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Broncos Earn 49 All-MW Honors
Aoyama, Wicks lead Boise State with seven nods apiece
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Aoyama captures 100 fly title to highlight the night
91 Broncos Receive All-MW Academic Awards
Women's swimming and diving and women's track and field each had 21 honorees
91 Broncos Receive All-MW Academic Awards
Women's swimming and diving and women's track and field each had 21 honorees
Broncos Enjoy Big Results at Sectionals
Up next for six Broncos is the U.S. Open
SENIOR (2014-15): Claimed two Mountain West titles (400 and 800 free relays) and earned five All-Mountain West honors (100 fly, 200 fly, 200, 400 and 800 free relays)...took second in the 200 fly (2:04.80) and scored in the 100 free and 100 fly, while also being a part of the winning 200 free relay team against Utah (Oct. 8)...part of the winning 200 free relay team at Idaho (Oct. 11)...won 200 fly in career-best 2:03.80 at Oregon State (Oct. 31)...scored with a 14th-place finish in the 100 fly as well as in all five relays, topping out at fourth place with the 200 free relay at the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 20-22)...picked up wins in the 100 free, 800 free relay, 200 and 400 medley relays at the Jean Freeman Invitational (Dec. 5-6)...won three relays (400 and 800 frees, 400 medley) at the USD Relay Meet (Jan. 3)...captured 200 fly and 200 free relay at Denver (Jan. 8)...won 200 fly and 400 free relay against Wyoming (Jan. 24)...picked up win in her first outing in the 200 IM against Nevada (Jan. 31)...at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 18-21) was part of champion 800 free relay team (with Blake Balogh, Felicity Cann, Emma Chard) that set school record with a time of 7:08.51, then in meet's final event anchored the 400 free relay team to a gold medal in another school-record time of 3:16.88...finished second with the 200 free relay team (1:30.32), while also scoring in three individual events, finishing third in the 200 fly (1:58.60), seventh in the 100 fly (54.84) and 11th in the 200 IM (2:02.43).
JUNIOR (2013-14): Earned six All-MW honors (100 fly, 100 free, 200 IM, 200, 400, 800 free relays)...captured the 100 back, 200 IM, 200 and 400 free relays and 400 medley relay at the Bulldog Invitational (Oct. 11-12)...part of winning 400 free relay team at Hawkeye Invite (Dec. 8)...with 400 free relay team that defeated Denver (Jan. 25)...finished third with the 800 free relay on Day One of the Mountain West Championships (Feb. 19)...on Day Two, finished second with the 200 free relay team and eighth in the 200 IM (Feb. 20)...turned in a sixth-place finish in the 100 fly with a personal-best 54.43 on Day Three (Feb. 21)...on the final day of the event, took eighth in the 100 free, and finished third with the 400 free relay team (Feb. 22)...competed in the 200 and 400 free relays at the NCAA Championships...finished 24th in the 200 free relay on Day One (March 20)...400 free relay took 23rd with a time of 3:18.1 (March 22).
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Scored top-eight finishes in three individual events and swam on four relays at 2013 Mountain West Championships...placed sixth in 100 free and 200 IM, took seventh in 200 free...NCAA `B' cut in 200 IM and fourth-fastest time in school history...swam butterfly on 200 medley relay (third place), anchored 800 free relay (fourth place), led off 200 free relay (fifth place) and 400 free relay (third place)...accounted for 160 points at the conference meet, most on the team...swam backstroke on school-record-setting 200 medley relay during time trial at conference meet...over final 11 individual races during dual-meet competition tallied nine wins, one runner-up finish and one third-place showing...only races not won during stretch came at meet against No. 1 USC (Jan. 4), finishing behind three All-Americans...swept the 100 and 200 freestyle races in three of the final five duels...won 10 individual races, eighth-most single-season wins in school history...picked up wins in 100 free (five), 200 free (three) and 200 IM (two)...added seven relay victories...entered MW Championships ranked in the top 16 of the conference in seven individual events...MW Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 22-27) after winning four individual events and two relays during meets at Denver (Jan. 25) and Colorado State (Jan. 26)...set lifetime bests in 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM...named Boise State Most Improved Swimmer at year-end banquet...also competed in track and field, placed 13th in the 800m run at MW Championships.
