Tracking simulator
US4672438A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B9/006
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A simulator is used with an optical locking device such as a cinetheodolite to provide inexpensive, convenient operator training. The simulator has a video monitor mounted on the viewer of the theodolite to display simulation images to an operator. A television camera mounted on the main telescope of the theodolite feeds a background image to the monitor. A graphics generator superimposes a target image on the background image. The movement of the telescope is coordinated with the movement of the target image on the monitor to provide a realistic simulation.
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