diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4a4318a..5c3071f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:supportsRtl="false"
         android:theme="@style/Theme.FlightGearControllerApp">
 
         <activity android:name=".views.MainActivity"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/model/FG_model.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/model/FG_model.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..205c3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/model/FG_model.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package com.example.flightgearcontrollerapp.model
+
+class FG_model {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/view_model/VM_connection.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/view_model/VM_connection.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311d393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/view_model/VM_connection.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package com.example.flightgearcontrollerapp.view_model
+
+class VM_connection {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/views/Joystick.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/views/Joystick.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/views/JoystickListener.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/flightgearcontrollerapp/views/JoystickListener.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 7e0322a..2634cf9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-    android:background="@drawable/background"
+    android:background="@mipmap/background"
     tools:context=".views.MainActivity">
 
     <LinearLayout
@@ -108,31 +108,53 @@
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_weight="70"
+            android:layout_weight="95"
+            android:weightSum="100"
             android:background="@color/black_60"
-            android:orientation="vertical" />
+            android:orientation="horizontal">
+
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/widget_joystick"
+                android:layout_width="290sp"
+                android:layout_height="290sp"
+                android:layout_gravity="center"
+                android:layout_weight="0" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/text_throttle"
+
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:gravity="center"
+                android:rotation="-90"
+                android:text="@string/txt_throttle"
+                android:textColor="@color/black_60"
+                android:textSize="15sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+            <com.google.android.material.slider.Slider
+                android:layout_width="300sp"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_marginStart="-120sp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="140sp"
+                android:rotation="270"
+                android:background="@color/white_60"
+                android:value="0"
+                android:valueFrom="0"
+                android:valueTo="1" />
+
+
+        </LinearLayout>
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_weight="30"
+            android:layout_weight="5"
             android:orientation="vertical"
             android:background="@color/white_40"
             android:paddingTop="5sp"
             android:paddingBottom="5sp">
-            <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/text_throttle"
-                android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:text="@string/txt_throttle"
-                android:textSize="18sp"
-                android:textColor="@color/black_60"
-                android:gravity="center"
-                android:textStyle="bold"
-                android:paddingLeft="15sp"
-                android:paddingRight="15sp"
-                android:paddingTop="5sp"
-                android:paddingBottom="0sp"/>
+
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/text_rudder"
@@ -147,6 +169,12 @@
                 android:paddingRight="15sp"
                 android:paddingTop="5sp"
                 android:paddingBottom="0sp"/>
+            <com.google.android.material.slider.Slider
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:valueFrom="-1"
+                android:valueTo="1"
+                android:value="0" />
         </LinearLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/joystick.png b/app/src/main/res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/joystick.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c4834f
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/main/res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/joystick.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/joystick_bg.png b/app/src/main/res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/joystick_bg.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..359c61f
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/main/res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/joystick_bg.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/background.png b/app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxhdpi/background.png
similarity index 100%
rename from app/src/main/res/drawable/background.png
rename to app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxhdpi/background.png
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 45fe3e4..3f73e83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <color name="black">#FF000000</color>
     <color name="white">#FFFFFFFF</color>
     <color name="black_60">#99000000</color>
+    <color name="white_60">#99FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="white_40">#66FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="navy_blue">#FF000080</color>
 </resources>