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Scored in three individual events and helped two relays to gold medals at the 2012 Mountain West Championships...placed sixth in the 200 back, seventh in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 IM...was the Broncos' top finisher in the 100 back at the conference meet...led off winning 400 medley relay and swam third on winning 400 free relay, helping Boise State set all-time MW records in both events...also led off 200 medley relay team at MW Championships...made immediate impact in collegiate debut against Idaho (Oct. 8), winning all four events she entered (100 back, 200 back, 200 IM and 200 medley relay)...won 200 back and 200 fly at Seattle (Nov. 19)...won 100 back at Rice Invite (Oct. 29)...scored in five individual events at Missouri Invite (Dec. 1-3)...set lifetime bests in six events during the season...won eight individual events and 13 relays...Academic All-MW...also competed in track and field, placed 13th in 800m run at MW Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Columbia River High School, under head coach Tim Hegedus...All-America recognition in 100 fly...two-time state champion as a junior (100 fly and 200 IM)...four-time runner up at state meet during her career...advanced to state meet all four years...honored as SW Washington All-Region Swimmer of the Year by The Columbian in 2008 and 2009...named 2010 Greater St. Helens League 3A Swimmer of the Year...swam for Portland Aquatic Club, under coaches Jody Braden and Jack Ridley...participated at summer junior nationals the past three years...three-time USA Swimming Scholar All-American...four-year member of CRHS Honor Roll...three-year recipient of varsity academic letter...graduated with full international baccalaureate diploma...also lettered in track and field...helped Chieftains to 2010 state championship...school-record holder in 800...plans to compete in track and field at Boise State...mother is a member of the University of North Dakota Swimming Hall of Fame...plans to study engineering.
Collegiate Personal Bests (through 2014-15 season):
50 Back - 25.49
100 Back - 54.96
200 Back - 1:59.65
100 Fly - 54.43
200 Fly - 1:58.60
50 Free - 23.35
100 Free - 49.86
200 Free - 1:49.17
200 Free Relay - 1:29.84
400 Free Relay - 3:16.88
800 Free Relay - 7:08.51
200 Medley Relay - 1:42.50
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Upset this am. For the past few days I get up every morning and use my fetal heart doppler to hear the baby. I found the heartbeat right away yesterday but this AM I find no beat :(. It really scares me! I have no cramping or bleeding but I didn't with my last m/c either. Only found out baby had passed after an ultrasound. It's hard not to worry... I searched and searched this morn with no luck.
Can't find the heartbeat
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Posted 02/02/2013
It took me an hour to find baby yesterday. I was terrified but said a prayer and tried again and found it as soon as it turned on. Baby is small. Try not to worry.
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mrseawilliams · Original Poster
Posted 02/02/2013
Stress is my middle name :(
Posted 02/02/2013
I think it might still be too early to even find it! I haven't found my beans yet either.
Posted 02/02/2013
I hope everything is just fine for you ladies. That's why I can't get a Doppler-- I know it would stress me out so much.
Anne - Mom to Will (6/1/2010 - T21), Quinn (10/21/2011), and Drew (8/19/2013)
Posted 02/02/2013
What kind of doppler are you ladies using? Were they pricey? I've been thinking about getting one this time around just for the novelty of being able to hear baby at home.
His: DS (13), DS (10), DD (8) Mine: DD (7), DS (5), DS (4) Ours: RAINBOW (2/6/14)
Posted 02/02/2013
I have a Doppler (its actually a TMJ doppler a dentist I used to work for gave me) and this is exactly why it's still tucked away in the basement. Good luck honey, I know I'd be majorly stressing out too!
Posted 02/02/2013
My doctor told me that you generally can't even hear a heartbeat on the outside until at least 10 weeks. I wouldn't worry yourself.
DS August 20, 2010 :-)
Kelsi (25) married to Jarrod (28)
DS August 20, 2010 :-)
Posted 02/02/2013
I went and got an ultrasound yesterday I made 7weeks today and they couldn't find the heartbeat but they found the baby and where it's implanted ! Don't be scared I'm sure the little jewel is ok
Posted 02/02/2013
I thought I found mine the other night at 124 bpm but it turns out it was my pelvic artery :(
I had my first OB appt the next day and he couldn't find it eitther :( He said my uterus is tilted so its making it harder and the baby is still so small. I was 9+1 at the appt.
Ill try again in a few days or maybe when I'm 10wks+.
I had my first OB appt the next day and he couldn't find it eitther :( He said my uterus is tilted so its making it harder and the baby is still so small. I was 9+1 at the appt.
Ill try again in a few days or maybe when I'm 10wks+.
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One of my best hotel experiences!Posted Jun 5, 2015
Pros: The shuttle came quickly, the staff were nice, the room was very clean with a well equipped kitchen as well.
Cons: Not that I can think of.
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This is a very nice hotel. We just stayed here after a late flight and left the next day. I wish we had stayed longer! The shuttle came to the airport very quickly, the staff at check in were very nice, and the room was wonderful. We had a king suite, and since my son was with us, he could sleep on the couch that made out to a bed. We were all very impressed. I'll definitely stay at a Homewood Suites again.
