manual control
By human hands
Manual control is direct human operation of a machine or system, as opposed to automatic or computer-guided control.
A pilot flying on manual control handles the aircraft directly rather than engaging autopilot.
The term appears in contexts from industrial machinery to video games: Switch to manual control if the automation fails.
Manual controls are the physical interfaces—levers, buttons, wheels—that enable such operation.
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- joystickTilting lever for control
- knobRounded gripping fixture
- dialGraduated circular indicator
switch · kill switch · throttle · steering · stick shift · grip · override · analog · old school · by hand · tactile · cockpit · dashboard · handwheel · crank · clutch · pedal · gearshift
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- dronesUAV, quadcopter, drone operator, camera drone, hexacopter
- limiterslimiter, limit, restrictor, regulator, throttle
manual controlautomatic control
Independent system management
automation · autopilot · self-regulation · self-driving · cruise control
manual, control, manually, manuals, controls, controlled, controlling, controller, controllable