Editing HOTAS (section)

==Applications==
===Aviation===
The HOTAS concept was initially pioneered by the [[Royal Air Force]] during the 1950s. The newly-developed [[supersonic]] [[point-defense]] [[interceptor aircraft]], the [[English Electric Lightning]], was furnished with the [[Ferranti]] [[AIRPASS]] radar and gunsight control system, giving its pilots an earlier implementation of the practice. By 1960, Ferranti were reportedly developing such [[fire control system]]s for foreign aircraft as well.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&v=fLMhdUYUQQg&t=2m23s |title=English Electric Lightning -Supersonic Interceptor |via=YouTube |date=24 April 2007 |access-date= 12 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=11 July 1960 |title=Ferranti Developing Radar Fire Control System for Foreign Jets |journal=[[Aviation Week]] |pages=107–108 }}</ref> HOTAS controls have become commonplace amongst the fighter aircraft of various nations. Various aircraft flown by the [[United States Air Force]], including the [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] and the [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II]], feature such control systems.

Numerous cockpits of modern military aircraft have seen the HOTAS concept combined or enhanced by the use of further control technologies. One such example is the use of [[direct voice input]]; the combination of Voice and HOTAS control schemes has sometimes been referred to as the "V-TAS" concept. A prominent fighter aircraft to be furnished with a V-TAS cockpit is the [[Eurofighter Typhoon]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eurofighter.com/the-aircraft/features#cockpit | title=Features }}</ref><ref name=INST>Owen, Paul S. [http://www.eurofighter-typhoon.co.uk/Eurofighter/cockpit.html "Eurofighter cockpit."] ''Eurofighter-typhoon.co.uk'' 7 December 1997. Retrieved: 28 November 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828065257/http://www.eurofighter-typhoon.co.uk/Eurofighter/cockpit.html |date=28 August 2008 }}</ref>{{dead link|date=July 2023}} Other examples includes the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]], the [[Dassault Rafale]] and the [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen]].<ref name=Gibbon>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ntb0T7gfIn8C&q=%E2%80%9CHandbook+of+Multimodal+and+Spoken+Dialogue+Systems+Resources+gibbon |last1=Gibbon |first1=D. |last2=Mertins |first2=I |last3=Moore |first3=R. K. |year=2000 |title=Handbook of Multimodal and Spoken Dialogue Systems Resources, Terminology and Product Evaluation (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, Vol. 565) |location=Massachusetts |publisher=Kluwer Academic Publishers |isbn=978-0-7923-7904-1}}</ref>

Another common enhancement has been the combination of [[helmet mounted display]] (HMD) systems. These commonly allow the pilot to control various systems using his line of sight, extending even to guiding [[missile]]s by simply looking at the target. One such HMD arrangement is the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] "Schlem" system, which has been used on both the [[Mikoyan MiG-29]] and [[Sukhoi Su-27]] fighter aircraft;{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} another is used on the F-35, which dispenses with a traditional [[head-up display]] mounted on the dashboard in favour of displaying such data via the HMD, allowing pilots to see target info regardless of the direction they are facing.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zazulia |first=Nick |url=https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/08/24/f-35-helmet-worlds-advanced-fighter/ |title=F-35: Under the Helmet of the World's Most Advanced Fighter |work=Avionics International |date=24 August 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/F35JSFVideos#play/uploads/7/CwvnhFgzIKI "F-35 Distributed Aperture System EO DAS"]. YouTube. Retrieved 23 November 2009.</ref><ref name="F-35_prog_brief_Sept2006">Davis, Brigadier General Charles R. [http://www.jsf.mil/downloads/documents/AFA_Conf_-_JSF_Program_Brief_-_26_Sept_06.pdf "F-35 Program Brief"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725033118/https://www.jsf.mil/downloads/documents/AFA_Conf_-_JSF_Program_Brief_-_26_Sept_06.pdf |date=2020-07-25 }}. ''USAF'', 26 September 2006.</ref>

===Road vehicles===
Several car manufacturers have opted to integrate the HOTAS concept into the control systems of their vehicles. In the ordinary consumer market, a wide range of vehicles have had controls integrated into the [[steering wheel]], typically for ancillary functions such as controlling the [[In-car entertainment|entertainment system]], adjusting its [[cruise control]] and interacting with onboard [[computer]]s and [[mobile phone]]s. The purpose of such systems is that drivers can keep their hands upon the wheel, removing the need for the driver to look away from the road while still allowing such interactions to be performed.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/steering-wheel-controls.htm |title = How Steering Wheel Controls Work |first = Kristen |last = Hall-Geisler |date = 22 April 2009 |publisher = auto.howstuffworks.com |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.autopartspro.co.uk/tips-advice/multifunctional-steering-wheel-1582 |title = Add comfort and safety with a multifunctional steering wheel! |publisher = autopartspro.co.uk |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>

Furthermore, numerous [[racecar]]s have been produced with steering wheels configured to control various aspects of the car's systems, such as communications and [[gear shift]]ing. Such vehicles have been frequently used in competitive racing, such as [[Formula One]] and [[IndyCar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theaviationist.com/tag/hotas/ |title=The Aviationist » HOTAS |website=theaviationist.com |access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref>

===Gaming===
Several [[game controller]]s have incorporated HOTAS-like control arrangements. Such controllers have been commonly used by [[flight simulator]]s; one example is the [[Thrustmaster]] Warthog, which is claimed to be based on the [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10]]. Optional controllers for the [[Xbox One]] games console include a flight stick that has been described as having HOTAS functionality.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://stores.horiusa.com/ace-combat-7-hotas-flight-stick-for-xbox-one/ |title = Ace Combat 7 HOTAS Flight Stick for Xbox One |publisher = stores.horiusa.com |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref> Other gaming alternatives include hands on stick and stick (HOSAS) and hands on stick and mouse (HOSAM).

===Remote operations===
Several [[ground control station]]s (GCS) have used HOTAS principles amongst their control schemes. Such stations are commonly used to remotely operate [[unmanned aerial vehicles]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/company/desert-rotor/ |title = Portable Ground Control Stations (GCS) for UAVs, Drones and UGVs |publisher = unmannedsystemstechnology.com |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://3drobotics.zendesk.com/hc/article_attachments/202966366/using-a-ground-station-mission-planner.pdf |title=Using a ground station mission planner |website=docs.google.com |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>