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Great for business. Plenty of room to spread out.Posted May 5, 2015
Pros: Everything
Cons: Shuttle into Manchester.
Excellent buffet breakfast and dinner. Quiet. Really good internet speed.
Comment from Hotel Management
May 6, 2015 by General Manager , Hotel Management
Dear Guest, Thank you for your recent visit with us and for taking the time to rate your stay. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our excellent buffet and the quiet spacious guest rooms. We appreciate your business and hope you will come back and see us again! Best, Jon Newton, GM
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Very nice place to stay...parking lot very crowdedPosted Apr 6, 2015
Everything about this stay was wonderful, comfortable bed, extremely clean, very quiet even though by the airport. Only issue was that we were a late arrival and there was literally no where to park. Finally found a spot in the far back. I was told that all the hotels near the airport had this problem, I think travelers can buy park and ride space. The next day was not as much of an issue parking. We still highly recommend this hotel.
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Apr 13, 2015 by General Manager , Hotel Management
Dear Guest, We appreciate the personal recommendation and thank you for choosing us to host your stay. We're pleased to hear that we could provide you with clean and comfortable accommodations; However, are very sorry for the parking troubles you encountered. We hope you'll come back and visit us again! Best, James Prentiss, GM
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Very comfortable stayPosted Mar 18, 2015 on Hotels
very comfortable , spacious room; room layout well designed. Wonderful breakfast
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from MA
Hockey PlayoffsPosted Mar 9, 2015
Pros: great location, clean and updated.
Location: we just visited hockey rinks, but I know there are lots to do in the area. My GPS took me to the airport, not Perimeter Road :-)
My first time at a Homewood suites. I found the facility very clean, staff more than helpful and very friendly and accommodating. Pool was on the small side and would have loved a hot tub or sauna. Breakfast was a bonus as some had early am games, so to eliminate the stress of "where we eating" was great.
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Nice hotel, good price, tough to find though.Posted Mar 4, 2015 on Hotels
Overall fine stay, but the hotel seemed out of the way and not easy to get to. Hotel was located on back roads.
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Homewood ReviewPosted Feb 4, 2015 on Hotels
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Wonderful! We booked with the rest of our hockey team and it was better than I expected! The staff was very accommodating and all the families were comfortable in the rooms. Kids had a blast! It was so nice to have the full kitchen in the room and a private bedroom for mom and dad without being fay away from our little ones. I also did a few loads of was while there and the laundry room was clean and smelling fresh. Can't say enough good things about it.


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Reading and responding to email can be a full-time job. In Outlook 2010: Real-World Projects, Gini Courter explores the new features in Microsoft's popular email and calendaring program that make the job faster and easier to manage. With Conversation View, Gini shows how to catch up on unread email strings without rereading duplicate information. Performing multiple tasks, like replying to and moving a message at the same time, is a snap with Quick Steps, which Gini reviews in detail. She also highlights the revised Contacts tabs and new Calendar features, groups, and tools.
Let me show you how Kim can use the built-in Quick Steps in Outlook 2010 to quickly handle messages. Kim's Inbox include a number of emails that will require specific action. First, Kim reviews the email about some proposed website design changes. The request was that she have Petal and Raul look at the designs, summarize their information, and send it on to Kirk. In the latest email, at the top of the list, you will notice that Petal has provided a comment document that Kim can easily forward.
She selects the email, clicks the To Manager Quick Step. The first time you click the To Manager Quick Step, Outlook will prompt you to select or enter your manager's email address. You can enter more than one address if you report to more than one manager. And click Send. Kim knows that when Kirk reviews the information that was provided by Petal and Raul, he will want to look at the originals that were received from Kyle.
Kirk has Photoshop on his computer so it would be easy simply to send the original Photoshop files that were received. She chooses any email from Kyle. In the People pane at the bottom then, she can find Messages, Attachments, Meetings, and other information that comes from Kyle. She is looking for Design samples for your review, clicks on the hyperlink, and here's the original email that she can then forward to Kirk.
Now that Kim has sent both the designs and the comments from Raul and Petal to Kirk for his review, it's time to let the team know that Kirk will be reviewing those. Kim uses the Team E-mail Quick Step. The first time you use the Team E-mail Quick Step, you'll be asked to enter or select the email addresses for your teammates. Kim's next task is to handle some responses to requests for information that she sent earlier.
