Chapter 6
6 Interaction devices
6.1 Flystick2
The batteries must be removed before shipping the Flystick2, other-
wise the radio transmitter could be started by shock or vibration.
Description The Flystick2 is a wireless input device for ART infrared optical tracking
systems.
Figure 6.1: Flystick2
The Flystick2 has a trigger, four buttons and an analogue joystick with an additional button
functionality. All interactions are transmitted wirelessly via a 2.4 GHz ISM radio connec-
tion. The software DTrack2 takes up the Flystick2 button & joystick events and correlates
them with the 6DOF output data. Tracking and interaction data are then transmitted to the
application via Ethernet.
6.1.1 Control elements
The numbering sequence of the buttons is as follows:
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