State feedback for single-valued devices with multiple inputs

摘要

An apparatus for controlling a target device including a first input device configured to provide a first input to the target device, a second input device configured to provide a second input to the target device, and a control mixer configured to generate an output using a policy, the first input and the second input, wherein the output comprises a feedback and a target device output, wherein the feedback comprises some function of the state of the target device, the policy, and the state of each input device connected to the control mixer.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling a target device with a generated target device output value generated using a plurality of input values, comprising:
a first physical input device operated by a first user, comprising a first display, and configured to:
provide a first input value for the target device based on physical contact with the first user, wherein the plurality of input values comprises the first input value and a second input value; anddisplay, on the first display, the first input value, the second input value, and the generated target device output value; a second physical input device external to the first physical input device, operated by a second user, comprising a second display, and configured to:
provide the second input value for the target device; anddisplay, on the second display, the second input value, the first input value and the generated target device output value; and a control mixer external to the first physical input device, external to the second physical input device, and configured to:
generate the generated target device output value using a policy, the first input value, and the second input value,
wherein the policy specifies that the generated target device output value is generated by averaging the first input value and the second input value, andwherein the generated target device output value does not equal the first input value and the generated target device output value does not equal the second input value;apply the generated target device output value to the target device; andforward the generated target device output value and the first input value to the second physical input device.