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So, now we're really into winter. Which means some snow days. And although the beginning of the semester has featured lots of administrative tasks, these are just about under control. Which means that when we have snow days from now on, I can get working for real on a new piece, with my snazzy new gear that Davy got me. (See above – synth/vocoder with new speakers)
The piece will performed at an "acoustic+" concert by the ensemble mis en in Brooklyn. I've known the director of the group for a few years now, as I played in a piece of his at a festival in France. He's a very good musician, with lots of organizational as well as musical skills, so I'm looking forward to writing for and working with his group. The piece will feature both an accompanying prerecorded part along with some live vocoder processing of the instrumentalists. Right now, I'm just playing with the vocoder myself, adapting patches and carving out the basic harmonic materials. The underlying structure will be a setting of a poem by Miriam Gamble titled "Introducing the Nissan Jet-pack" – parts of the poem will be heard as part of the prerecorded sounds, and some will be spoken by members of the ensemble. So, lots of possibilities for text-painting, as well as lots of logistical planning. But fun planning. Especially on snow days.
What about the rest of autumn?
Anyway, since the last post, the Vermont camp has been closed up, all of our outdoor furniture has been put away in Massachusetts, and the garage in Bangor has been reviewed for some patching before the long winter really takes over. I had thought I was doing this last task early enough in the year, but today could prove me wrong.
The fall season has certainly felt jam-packed, continuing on from the VSO Made-in-Vermont tour (and its Green Room appearances) to more driving to other concerts. I played in a full orchestra for the first time in a while, and then subbed in the SPA production of Little Shop in the pit, also for the first time in years. I had forgotten about the counting-many-bars-of-rests that is part and parcel of large ensemble playing, but this was really a minor distraction compared to the whole musical experience of being part of a big sound. It was particularly enjoyable to play with a mix of fellow faculty, students and recent UMaine grads on both occasions, all of whom were cheerful and sunny in what were perhaps less-than-ideal surroundings.
Of course, my eyes had to adjust to the lighting – that part of the experience has not improved over time.
The next part of the semester features less clarinet playing on the schedule, but lots of concerts to attend and record. There are upcoming premieres of a few songs of mine on a couple of these concerts – one set of songs on poems by Rosalie Calabrese, and one single song on an old (really old) text by Robert, the Earl of Essex (When Silly Bees Could Speak). I am hoping that all of the performers involved in these concerts have the same good driving fortune I have had lately (particularly the performers driving up to Orono from NYC). We can also hope that the snow from today's storm goes away quickly enough that we have a chance to forget about that kind of weather for a few more weeks. Or, for at least enough time for me make sure the Subaru and its tire treads are ready for the next few months.
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My husband went a little crazy with the electronics sales this past year, and we now have a bunch of slightly different handheld video/audio recorders. Voila:
If you want to keep score, that's a Zoom H4n, a Tascam PCM/HD, a Sony PCM/M10, and a Zoom Q2HD. They are arrayed on the mantle of the family house in Vermont, having just been used to record a new solo bass clarinet piece of mine. I tried to make the levels relatively similar, though doing this just using the visual meters wasn't all that accurate.
Even before activating any of the plugins that come with these handhelds, the results were distinct. All of them recorded well, though. The sound on the Q2HD was very hot, and it picked up a lot of noise that I would rather not have documented – it was also a bright sound. The Tascam levels were the lowest of the bunch, but the sound was warmer as well. Out of the available files, I chose to upload the one from the H4n, and added a small bit of reverb.
The new piece takes off from some pieces by Scott Miller and Martin Gendelman that I've performed over the past year, both of which included multiphonic sounds. This is the first time I've really used them in my own work, and they are still not 100% reliable for me as a clarinetist – some work better than others. And many are so soft that traffic sounds from outside the house cover them up – hence the trial recordings in Vermont, far away from traffic, where you only have the birds to worry about. But I can live with the bird sounds for now.
(I think the H4n didn't pick them up anyway. Key clicks yes, bird sounds no.)
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I know everyone mainly listens to music via headphones now, (or in my case, via my car's speakers), but we still acknowledge that most music was/is intended to be heard in a space built for listening. Maybe not exclusively for music listening, but listening. This past "spring," I've had the chance to play and listen in a pretty wide variety of spaces, and most of them didn't get too much in the way of the music involved, which was heartening. But the fact that these spaces included two very different chapels AND two somewhat different cement-box buildings in two months tells a lot about where we play music for people.
During this year's SEAMUS conference in Connecticut, I performed Scott Miller's piece "Contents May Differ" for amplified bass clarinet and fixed media electronics – in a space that certainly was not built for such a piece. The old campus chapel did contribute a lot to the work, though, since the resonance of the building heightened the resonance of the multiphonics in bass clarinet part as well of the rumbling bass sounds (adapted from the same multiphonic resonances) in the electronic part. In fact, any more resonance and there might have been some real trouble – maybe some chapel fixtures shaking and the like.
