Thanks. I did remember that US subs used a off the shelf controller but couldn’t think of the specific example.
Additionally with an off the shelf controller it’s really easy to pack a replacement one. (And building a controller yourself - that one will always be worse and heavier than an off the shelf one plus replacement)
The crazy thing really is how they ignored everyone on warnings how not to construct a hull.
Using off the shelf consumer electronics for safety critical applications is fine.
In this case the controller is engineered to work well for a resonable time.
Ok, the controller is not waterproof, but if you get water inside a sub, you have larger problems than moving it, and you have other ways of triggering an emergency blow.
honestly I would prefer to drive a DIY custom built machine using a popular off the shelf gamepad, that way I could buy a handful of controllers and keep them in the cockpit as backups.
Given the option between making my own controller vs buying a dozen Xbox controllers, yeah gonna go with Xbox. Nothing I make will get anywhere near as good.
it’s the same functionality but cheaper and easier to use, it’s such a good idea the navy has been trying to switch everything they can to off the shelf stuff.
Using off the shelf consumer electronics in safety critical applications is never OK.
Of course it is. The US Navy uses Xbox controllers for their photonic masts, which we can all agree is pretty safety critical.
Thanks. I did remember that US subs used a off the shelf controller but couldn’t think of the specific example.
Additionally with an off the shelf controller it’s really easy to pack a replacement one. (And building a controller yourself - that one will always be worse and heavier than an off the shelf one plus replacement)
The crazy thing really is how they ignored everyone on warnings how not to construct a hull.
World you get into a plane that was controlled with one of those?
No, but not due to reliability.
Rather because an Xbox controller is not designed to fly a real aircraft.
I would however go on a boat that was controlled with an Xbox controller, less speed and one less direction to worry about.
Using off the shelf consumer electronics for safety critical applications is fine.
In this case the controller is engineered to work well for a resonable time.
Ok, the controller is not waterproof, but if you get water inside a sub, you have larger problems than moving it, and you have other ways of triggering an emergency blow.
honestly I would prefer to drive a DIY custom built machine using a popular off the shelf gamepad, that way I could buy a handful of controllers and keep them in the cockpit as backups.
Given the option between making my own controller vs buying a dozen Xbox controllers, yeah gonna go with Xbox. Nothing I make will get anywhere near as good.
Off the shelf consumer electronics were not the problem.
it’s the same functionality but cheaper and easier to use, it’s such a good idea the navy has been trying to switch everything they can to off the shelf stuff.
Got it, hiring Ivan from nearest kolhoz to kolhoz submarine into existance.