JP2002149258A - Controller for computer game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game controller which has superior bodily sensitivity and operability when a manipulated model is manipulated through simulation in a computer game of radio control. SOLUTION: This controller is equipped with two joy sticks for the right and left hands which can be moved longitudinally and laterally so as to manipulate the speed, ladder, elevator, ailerons, etc., of the manipulated model with the operating hands when an airplane, helicopter, etc., is manipulated by the radio control in a virtual space formed by software.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer game, and more particularly to a computer game controller suitable for operating simulation software for simulating operation of a radio-controlled airplane or helicopter by a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When simulating a radio-controlled helicopter or airplane in a computer game, it is common to use a controller for the computer game. But these consist mostly of pushbuttons,
Even when operating a helicopter, aircraft, or the like up, down, left, right, up and down, it is difficult to obtain the feeling of simulating the operation of a radio control by operating the push buttons. In order to simulate the operational feeling of an actual radio-controlled airplane or helicopter, it is desirable to use a game controller that simulates an actual radio-controlled transmitter. Therefore, a game controller that can experience the actual operation of a radio-controlled airplane or helicopter has been desired.
The present invention satisfies this demand and allows the user to experience the feeling of actually operating a radio-controlled airplane or helicopter.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a controller for a computer game which allows the user to experience the operation of the above-mentioned radio-controlled airplane and helicopter as if he / she were actually operating.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a controller for a computer game according to the present invention.
There are at least two or more joysticks operated by the operator to operate the speed, rudder, elevator and aileron of the control model, the joystick is freely movable in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the joystick is According to the above configuration, which has means for detecting the operation amount, it is possible to experience the feeling of operating an actual radio-controlled airplane or helicopter, etc., and the operability is markedly further. It will be better.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a computer game controller according to one embodiment of the present invention. The game software mainly assumes a radio control airplane, but the content of the game may be a helicopter regardless of the airplane. Thus, the control of the radio control airplane is simulated in the virtual space created by the software. In this computer game controller, a joystick for control is attached to the main body for the thumb of the right hand and the left hand, and this mainly controls an airplane in a virtual space. That is, the left hand joystick controls the engine control and the auxiliary wing (aileron), and the right joystick controls the rudder and the elevator.

In the radio control of the actual machine, the operator controls the actual machine with the joystick while holding the proportional transmitter with both hands.
In order to make the game more interesting, the computer game controller is also provided with push buttons for switching screens, launching missiles, raising and lowering legs, and the like. In the game controller for the computer game, a rotary displacement meter such as a variable condenser or a variable ohm that detects how much the joystick is operated by the operator is attached.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the joystick of the computer game controller according to the present invention. This joystick can be used for the right and left hands both vertically and horizontally for the strokes that the operator wants to move.
It can be tilted from 0 ° to about 50 °. As shown in FIG. 2A, a rotary displacement meter 9 such as a variable condenser or a variohm for detecting the inclination angle is provided for detecting the respective operation amounts on the vertical and horizontal axes.

For example, if the right hand joystick 5 is tilted at 20 degrees to the vertical axis in order for the operator to operate the elevator as shown in FIG. 2B, the joystick 5 is mounted coaxially with the operation amount. The rotational displacement meter 9 for detecting the operation amount on the vertical axis also rotates 20 degrees, and the operation amount is detected. If the operator similarly tilts the joystick 5 for the right hand to the right to operate the rudder, a rotary displacement for detecting the operation amount of the horizontal axis, which is also coaxial with the operation amount, is also used. The amount of operation is detected by a total displacement meter 9, and the rotary displacement meter 9 for detecting the operation amount on the horizontal axis is different from the rotary displacement meter 9 for detecting the operation amount on the vertical axis by 90 degrees. Since it is only mounted at an angle, the description with reference to the drawings is omitted.