Of course, there was a lot to look at while you were listening to the concert in this venue as well – not an insignificant part of the experience.
The other main hall for the conference was in a huge monolithic building – when I asked for directions to the space, people told me to "walk down the hill until you get to the Brutalist architecture". Lots of cement, lots of grey, lots of mainly hard surfaces, and the performers seemed to be at least the length of a football field from the audience. The sound, which of course at this conference was mainly electronic, wasn't really adversely affected acoustically, but it was hard to concentrate on the pieces in the space that was nothing so much as a stone cube. I'm happy that Scott's piece was scheduled for the less minimalist church space, even with the smaller audience seating available there – even depressing pieces were more fun in the chapel.
Last week I experienced another cement box, though smaller, at a show by Gabriel Kahane and Rob Moose in my old hometown. I remember playing there myself in high school – it was sort of an intimate brutalist hall, again with grey concrete and a stage that seemed far away for the size of the room. It has been recalibrated, though, or so a local musician told me. Apparently Steve Reich has played there and described the room as an acoustic nightmare, so adjustments were made in response. The last time I played there was 5 years ago, when it was still in process, playing a bunch of multimedia pieces. Here's a photo of John Sampen doing similarly last year in the venue. There's more cloth now in addition to the cement and wood panels.
All told, even with the adjustments, it was not my favorite place to here Gabriel Kahane's songs. The amplification necessary for the guitars and electronic sound processing was reinforced by the hall echo, and got in the way of the lyrics some of the time. The best sound balance happened when the singers faced the audience directly – but that may have been partly psychological, since then the listeners can read the performers' faces better and get the sense of the text from more than just hearing the words.
The next time I actually performed after SEAMUS was part of an event for donors at the Ragdale Foundation. There. I just performed in my studio, which had high ceilings and good sight lines, but not much space for the listeners. I did two slightly different open studios that day – one in the afternoon for the other residents, and one at night for both residents and donors. Those who came to both were surprised at the difference in the sound between the performances. I explained that many people believe (for a variety of reasons, including lowered heat, lowered use of electricity, less activity in the general environment) that music sounds better after the sun goes down, and many of the residents hadn't ever thought of that. I suppose that the more we all use headphones the less we think about sound in the actual air.
I was back in a chapel at the end of April, when some of my songs were done in Portland at the Back Cove Festival. This festival usually takes place in rooms at the Portland Conservatory, which have a basic auditorium feel. However, this year featured a bunch of organ music, so the large church next door was used. I think the audience had a better time at this venue than in the previous years' auditorium, but the performers had a bit less fun. They had to worry about sight lines more, fitting around the altar steps, and most importantly, hearing each other through the pretty substantial echo. The audience had a lot to look at, though, and depending on where you were sitting/which ensemble was playing, you could hear fairly well. And when the organ kicked in, it was obviously worth it. If scheduled there again, I would think carefully about what kind of piece to bring to the Festival – probably something like organ music.


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College Park, Md. – November 14, 2012 – World-leading cybersecurity researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business won a significant grant from the Department of Homeland Security to develop economic models for cybersecurity investments. Professors Lawrence Gordon and Martin Loeb – along with colleague William Lucyshyn from the School of Public Policy -- received one of just 34 contracts awarded to 29 academic and research institutions for research and development of solutions to cybersecurity challenges...
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A control device, like a pointing stick, for controlling the positioning, movement and operation of a responsive electrical device, like a cursor on a computer display screen. There is a compact gimbal mounted joystick 10 that has a stick assembly 14; a gimbal assembly 12 having the stick assembly mounted thereon; a sensor 42 and 44, mounted to the gimbal assembly, for generating an output signal indicative of a position of the stick assembly; and a switch 50, positioned below the stick assembly, to be activated when the stick assembly is sufficiently displaced to close the switch. Additionally there is a biasing means 56, positioned about the switch and extending to the gimbal assembly, the biasing means forcing the gimbal assembly into a centering position when not in use. Additionally, there is a retainer 58, positioned between the gimbal assembly and the biasing means, for forcing the biasing means toward the switch when the stick assembly and gimbal assembly have a moving force applied thereto, and for forcing the gimbal assembly and stick assembly into the centering position after the moving force is eliminated. Uniquely, the gimbal assembly, at a location that contacts the retainer, has a shape that minimizes a torque about the first and second yokes when in the centering position and that increases the torque when the first and second yokes are in a non-centering position.
