Sameer Kumar Telikicherla is a student in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Krishna Murthy Institute of Tech & Engg in Hyderabad, India. His email is provided. The document discusses the history and development of the space mouse, a 3D input device that allows control of 3D graphic objects in 6 degrees of freedom. It was originally developed by the German Aerospace Research Organisation in the 1970s based on technology used to control the first robot in space. The space mouse senses motion in 3D and uses mechatronics engineering principles to integrate mechanical, electronic, and computer control systems.

1. Sameer Kumar Telikicherla
Department Of Computer Science & Engineering
Krishna Murthy Institute Of Tech & Engg
Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh, India
Email: sameerkumartelikicherla@gmail.com
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2.  It is a new age design for man-machine
communication.
 It is used to design real time video
animation,mechanical design and simulation.
 It is a standard input device for interactive motion
control of 3D graphic objects.
 Allows control of 6 degrees of freedom-translation
rotation.

3.  It senses your motion and your clicks and sends them
to the computer to respond appropriately.
 It detects motion in the X and Y plane and acts as a
2-d controller.
 A general mouse is not well suited for people to use in
a 3-D graphics environment.

5. The ball inside the mouse touches the desktop
and rolls when the mouse moves.

6. Two rollers inside the mouse touch the ball.
They are oriented in such a way that detect
motion in X and Y direction.

7. The two rollers are connected to an
encoding disk that contains holes in it. The
disk has 36 holes around its outer edge.

8. The holes in the disk break the beam of light
coming from the LED so that infrared sensor
sees pulses of light.

9. The Chip reads the pulses from the infrared
sensors and turns them into binary data that
computers can understand.

10. In the late 1970’s, the DLR(German Aerospace
Research Organisation) Deutsches Zenturum Far Luft
Und Raumfaurt started research in robotics and on
devices with six degrees of freedom for controlling
robot grippers in cartesian space.
The device is based on the technology to control the
first robot in space.
The basic principle behind it construction is
“MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING”

11.  It is the applications of latest techniques in
mechanical,electronic and computer control systems to design
improved products and processess.
 Using Modem Cost effective technology to improve product
performance and flexibility.
 It is Widely used in Instrumentation,Manufacturing
methods,Computer integration and Control.
 A typical mechatronic system picks up signals, processess them
and generates forces and motion as an output.
 Mechanical systems are integrated with SENSORS(to know
where things are), MICRO PROCESSOR(to work out what to
do), CONTROLLERS (to perform the required actions).

12.  Design of Data collection,Instrumentation and
computerized machine tools.
 Intelligent product design and self diagnostic
machines,which fix problems on their own.
 Medical devices, life supporting systems,scanners and
DNA Sequencing machines.
 Robotics and Space Exploration Equipments,
Computer peripherals and security systems.

13.  Space Mouse is developed by the DLR institute of
robotics and mechatronics.

14.  Ease of Use of manipulating objects in 3D applications.
 Calibration free sensor technology for high precision and
unique reliability.
 Nine programmable buttons to customize the motion
control and finger tip operation for maximum precision
and performance
 Frees up the desk space and reduces human effors.
 Natural hand positioning eliminates fatigue.

15.  The features of a space mouse are not only applicable to the
graphic simulation and 3D objects but they will strongly change
the whole world of manufacturing and constructing technology.
 It is also applicable to other areas of science like chemistry
,biology and also entertainment.
 For all these applications , Space Mouse works as an intuitive
interface technology between Man and machine.
 No other technology can beat the SPACE MOUSE in its
simplicity and yet high precision.
 It is used for 3D manipulations in 6 degrees of freedom,but at
the same time may function as a conventional 2D mouse.

16. (1) J.HeintB, G.Hilzinger
Device for programming movements of a Robot,Enrop.
Patent No. 0.108.348; USPatent No. 4,589,810.
(2) G.Hirzmger and J.Dietrich,
B.Gombert,J.Heindi,K.Landzetel,J.Schott
The Sensory and telerobotic aspects of the spare robot
technology experiment ROTEX,
Int.Symposium “Artificial Intelligence,Robotics and
Automation, in Space”,Toulouse Labege,France,Sept.30-
Oct.2,1992.