the mirror plane 902 is perpendicular to a bottom surface of the base 901, and a rotation axis of the joystick 303 is located on the mirror plane 902. For fig. 9, the control device 10 includes a plurality of interfaces 102, the control unit 101 not being shown in the figure.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the mirror image plane 902 is a virtual plane describing the symmetrical structure of the manipulator 10 and is not a plane on a substance.

Likewise, the plurality of interfaces 102 may be disposed in mirror symmetry with respect to the mirror plane 902, so that the relative positions of the interfaces to be connected in different installation locations are consistent, for example, the plurality of interfaces 102 includes the first interface 201 and the second interface 202, and the first interface 201 and the second interface 202 may be disposed in mirror image with respect to the mirror plane 902, so that when the installation orientations are different, the relative positions of the first interface 201 and the second interface 202 when connected may be near the bow or near the stern.

For example, when the first port 201 is connected to the bow of the ship when the ship is mounted on the port, the second port 202 is connected when the ship is mounted on the starboard by rotating 180 degrees, the first port 201 and the second port 202 of the control device 10 are mirror images, the first port 201 and the second port 202 are connected to the port, the ports are connected to the bow of the ship in the respective mounting directions, the ship can be designed in a mirror image manner, and the port and starboard structures, bus arrangements and the like can be the same.

The plurality of interfaces 102 may be located on the bottom surface of the base to facilitate hiding the wiring and ease of installation, while also improving aesthetics.

On the basis of the control device 10, it is also important to configure the control device 10, so the application further provides a corresponding configuration method, and referring to fig. 10, for the control device 10 including a plurality of interfaces 102, the steps of the configuration method may include: in step S1001, the installation direction of the manipulator 10 is recognized based on the on states of the plurality of interfaces 102, and in step S1002, the operation mode of the manipulator 10 is configured to be installed.

In one embodiment, determining the on-state of the plurality of interfaces 102 may be accomplished by detecting an electrical signal of the interface. The control unit 101 determines the on-state of the plurality of interfaces 102 based on the electrical signals of the plurality of interfaces 102 to determine the mounting orientation based on the interfaces in the on-state.

In one embodiment, the plurality of interfaces 102 may include the first interface 201 or the second interface 202, and thus identifying the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10 based on the on-state of the plurality of interfaces 102 may include: based on the first interface 201 being in the on state, the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10 is recognized as a first mounting orientation; based on the second interface 202 being in the on state, the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10 is identified as a second mounting orientation, the first mounting orientation being opposite to the second mounting orientation.

Those skilled in the art understand that: the opposite of the first installation orientation and the second installation orientation is not the contrary in the strict sense, the conditions of a plurality of installation positions are different, the installation direction allows a smaller range of variation in practical application due to assembly difference or avoidance requirement, and the size of an included angle between the first installation orientation and the second installation orientation is not less than 90 degrees and not more than 270 degrees, and all the conditions are within the protection scope of the application.

For the manipulator 10 mounted on a movable apparatus in a body of water and comprising a joystick 303, the operating modes of the mounted downward-facing manipulator 10 include a first operating mode and a second operating mode of the joystick 303, and referring to fig. 11, the steps of a specific configuration may include: step S1101, recognizing the installation orientation by the on state of the plurality of interfaces 102; step S1102 is to set the operation mode of the joystick 303 to the first operation mode or the second operation mode according to the installation orientation.

Specific examples of different interfaces are as follows:

when the identified mounting orientation is the first mounting orientation, the configuration joystick 303 operates in a first mode of operation, which includes: the joystick 303 controls the water movable apparatus to travel in a first designated direction when moving in a first direction, and controls the water movable apparatus to travel in a second designated direction when moving in a second direction, the first designated direction being different from the second designated direction; or (b)

When the identified mounting orientation is the second mounting orientation, the joystick 303 is operated in a second mode of operation, which includes: the joystick 303 controls the water movable apparatus to travel in a second designated direction when moving in the first direction and controls the water movable apparatus to travel in the first designated direction when moving in the second direction.

