Joystick
WordNet
noun
(1) A manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
(2) A lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer or other equipment.
- A penis.
Verb
- To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
- 2006, Sid Davis, Home makeovers that sell
- Marketing your home isn't as difficult as joysticking a Mars rover through a crater, despite what many people believe.
- 2007, Gerhard Lakemeyer, Elizabeth Sklar, Domenico G Sorrenti, Tomoichi Takahashi, RoboCup 2006: Robot Soccer World Cup X
- Therefore, part of the errors in the localization results is due to the problem of joysticking the robot exactly onto the marked positions.
- 2007, Gaurav Suhas Sukhatme, Stefan Schaal, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox, Robotics: Science and Systems II
- It can run in autonomous mode or be manually joysticked using a radio controller.
- 2006, Sid Davis, Home makeovers that sell
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