Similarly, a joystick for the left hand is provided with a rotary displacement meter 9 for detecting the operation amount on the vertical axis and a rotary displacement meter 9 for detecting the operation amount on the horizontal axis. Since the internal structure of the joystick 5 for the right hand is the same as that of the joystick 5 for the right hand, the description with reference to the drawings is omitted. As shown in FIG. 3A, a spring 10 for connecting the joystick tray 8 and the chassis 11 is provided in the joystick mechanism.
Is attached. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, a restoring force is applied so that the joystick is restored to a neutral position when the hand is released, and at the same time, a response when operating the joystick is given.

Here, in the case of an actual radio-controlled airplane, the joystick of the engine control is designed not to be restored to the neutral position even if the operator releases his / her finger at the position where the joystick is operated. If you do not want to return to the neutral position,
You do not need to attach 0.

The case of simulating a radio-controlled airplane with the computer game controller according to the present invention has been described above. The case of simulating with a game software of a radio-controlled helicopter will also be described. Controlling a radio-controlled airplane and a helicopter are very similar. That is, the engine control operation and the left and right horizontal tilt operation are performed by the joystick for the left hand, and the nose up / down operation and the left and right turning operation are performed by the joystick for the right hand.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the movement of an airplane or helicopter simulated by the computer game controller according to the present invention. In the above embodiment, the airplane or helicopter has X-axis, Y-axis as shown in the figure.
Axis and the three-dimensional direction of the Z axis. The simulated operation of a radio-controlled airplane or helicopter could be performed by a conventional push-button operation, but the operability and body sensitivity were reduced. As shown in FIG. 4, when simulating the operation of a control model that moves freely in three dimensions, operating with a joystick that freely moves forward, backward, left, right, up, and down is more excellent in terms of operability and body sensitivity. .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the game controller for a computer game according to the present invention shown in FIG. The electronic circuit portion is constituted by a circuit board on which an A / D (analog-digital) converter 12 is connected by a connector from a general-purpose component including an image processing unit inside the game machine body. Since the speed control signal, rudder signal, elevator signal, aileron signal, viewpoint switching signal from the push button switch, and the leg in / out signal from the rotary displacement meter 9 are analog signals such as voltage, A / D (analog) A (digital) converter 12 converts these analog signals into digital signals, which are read and processed by a game software program.

A ROM for storing other components such as a program and data for controlling the entire game content,
RAM for storing input data and as a work area,
The image processing portion of the monitor and the like are omitted.

Further, as another embodiment of the computer game controller according to the present invention, a command may be transmitted to the game machine body by an optical signal or a radio signal by a wireless structure. In this embodiment, since the computer game controller has a wireless structure, the cable 2 does not become entangled, and the operator can feel more like simulating actual radio control. This is the gist of the invention described in claim 3.

The computer game controller 1 according to the present invention is not limited to a simulated flight of a radio-controlled airplane or a helicopter, but may be used for simulated operations of other control models in a virtual space created by software. it can.

[0017]

As described above, the computer game controller of the present invention is operated in the same manner as the actual operation of the proportional transmitter for radio control. There is an advantage that the sensation can be fully experienced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a computer game controller 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a joystick of the computer game controller 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a joystick of the computer game controller 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the movement of a control model simulated by the computer game controller 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a circuit of the computer game controller 1 according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer game controller 5 Right hand joystick 6 Left hand joystick 9 Rotary displacement meter 12 A / D (analog-digital) converter

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A joystick operated by an operator to operate the speed, rudder, elevator, and aileron of a control model, at least two or more joysticks, wherein the joystick is freely movable in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. A controller for a computer game, wherein the joystick has an operation amount detecting means. 2. The computer game controller according to claim 1, wherein the control model is an airplane or a helicopter, and a push button for changing a viewpoint and operating a leg is inserted and removed. 3. The output of the operation amount detection means is converted into an optical signal or a radio signal, and the output of the operation amount detection means is
2. The computer game controller according to claim 1, which is propagated outside the computer game controller.