Specifically, the first designated direction and the second designated direction are two moving directions taking the movable equipment in the water area as a reference, such as forward and backward, left turn, right turn and the like, and can be preset according to actual requirements.

If the first designated direction is forward, when the first interface 201 is turned on and the installation direction is recognized as the first installation direction, the joystick 303 is configured to operate in the first operation mode, and the joystick 303 is pushed in the first direction, so that the water area movable apparatus is forward.

In practical applications, the multifunctional control device 10 also needs a corresponding configuration method, especially the control device 10 including the key set 604, where the key set 604 may be composed of one or more keys for triggering the designated functions of the control device 10, and if the key set 604 is used for the movable device in the water area, the keys are also used for controlling the designated functions of the movable device 01 in the water area. The functional modes of the manipulation device 10 include the functional modes of the key set 604, and the step of specifically configuring may include configuring the functional modes of the key set 604 based on the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10.

Under different application scenes, the functions of the keys on the control device 10 can be configured to change, and under different application scenes, different key functions can be defined, and the above specified functions are not limiting to all functions of the application; the joystick 303 and the keys may optionally be provided as components on the control device 10 or may be co-located to function, as the function of the keys changes, so does the steps performed in the configuration.

In some embodiments, the functional modes of the key group 604 may be configured identically when it is recognized that the installation orientations of the manipulation device 10 are different; when it is recognized that the mounting orientations of the manipulation device 10 are different, the functional modes of the key group 604 may be configured to be different. In a specific embodiment, the configuration function modes are different, and the functions of some keys in the configuration key group 604 may be changed, or the functions of all keys in the configuration key group 604 may be changed.

For the control device 10 including a display unit, specific configuration steps may further include: the display mode of the display unit is configured based on the mounting orientation of the manipulation member and the functional mode of the key group 604. The control component may include a control lever 303 or a key set 604, and the display unit may be used to indicate the functions of the control lever 303 or the key set 604, so as to improve the recognition rate of the functions of the control device 10, reduce the difficulty of use, and in some embodiments, the display unit may also be multiple, and display different or the same content.

The content of the display unit may be identified by a pattern, and when the display modes are different, configuring the display manner of the display unit may include: the display orientations of the patterns displayed by the configuration display unit are different.

According to the characteristic that the display pattern orientation of the display unit can be changed, the display mode of configuring the display unit can include: the display orientation of the pattern displayed by the configuration display unit is adapted to the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10. When the installation orientation changes, the display direction of the pattern changes, so that the direction of the pattern relative to a user can be basically unchanged when the installation orientation changes, the effectiveness of pattern information is ensured, and the transmission efficiency of the information expressed by the pattern is improved.

According to actual requirements, in some embodiments, the display area of the display unit may be configured to at least partially overlap with the area where the key set 604 is located; or the display area of the display unit is configured to be spaced apart from the area where the key group 604 is located. The overlapping or separating design can realize different technical effects such as integrated design or modularized design.

In some embodiments, the display unit of the control device 10 may include an indicator light set, where the indicator light set may include a number of indicator lights corresponding to a number of function keys in the key set 604, and the number of indicator light sets includes multiple groups, and for such a control device 10, the specific configuration method may further include: each set of indicator lights is configured to fit one mounting orientation of the operator 10.

Specifically, referring to fig. 12, for the manipulation device 10 including the indicator light group for the display unit, specific configuration steps may include: s1201, identifying an installation orientation according to the on states of the plurality of interfaces 102; s1202, configuring an operation mode of the control component according to the installation orientation of the control device 10; s1203 configures the on-off state of each group of indicator lights according to the installation orientation of the operation device 10.

In one embodiment, the operation mode may include a display mode of the display unit, and the specific configuring step may further include: if the display modes of the configuration display units are different, the display orientations of the patterns displayed by the configuration display units are different.

