Pilot offered with new function
10 May 2012HBC-radiomatic in Germany has announced that its “wii-style” Pilot controller is now available to with a new function controlling the crane though tilting hand movement.
The integrated inclination function allows hand-controlled hoist movement left and right as well as hook movement up and down all through tilting the control left and right. It is activated if the operator keeps pressing a release button. The controller gently vibrates with the hoist’s increasing speed.
The new function made its debut in the form of a prototype at CeMAT Germany in May 2011, but models have only become available to markets in the last month. The prototype only offered up and down control from hand movement; the production version adds travelling control using the same hand movements.
Oliver Meister, responsible for PR management at HBC-Radiomatic, said, “The concept is based on an integrated inclination function. By the horizontal and vertical inclination of the transmitter, the operator can control machine or crane drives.
“The speed of the drives can be controlled by the inclination angle. The more the transmitter is inclined, the higher the speed. This offers a completely new operating experience.
“Now there are two drives to be controlled by hand movements. Furthermore, we have added a bunch of new safety features such as user identification.”
