| 摘要 |
A self-controlled device maintains a frame of reference about an x-, y- and z-axis. The self-controlled device processes an input to control the self-propelled device, the input being based on the x- and y-axis. The self-propelled device is controlled in its movement, including about each of the x-, y- and z-axis, based on the input. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system comprising:
a controller device; a self-propelled device including a spherical housing and an internal drive system, the internal drive system being provided within the spherical housing to maneuver the spherical housing under control of the controller device by:
maintaining, on the spherical housing, a frame of reference about each of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis as the spherical housing is maneuvered;receiving, from a two-dimensional steering mechanism of the controller device, two-dimensional control inputs of a user operating the controller device, the controller device being external to the spherical housing;implementing the two-dimensional control inputs as three-dimensional, rotational motion about each of the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis, so that the spherical housing is maneuvered about the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis in response to the two-dimensional control inputs being received; andindicating the frame of reference by an outwardly visible feature while the spherical housing is maneuvered about the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis. |