1. A device for electrically controlling an object, comprising:
a) a housing;
b) a stick assembly, mounted in the housing, the stick assembly having an end extending from the housing and another end having a cap attached thereto;
c) a gimbal assembly having the stick assembly mounted thereto and contained within the housing, the gimbal assembly including:
c1) a first and second yokes coupled to the stick assembly for allowing the stick assembly to move therein, the yokes having a pair of ends extending outside of the housing;
c2) a pair of sensors, mounted to the ends of the yokes for generating an electrical output signal indicative of a position of the stick assembly, the sensors mounted outside the housing;
d) a retainer, disposed adjacent the gimbal assembly, the retainer disposed circumferentially around the stick assembly;
e) a base having a cavity therein, the base mounted to the housing;
f) a switch, positioned in the cavity below the cap, the switch activated when the stick assembly is sufficient displaced in a direction parallel to the stick assembly so as to cause the cap to contact the switch and to close the switch; a spring located between the retainer and the base for biasing the gimbal assembly away from the switch;
g) a mounting hole extending through the shaft for pivotally and slidably securing the shaft to the gimbal assembly;
h) a hinge pin extending through the second yoke and mounting hole to allow the shaft to pivotally move; and
i) a first and second grooves, located in the first and second yokes, respectively for allowing the shaft to pivot therein;
j) a plurality of terminals electrically connected to the switch and extending through the base.
This invention generally relates to a control device, like a pointing stick, for controlling the positioning, movement and operation of a responsive electrical device, like a cursor on a computer display screen. Specifically, there is a compact gimbal mounted joystick with an in-line z-axis switch that can, for example, both direct a cursor on a screen and select items on the display screen by tapping on the pointing stick instead of clicking a mouse button.
Various devices are well known for controlling cursor movement over a computer display screen of a computer and for signaling a choice of computer command identified by the position of the cursor on the display screen menu. The most commonly known devices are known as a "mouse" that has a ball on its underside rolled over a horizontal surface, with the x- and y-axis components of movement being sensed and transmitted through a connecting cable to a serial input port of the computer. The signal to the computer is varied by the amount and direction of movement of the mouse ball, and causes the cursor on the display screen to have a corresponding movement. One or two "mouse" or "click" buttons, located on the top of the mouse at the forward end, permit the computer operator to enter a selection or other command to the computer (the command typically being shown by the position of the cursor on a displayed menu) upon pressing one or the other or both buttons, depending upon the software associated with the device. Such a device, requires a flat, horizontal surface.
Another well known electrical controlling and signaling mechanism is a "joystick." The joystick is typically an elongated stick that extends upwardly from a base connected to the computer console by means of a cable. The joystick is operated by tilting the upstanding stick in various directions to cause the cursor or other display element to move in a direction and usually at a speed corresponding to the direction and pressure exerted on the stick by the computer operator. The operation of a joystick, however, frequently requires a separate button to be pushed, for example, to select icons on the screen.
Despite the advantages of each type of controller, none had, for example, allowed the user to both control a cursor movement and select items on the display screen using exclusively a single part of the device, namely a shaft, and being exclusively manipulated and activated by potentially using only one finger. Additionally, it is important to have an extremely small footprint, or small surface area used on a printed circuit board that has the joystick mounted thereon. Moreover, it is important to have as few parts to the design as possible, to reduce the complexity and cost of manufacturing. Finally, it is important that any joystick design have a centering position having the stick or main shaft pointing straight up when not in use. Most prior art designs have complex and costly methods of achieving the centering position.
Examples of patents related to the present invention are as follows, wherein each patent is herein incorporated by reference for related and supporting teachings:
U.S. Pat. No. 5,563,629, is a device for pointing the cursor on the screen of interactive systems.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,795,952, is a joystick for three axis control of a powered element.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,788,872, is a reamable spring caged and energized free gyro.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,772,892, is a two-axis gimbal.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,738,412, is an air stabilized gimbal platform.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,729,253, is a wrist actuator.
The foregoing patents reflect the state of the art of which the applicant is aware and are tendered with the view toward discharging applicants' acknowledged duty of candor in disclosing information that may be pertinent in the examination of this application. It is respectfully stipulated, however, that none of these patents teach or render obvious, singly or when considered in combination, applicant's claimed invention.
It is a feature of the invention to provide a control device, like a pointing stick, for controlling the positioning, movement and operation of a responsive electrical device, like a cursor on a computer display screen.
A further feature of the invention is to provide a control device assembly with a compact gimbal mounted joystick with an in-line z-axis switch that can, for example, both direct a cursor on a screen and select items on the display screen by tapping on the pointing stick instead of clicking a mouse button.
Yet, a further feature of the invention is to provide a device that has a stick assembly; a gimbal assembly having the stick assembly mounted thereon; a sensor, mounted to the gimbal assembly, for generating an output signal indicative of a position of the stick assembly; and a switch, positioned below the stick assembly, to be activated when the stick assembly is sufficiently displaced to close the switch.