According to the characteristic that the display pattern orientation of the display unit can be changed, configuring the display orientation of the pattern displayed by the display unit to be different may specifically include: the display orientation of the pattern displayed by the configuration display unit is adapted to the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10. When the installation orientation changes, the display direction of the pattern changes, so that the direction of the pattern relative to a user can be basically unchanged when the installation orientation changes, the effectiveness of pattern information is ensured, and the transmission efficiency of the information expressed by the pattern is improved.

Accordingly, the display unit can display the driving parameters of the water movable apparatus 01, such as the navigational speed of the water movable apparatus 01, the power of the power plant in the water movable apparatus 01, and the like. According to actual demands, the display unit can also display other information, such as fault indication, fault early warning and the like.

Corresponding to the embodiments of the configuration method of the manipulation device 10 described above, the present application also provides embodiments of the configuration device of the manipulation device 10.

Referring to fig. 1 and 13, the steering device 10 includes a plurality of interfaces 102, and the configuration device 130 of the steering device 10 of the present application may include: a configuration module 1301 is configured to identify an installation orientation of the manipulation device 10 based on the on states of the plurality of interfaces 102, and configure an operation mode of the manipulation device 10 with the installation orientation.

Optionally, the configuration module 1301 may be further configured to determine an on state of the plurality of interfaces 102 based on the electrical signals of the plurality of interfaces 102, to determine the mounting orientation based on the interfaces 102 being in the on state.

Optionally, referring to fig. 2, 3, and 13, the plurality of interfaces 102 includes a first interface 201 and a second interface 202, and the configuration module 1301 is further configured to: based on the first interface 201 being in the on state, the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10 is recognized as a first mounting orientation; based on the second interface 202 being in the on state, the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10 is identified as a second mounting orientation, the first mounting orientation being opposite to the second mounting orientation.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 4a, 4b, 8 and 13, the handling device 10 is mounted to the water area mobile apparatus 01, the handling device 10 further comprises a handling lever 303, the operation modes comprising a first operation mode and a second operation mode of the handling lever 303. Configuration module 1301 may be further configured to: when the identified mounting orientation is the first mounting orientation, the configuration joystick 303 operates in a first mode of operation, which includes: the joystick 303 controls the water movable device 01 to travel in a first designated direction when moving in a first direction, and controls the water movable device 01 to travel in a second designated direction when moving in a second direction, the first designated direction being different from the second designated direction; when the identified mounting orientation is the second mounting orientation, the configuration lever 303 operates in a second mode of operation, which includes: the joystick 303 controls the water movable device 01 to travel in a second designated direction when moving in the first direction, and controls the water movable device 01 to travel in the first designated direction when moving in the second direction.

Optionally, referring to fig. 7, 8 and 13, the control device 10 further includes a key set 604, the operation mode further includes a function mode of the key set 604, and the key set 604 includes at least one key for triggering a specified function for the control device 10 and/or the water area movable apparatus 01. The configuration module 1301 may be further configured to configure the functional mode of the key group 604 based on the installation orientation of the manipulation device 10.

Optionally, when the installation orientations of the operation device 10 are different, the functional modes of the key groups 604 are the same; or, when the installation orientations of the operation device 10 are different, the functional modes of the key set 604 are different.

Optionally, the operation device 10 further includes a display unit, the operation mode further includes a display mode of the display unit, and the configuration module 1301 is further configured to configure the display mode of the display unit based on the installation direction of the operation device 10 and the functional mode of the key set 604.

Alternatively, in different display modes, the display directions of the patterns displayed by the display unit are different.

Optionally, the display orientation of the pattern displayed by the display unit is adapted to the mounting orientation of the manipulation device 10.

Optionally, the display area of the display unit at least partially overlaps the area where the key set 604 is located; or, the display area of the display unit is spaced apart from the area where the key group 604 is located.

Optionally, the display unit includes an indicator light set, where the indicator light set includes indicator lights corresponding to the number of function keys in the key set 604, and the indicator light set is turned on to form a pattern displayed by the display unit, and the number of the indicator light set includes multiple groups, and each group of indicator light set is adapted to an installation direction of the control device 10.

