Megatron Hand Heavy-Duty Joysticks

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Megatron Hand joysticks, also known as ‘heavy-duty joysticks’, are used in safety-relevant and complex applications. The increased stability is achieved mostly by the size. The range of functions is extended by integrating additional input elements in the handles. For this purpose, push-buttons or small thumb joysticks can be integrated if required.

The human-machine interface is of central importance for the control of cranes, construction machinery, lifting platforms, water cannons, off-road vehicles and much more. And the more demanding the application, the greater the need to optimise the control element. For handheld joysticks, concrete function adjustments and optimisation of the haptics are therefore very common.

The robust IP65 joysticks with multifunction ergonomic cobra handles and configurable metal mechanism are equipped with conductive plastic potentiometers or Hall sensors (both also available as redundant versions).

Each of the two axis mechanisms of these joysticks can be configured independently of one another. The handle can be either configured to automatically return with a spring to the centre position or with a friction brake. Detent positions can also be implemented.

The hand joysticks are available with various configuration options for rockers, switches, latching positions, micro-switches and buttons above and below the joystick head to meet safety-critical requirements. Multiple rockers can also be optionally installed for many degrees of freedom.

As a special variant, the entire handle can also be designed to be rotatable as the third degree of freedom of the main axis.