Where the stick assembly includes a shaft, having a mounting hole for pivotally and slidably securing the shaft to the gimbal assembly; and a cap, mounted to one end of the shaft, positioned and designed to close the switch upon being vertically displaced.
Wherein the gimbal assembly includes a first and second yoke, coupled to the stick assembly and sensor, for allowing the stick assembly to move while sensing the position thereof.
A further feature of the invention provides a housing assembly, having a slot and three holes for mounting the first and second yoke ends therein; and an opening for extending the stick assembly therethrough to allow for free movement thereof. Additionally, there is a hinge pin that extends through the second yoke and shaft to allow the shaft to pivotally move; and a first and second groove located in the first and second yokes respectively, designed to allow the shaft to slide therethrough.
Wherein the sensor comprises a first and second position sensor, each mounted to the housing assembly to allow the sensing of a rotational position of the first and second yokes.
Wherein the first and second yokes are rotatably coupled to the first and second sensors via first and second tabs respectively.
An additional feature of the invention includes a biasing means, positioned about the switch and extending to the gimbal assembly, the biasing means forcing the gimbal assembly into a centering position. Additionally, there is a retainer, positioned between the gimbal assembly and the biasing means, for forcing the biasing means toward the switch when the stick assembly and gimbal assembly have a moving force applied thereto, and for forcing the gimbal assembly and stick assembly into the centering position after the moving force is eliminated.
Wherein the gimbal assembly includes a first and second yoke, coupled to the stick assembly and sensor, for allowing the stick assembly to move while sensing the position thereof.
Wherein the first and second yokes, at a location that contacts the retainer, have a shape that minimizes a torque about the first and second yokes when in the centering position and that increases the torque when the first and second yokes are in a non-centering position.
The invention resides not in any one of these features per se, but rather in the particular combination of all of them herein disclosed and claimed and it is distinguished from the prior art in this combination of all of its structures for the functions specified.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and so that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described after this which will form the subject matter of the appended claims. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the preferred embodiment may readily be used as a basis for designing other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims are regarded as including such equivalent constructions since they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
These and other features of the invention can best be understood by the following description of the accompanying drawings as follows:
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the control device or pointing stick.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of most elements of FIG. 1
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional representative schematic end view of a yoke from FIGS. 1 and 2.
It is noted that the drawings of the invention are generally not to an exact scale. The drawings are merely schematic representations, not intended to portray specific parameters of the invention. The drawings are intended to depict only typical embodiments of the invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope of the invention. Additionally, identical numbers are used in different drawings to represent identical parts of the invention. The invention will be described with additional specificity and detail through the accompanying drawings.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is a control device or pointing stick 10 that can, for example, be used to control the movement of a curser on a computer screen (not shown). The control device 10 is made up of a gimbal assembly 12, a control stick assembly 14, position sensor mechanism 16, a switch assembly 18 and a housing assembly 20. Uniquely, gimbal assembly 12 has a first yoke 22, and a second yoke 24. Housing assembly 20 has slot 26, holes 27, 28 and 29, and opening 31. Control stick assembly 14 includes shaft 30, mounting hole 32, and actuator or cap 34. Stick assembly 14 is pivotally coupled to gimbal assembly 12 by inserting shaft 30 through grooves 36 and 38, and lockably inserting hinge pin 40 therethrough. Position sensor mechanism 16 comprises two position sensors 42 and 44 mounted to housing 20 to allow the sensing of a rotational position of each yoke 22 and 24. Yokes 22 and 24 are rotatably coupled to sensors 42 and 44 via tabs 46 and 48 respectively. Switch assembly 18 includes switch 50, button 52, base 54, biasing means or spring 56, and spring retainer 58.
Uniquely, FIG. 2 illustrates the pointing stick 10 in a centered or centering position. That is, a position that has shaft 30 in a vertical position that allows the shaft to be moved an equal and maximum distance in all directions perpendicular to the shaft.
One skilled in the art of joy sticks and switches will easily understand one operation of the present embodiment. Uniquely, spring 56 resiliently forces cap 34 away from button 52 by exerting opposite forces on base 54 and retainer 58, thus forcing tab 60 to a highest point in slot 26. To close switch 50, a user may apply sufficient pressure to shaft 30 to cause yoke tab 60 to slide down slot 26, and thus forcing cap 34 onto button 52 to thereby close switch 50.