Optionally, the manipulation device 10 further includes a display unit, the operation mode includes a display mode of the display unit, and the configuration module 1301 is further configured to configure the display mode of the display unit based on the installation orientation of the manipulation device 10.

Alternatively, the display unit can display the running parameters of the water area mobile device 01.

Accordingly, the embodiment of the present application further provides a manipulation system 140, referring to fig. 14, the manipulation system 140 may include: a power device 1401; and the control device 10 according to any of the foregoing embodiments, the control device 10 is connected to the power device 1401.

The embodiment of the application also provides a water area movable device 01, referring to fig. 15, the water area movable device 01 may include: a body 150; and the manipulator 10 according to any of the above embodiments, the manipulator 10 is combined with the body 150 of the water area mobile device 10.

In some embodiments, the water area mobile device 01 may further comprise: a power unit 1401, the power unit 1401 being controlled by the control unit 10 for providing power to the water movable apparatus 01.

In some embodiments, the power unit 1401 may further comprise an ECU (Electronic Control Unit ) connected to the control device 10 via its own ECU, the ECU being configured to receive signals from the control device 10.

The water area mobile device 01 may further include: the display is connected with the control device 10. The display can be used to enable interaction of the power device 1401 with a user, as well as display relevant parameters of the power device 1401, and the like.

The movable apparatus in the water area in any of the foregoing embodiments may be an apparatus that is moved on the water surface by a large or small ship, raft, boat, or the like and needs to be controlled, which is not limited in this application. The power device may be a device capable of driving the movable equipment in the water area to move, such as an outboard motor, an inboard motor, etc., and is not limited herein.

In any embodiment of the above-mentioned water area mobile device 01, the connection between any two of the control device 10, the power device 1401 and the display can be connected by a wired or wireless manner. When connected by wire, the wired connection may be made through a bus. The bus may be a CAN, RS585, or the like type of bus, without limitation.

The water area movable device 01 in any embodiment may be various water area vehicles such as a commercial ship, a passenger ship, a yacht, a fishing boat, a sailing boat, a civil ship, etc., may also be devices that can move in a water area such as a water area inspection device, a water area treatment device, and a water area environment monitoring device, and may also be devices such as an electric surfboard and an electric paddle board, which are not limited in this application.

In addition, the present application accordingly provides a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions which, when invoked and executed by a processor, implement a method of configuring a steering device 10 (shown in fig. 1) according to any of the previous embodiments.

For embodiments of the configuration device 130, reference is made to the partial description of the method embodiments for the relevance, since it essentially corresponds to the method embodiments. The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the elements illustrated as separate elements may or may not be physically separate, and the elements shown as elements may or may not be physical elements, may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and implement the present invention without undue burden.

It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the methods and apparatus provided in embodiments of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the principles and embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in any way that is used to facilitate the understanding of the method and core concepts of the present invention; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in accordance with the ideas of the present invention, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present invention in view of the above.

Claims

1. A control device, characterized in that the control device is applied to movable equipment in a water area; the control device comprises a control rod, a control unit and a plurality of interfaces; the control lever is used for controlling the running direction of the movable equipment in the water area; the control unit is used for determining the on states of the interfaces based on the electric signals of the interfaces, determining the installation orientation based on the interfaces in the on states, and configuring the working mode of the control device under the installation orientation; the operating modes of the control device comprise operating modes of the control rod, different installation directions are downward, and the operating modes of the control rod are different so as to control the movable equipment in the water area to run according to the running direction corresponding to the operating modes.

2. The steering device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of interfaces comprises a first interface and a second interface;

when the first interface is in the on state, the installation orientation of the control device is a first installation orientation;

when the second interface is in the on state, the installation orientation of the control device is a second installation orientation, and the first installation orientation is opposite to the second installation orientation.

