A compact, gearless steering control unit for open fishing boats, for example, employs a pivoting stick or rod to control steering rather than a conventional steering wheel. The unit includes a plurality of pulleys and timing belts to rotate a flexible shaft which controls a steering member. ...
By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen. Stick Use of the stick to control the aircraft. Stick (computing) ...