Additionally, the operation of the gimbal assembly 12 and sensor mechanism 16 is easily understandable to one skilled in the appropriate arts. For example, shaft 30 may be displaced in a direction that is perpendicular to the shaft and parallel to yoke 24. This displacement causes shaft 30 to slide along groove 38 and contact sides of groove 36, which rotates tab 46 and subsequently position sensor 44 will generate a new signal representative of the new rotational position of tab 46. During the shaft displacement, tab 48 may remain in an unchanged position or may also be displaced causing similar position sensor signal generation.
Referring to FIG. 3, there is a representative schematic end view of yoke 22 at locations of contact with retainer 58. The view is for illustration of a basic operation of the yokes 22 and 24 and is not an exact view of the part. Specifically, by way of example, it is illustrated that yoke 22 is placed in a non-centered or centering position, which has the shaft (not shown) and yoke tilted to the left, creating contact between rounded corner 68 and retainer 58. Rounded corner 62 and bottom surface 66 are separated from retainer 58. Tab 46 will rotate about its axis and remain rotatably fixed in hole 27 (not shown).
While in this illustrated position, there is a torque 70 created about tab 46, which forces yoke 22 back to the centered position.
A skilled artisan will easily understand the operation of the self centering operation provided by the features in FIG. 3. It is well understood that torque 70 forces the yoke 22 back to a centering position that has zero or minimal torque. Specifically, as yoke 22 is forced to rotate to the left, corner 62 is lifted off retainer 58. This causes rounded comer 68 to force retainer 58 downward. Rounded corner 68 will smoothly slide along a top surface of retainer 58 because of the smooth rounded shape. When the rotating force is removed from yoke 22, spring 56 will push upward sufficiently to cause the yoke to rotate back into a position that has surface 66 against retainer 66; thus, achieving the centering position of the joystick. It is noted that top surface 64 does not have to have rounded edges and can be most any shape and not impact upon the self centering feature of the invention.
The spring pressure, retainer 58 and shape of the yoke's 22 and 24 contribute to a cost-effective design. The flat surface 66 along with the rounded corners 62 and 68, interact with the flat retainer 58 to allow for smooth operation with minimal parts. Specifically, the shape of the yokes 22 and 24, at the locations in contact with the retainer 58, minimize the torque about tabs 46 and 48 when in the centering position; in fact the torque is essentially equal to zero at the centering position. When the shaft 30 is moved, causing the yokes to rotate about the tabs, there is an increase in the torque about the tabs that act to force the yokes back into the centering position.
One of ordinary skill in the arts of switches and gimbal designs, will realize many advantages from using the preferred embodiment. In particular, control stick assembly 14 is mounted to gimbal assembly 12 to allow pivotal motion in two axises of direction once locking pin 40 is affixed thereto. Additionally, slot 26 and spring 56 are arranged to allow yoke 24 to pivot downward sufficiently to close switch 50.
Additionally, after reviewing the preferred embodiment, a skilled artisan will understand the importance of a small footprint. Specifically, by placing switch 50 inside housing 20 there is eliminated the extra space that would have been used if switch 50 were to be placed on the outside housing 20.
It is further noted that a skilled artisan would realize the importance of eliminating extra parts in assembling the joystick 10. Specifically, other collars for centering spring 56 could have been unnecessarily used.
Another advantage to be noted about the invention is the self centering feature. A skilled artisan will understand that
One of ordinary skill in the art of making joy sticks using switches, sensors and gimbals will realize that there are many different ways of accomplishing key features of the preferred embodiment. Uniquely, position sensors 42 and 44 may be any type of sensor capable of generating signals representative of the rational position of the respective yokes 22 and 44, like a potentiometer or hall effect devices using magnets.
Although it is illustrated to use a spring 56, it is equally contemplated to use any biasing creating means like elastic polymers.
Although, the embodiment discusses the use of a separate cap 34, it is contemplated to use an integral cap that is part of shaft 30.
Similarly, although the embodiment discloses the use a rounded convex groove 36, one skilled in the gimbal arts would realize that most any type of gimbal that provides two degrees of motion could work. For example, see any of the cited art examples, like U.S. Pat. No. 4,729,253.
A skilled artisan will realize that though yoke 22 is the only illustrated self centering yoke, it is understood that all appropriate edges of both ends of both yokes 22 and 24 are similarly designed to achieve the self centering feature of the invention.
Additionally, a skilled artisan will know of many shapes for the yokes 22 and 24 that can minimize the torque about tabs 46 and 48 when in the centering position and can also increase the torque when the yokes are axially rotated. The first and second yokes, at a location that contacts For example, the yokes could have a square shape, a cam shape at the location of contact with the retainer 58.
Although the invention has been taught with specific reference to these embodiments, someone skilled in the art will recognize that many other changes can be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
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