Joystick
device · 1926 · Electric age
A control lever.
What it is made of
- Joystick stick — has part. A hinged lever.
- Potentiometer — has part. Two potentiometers, one per axis.
- Spring — has part. They return the stick to the centre.
Principles and materials it uses
- Lever — uses. A lever.
- Potentiometer — uses. Position is read with potentiometers.
- Steel — is made of. The handle of the first joysticks was steel.
Where it is used
- Fly-by-wire — is used in. A sidestick controller.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Gamepad — evolved into. A game controller.