3. The steering device of claim 2, wherein the modes of operation include a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation of the joystick;

when the mounting orientation is the first mounting orientation, the joystick is operated in the first mode of operation, the first mode of operation comprising: the control lever controls the movable equipment in the water area to travel in a first designated direction when moving along a first direction, and controls the movable equipment in the water area to travel in a second designated direction when moving along a second direction, wherein the first designated direction is different from the second designated direction;

when the mounting orientation is the second mounting orientation, the joystick is operated in the second mode of operation, the second mode of operation comprising: and when the control rod moves along the first direction, the movable equipment in the water area is controlled to travel in the second designated direction, and when the control rod moves along the second direction, the movable equipment in the water area is controlled to travel in the first designated direction.

4. A handling device according to any of claims 1-3, characterized in that the handling device further comprises a set of keys, the set of keys comprising at least one key for triggering a specified function for the handling device and/or the water area movable equipment, the operating mode comprising a functional mode of the set of keys, the control unit further being adapted to configure the functional mode of the set of keys based on the mounting orientation of the handling device.

5. The manipulating device according to claim 4, wherein the device further comprises a control device,

when the installation orientations of the control devices are different, the functional modes of the key sets are the same; or (b)

When the installation orientations of the control devices are different, the functional modes of the key sets are different.

6. The control device according to claim 5, further comprising a display unit, wherein the operation mode further comprises a display mode of the display unit, and wherein the control unit is further configured to configure the display mode of the display unit based on an installation orientation of the control device and a functional mode of the key group.

7. The manipulating device according to claim 6, wherein the display patterns displayed by the display unit are different in display orientation in different display modes.

8. The steering device according to claim 7, wherein a display orientation of the pattern is adapted to a mounting orientation of the steering device.

9. The manipulating device according to claim 6, wherein the display area of the display unit at least partially overlaps with an area where the key group is located; or (b)

The display area of the display unit is spaced from the area where the key group is located.

10. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the display unit includes an indicator light group including a number of indicator lights corresponding to the number of keys in the key group, the indicator light group being illuminated to form a pattern displayed by the display unit, the number of indicator light groups including a plurality of groups, each group of the indicator light group being adapted to one of the mounting orientations of the control device.

11. A steering device according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the steering device further comprises a display unit, the operating mode comprising a display mode of the display unit, the control unit further being adapted to configure the display mode of the display unit based on the mounting orientation of the steering device.

12. The manipulating device according to claim 11, wherein the display patterns displayed by the display unit are different in display orientation in different display modes.

13. The steering device according to claim 12, wherein a display orientation of the pattern is adapted to a mounting orientation of the steering device.

14. The steering device according to claim 11, wherein the display unit is capable of displaying a driving parameter of the water movable apparatus.

15. The steering device of claim 1, further comprising a mounting indication identifier for indicating the interface corresponding to the mounting orientation.

16. The steering device of claim 1, further comprising a base, wherein the joystick is rotatable relative to the base, wherein at least some of the components of the steering device are mirror-symmetrically disposed about a mirror plane, wherein the mirror plane is perpendicular to a bottom surface of the base, and wherein a rotational axis of the joystick is located on the mirror plane.

17. The steering device of claim 16, wherein the plurality of interfaces are arranged mirror symmetrically about the mirror plane.

18. The steering device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of interfaces are located on a bottom surface of the base.

19. A method of configuring a steering device for application to a water area mobile device, the steering device comprising a joystick for controlling the direction of travel of the water area mobile device and a plurality of interfaces; the method comprises the following steps:

Determining an on state of the plurality of interfaces based on the electrical signals of the plurality of interfaces, determining an installation orientation based on the interfaces in the on state, and configuring an operating mode of the steering device with the installation orientation; the operating modes of the control device comprise operating modes of the control rod, different installation directions are downward, and the operating modes of the control rod are different so as to control the movable equipment in the water area to run according to the running direction corresponding to the operating modes.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the plurality of interfaces includes a first interface and a second interface, the identifying the mounting orientation of the manipulation device based on an on state of the plurality of interfaces comprising:

identifying the installation orientation of the control device as a first installation orientation based on the first interface being in the on state;

and identifying the installation orientation of the control device as a second installation orientation based on the second interface being in the on state, wherein the first installation orientation is opposite to the second installation orientation.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the operating modes include a first operating mode and a second operating mode of the joystick, the configuring the operating mode of the steering device with the mounting orientation comprising:

