The invention relates to the control of an orienting/positioning system
comprising comprising at least a sensor and an actuator for controlling
an orienting and/or positioning action adapted to change an input space
of the sensor. A first step evaluates pre-action output information of
the sensor in order to detect a pre-action position of a manipulating
device in the input space of the sensor. A second step decides on a
targeted post-action position of the manipulating device in the input
space of the sensor. A third step defines a command for the actuator by
mapping any deviation of the pre-action position and the targeted
post-action position in the input space of the sensor to actuator control
coordinates using a predefined mapping function. A fourth step
orients/positions the manipulating device according to the defined
command in order to carry out the orienting/positioning action. A fifth
step detects a real post-action position of the manipulating device in
the input space of the sensor. A sixth step adapts the mapping function
used in step three based on any difference of the real post-action
position and the targeted post-action position of the manipulating device
in the input space of the sensor in order to carry out an incremental
adaptive learning of the mapping function. According to one embodiment of
the present invention, steps S1 to S6 are cyclically repeated at least
once using the respectively adapted mapping function.