However, the leveling operation can be maintained and controlled remotely with no mechanical or optical contact with the platform.

Young drove the rover to a point about east of the Lunar Module, known as the ' VIP site ', so its television camera, controlled remotely by mission control, could observe Apollo 16's liftoff from the Moon.

* M60 Panther-M60 modified into a remotely controlled mine clearing tank.

In recent years, conventional locomotives have been used in place of slugs on service trains, remotely controlled from the lead locomotive configuration.

In the second half of the twentieth century remote control locomotives started to enter service in switching operations, being remotely controlled by an operator outside of the locomotive cab.

This would be composed of a fixed, habitable shelter-laboratory ( SHELAB ) with a small lunar-traversing vehicle ( LTV ) that could either carry one man or be remotely controlled.

The frequency of a filter and the envelope attack, or the time it takes for a sound to reach its maximum level, are examples of synthesizer parameters, and can be controlled remotely through MIDI.

Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or remotely controlled and range from humanoids such as ASIMO and TOPIO to Nano robots, ' swarm ' robots, and industrial robots.

* Mark VII-by Shaw Industries, experimental, remotely controlled.

** A peace convoy carrying Chechen separatist leaders and international diplomats is targeted by a series of remotely controlled land mines ; 8 are killed.

When internet hunting was introduced in 2005, allowing people to hunt over the internet using remotely controlled guns, the practice was widely criticised by hunters as violating the principles of fair chase.

* Internet hunting is a method of hunting over the internet using webcams and remotely controlled gunsAfricans hunting the lion, 1841

While previous versions streamed media to UPnP compliant devices ( Digital Media Server role ) and could play media by fetching it from a network share ( Digital Media Player role ), Windows Media Player 12 can access media from the shared media libraries on the network or HomeGroup, stream media to DLNA 1. 5 compliant devices and allows itself ( once the remote control option is turned on ) to be remotely controlled by Digital Media Controller devices which stream media ( Digital Media Renderer role ).

Similarly, the Play To feature once enabled for remote PCs, by turning on remote control of the player, allows compliant devices and computers to be discovered and controlled remotely from a computer running Windows Media Player 12 ( Digital Media Controller role ).

An unmanned aircraft is controlled remotely or via means such as gyroscopes or other forms of autonomous control.

These are often referred to as final control elements when controlled remotely or by a control system.

Pipelines are controlled and operated remotely, from what is usually known as The Main Control Room.

Some of these implementations have the ability to be controlled and monitored remotely by means of a wireless communication standard.

Minds generally view their crew / inhabitants as " interesting companions " and interact with them through remotely controlled devices, often drones or humanoid " avatars ".

As new radio control systems became available, UAVs were often remote controlled and the term " remotely piloted vehicle " came into vogue.

In current US naval thinking, such a ship would initially be controlled remotely by an Aegis Cruiser, although plans include control by AWACS aircraft such as the E-2 Hawkeye and E-3 Sentry.

Radio-controlled aircraft ( also called RC aircraft ) are small aircraft that can be controlled remotely.

Radio-controlled boats are model boats controlled remotely with radio control equipment.

The majority of robots used in shows such as Battlebots and Robot Wars are remotely controlled, relying on most of the same electronics as other radio-controlled vehicles.

Therefore, new methods like greater reliance on remote techniques such as advanced remotely operated vehicles similar to the British Wheelbarrow or armored bulldozers evolved.

Naval weapon systems have closely followed the development in land weapons, developing from direct enemy hull ramming, to use of basic mechanical projectiles, smooth-bore cannon ball firing guns, breach-loading rifled guns firing shells, naval mine layers, torpedo-armed submarines, aircraft carriers, and finally warships armed with fire control directed weapons, including missiles and remotely piloted devices.

As they tried to go around, the lead boat to the left, PCF-3, was blown clear out of the water with a command detonated mine ( someone was nearby to remotely detonate it ).

On 31 May 2009 the United States sent the Nereus hybrid remotely operated vehicle ( HROV ) to the Challenger Deep.

* Scorpio ROV, a class of submersible remotely operated vehicle, including the Scorpio II and Super Scorpio operated by the US and UK navies

More common names include: UAV, drone, remotely piloted vehicle ( RPV ), remotely piloted aircraft ( RPA ), remotely operated aircraft ( ROA ), and for those " limited-size " ( as defined by the FAI ) unmanned aircraft flown in the USA's National Airspace System, flown solely for recreation and sport purposes such as models and radio control ( R / Cs ), which are generally flown under the voluntary safety standards of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the United States ' national aeromodeling organization.

Many space exploration rovers can be remotely controlled, though vast distance to a vehicle results in a long time delay between transmission and receipt of a command.

Ammunition Technicians have many tools for remote operations, one of which is the RCV, or remotely controlled vehicle, also known as the " Wheelbarrow ".

" Pigstick " is a British Army term for the waterjet disrupter commonly deployed on the Wheelbarrow remotely operated vehicle against IRA bombs in the 1970s.

It is made of metal, and can be mounted on a remotely operated vehicle ( ROV ).

Alvin was accompanied by Jason Junior, a small remotely operated vehicle that could fit through small openings to see into the ship's interior.

In more expensive vehicles the valves may be remotely adjustable, offering the driver control of the ride at will while the vehicle is operated.

The most prominent system currently in use is the unmanned aerial vehicle ( IAI Pioneer & RQ-1 Predator ) which can be armed with Air-to-ground missiles and remotely operated from a command center in reconnaissance roles.

The ecoSCOPE is an optical sensor system, deployed from a small remotely operated vehicle ( ROV ) or fibre optic cable, to investigate behavior and microdistribution of small organisms in the ocean.

A well-studied solution is to use a remotely controlled vehicle to rendezvous with debris, capture it, and return to a central station.

A remotely operated underwater vehicle, commonly referred to as an ROV, is a tethered underwater vehicle.

An ROV may sometimes be called a remotely operated underwater vehicle to distinguish it from remote control vehicles operating on land or in the air.

The SeaPerch Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle ( ROV ) educational program is an educational tool and kit that allows elementary, middle, and high-school students to construct a simple, remotely operated underwater vehicle, from polyvinyl chloride ( PVC ) pipe and other readily made materials.

Every standard F1 also has a modem which allows customer care to remotely fetch information from the ECU of the car in order to help aid in the event of a failure of the vehicle.

The most modern versions do not expose the operator to the riot, and are controlled remotely from within the vehicle by a joystick.

The species name comes from the remotely operated vehicle ( ROV ) Ventana, a deep-diving robot submarine that first recorded the jelly on video in 1990.

( f ) Contrary to repeated denials, two Israeli helicopters and a remotely piloted vehicle were present in the Qana area at the time of the shelling.