Using an accelerometer to increase remote control safety

Abstract

This thesis deals with the usage of an accelerometer in order to determine the status of a remote which is used to control vehicles such as, for instance, excavators. While using the remote the user may drop it or stumble which may lead to unpredictable input that shall not be transmitted to the machine. The situations that produce such input were analyzed in order to be capable of detecting them and reacting accordingly.

Although not every possible scenario was discussed or implemented, it has been shown that accelerometers are suitable for increasing the safety of remote controls.