When the installation orientation is identified as the first installation orientation, the operating lever is configured to work in the first operation mode, and the first operation mode comprises: the control lever controls the movable equipment in the water area to travel in a first designated direction when moving along a first direction, and controls the movable equipment in the water area to travel in a second designated direction when moving along a second direction, wherein the first designated direction is different from the second designated direction;

and when the installation orientation is identified as the second installation orientation, configuring the operating lever to work in the second operation mode, wherein the second operation mode comprises: and when the control rod moves along the first direction, the movable equipment in the water area is controlled to travel in the second designated direction, and when the control rod moves along the second direction, the movable equipment in the water area is controlled to travel in the first designated direction.

22. A method according to any of claims 19-21, wherein the handling device further comprises a set of keys, the operating mode further comprising a functional mode of the set of keys, the set of keys comprising at least one key for triggering a specified function for the handling device and/or the water area mobile equipment, the configuring the operating mode of the mounting-oriented down-the handling device comprising:

And configuring the functional mode of the key group based on the installation orientation of the control device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the step of determining the position of the probe is performed,

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the steering device further comprises a display unit, the operating mode further comprises a display mode of the display unit, the configuring the operating mode of the steering device with the mounting orientation further comprises:

and configuring the display mode of the display unit based on the installation direction of the control device and the functional mode of the key set.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the display unit displays a pattern having a different display orientation in different display modes.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein a display orientation of the pattern displayed by the display unit is adapted to a mounting orientation of the manipulation device.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein the step of determining the position of the probe is performed,

The display area of the display unit is at least partially overlapped with the area where the key group is positioned; or (b)

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the display unit includes a set of indicator lights, the set of indicator lights including a number of indicator lights corresponding to the number of keys in the set of keys, the set of indicator lights being illuminated to form a pattern displayed by the display unit, the number of sets of indicator lights including a plurality of sets, each set of indicator lights being adapted to one of the mounting orientations of the operating device.

29. The method according to any one of claims 19-21, wherein the handling device further comprises a display unit, the operating mode comprises a display mode of the display unit, and the configuring the operating mode of the handling device with the mounting orientation comprises:

and configuring a display mode of the display unit based on the installation orientation of the control device.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the display unit displays a pattern having a different display orientation in different display modes.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein a display orientation of the pattern displayed by the display unit is adapted to a mounting orientation of the manipulation device.

32. A method according to claim 29, wherein the display unit is capable of displaying driving parameters of the water area mobile device.

33. A configuration device of a control device, which is characterized in that the control device is applied to movable equipment in a water area; the control device comprises a control rod and a plurality of interfaces, wherein the control rod is used for controlling the running direction of the movable equipment in the water area; the configuration device comprises:

the configuration module is used for determining the on states of the interfaces based on the electric signals of the interfaces, determining the installation orientation based on the interfaces in the on states, and configuring the working mode of the control device under the installation orientation; the operating modes of the control device comprise operating modes of the control rod, different installation directions are downward, and the operating modes of the control rod are different so as to control the movable equipment in the water area to run according to the running direction corresponding to the operating modes.

34. A steering system, the steering system comprising:

A power device; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

The steering device of any one of claims 1-18, connected to the power plant.

35. A water mobility device, the water mobility device comprising:

a body; a kind of electronic device with high-pressure air-conditioning system

The steering device of any one of claims 1-18, in combination with the body.

36. A water mobile device according to claim 35, wherein the water mobile device further comprises: and the power device is controlled by the control device and is used for providing power for the movable equipment in the water area.

37. A machine-readable storage medium storing machine-readable instructions which, when invoked and executed by a processor, implement the method of configuring a manipulation device of any one of claims 19-32.