• CoffeeBot@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think that’s particularly bad. Logitech makes reliable input devices. I recall that the US Navy switched to Xbox controllers to control their periscopes on nuclear submarines and saved millions of dollars and found that people understood the controls better.

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      1 year ago

      The navy uses it for periscopes, and training. Not piloting anything like this. This thing was definitely made as cheap as possible.

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        1 year ago

        An off the shelf controller with several backup failsafes (they keep spares on board) is a perfectly reasonable way to do this. In such a cramped space, a hardwired or mounted helm would probably be continuously bumped or tangled.

        Any custom purpose-built wireless device would just introduce more complication than necessary.

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      1 year ago

      Sure, but they should still have to be vetted by the Defense Logistics Agency. That includes Quality Assurance overview.