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Collimated viewing device with off-axis spherical mirror for simulator

US5253116A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 1991
Grant dateOct 12, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B9/326
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for a visual display in a training simulator. A projector illuminates a convex side of a spherical screen. A concave face of a spherical mirror facing the convex side of the spherical screen reflects the image on the spherical screen to a viewer. A second embodiment projects an image on a first mirror. The projected image is reflected onto a convex portion of a spherical screen. The image on the convex portion of the spherical screen is reflected to a concave mirror facing the convex face of the screen. A viewer sees the projected image on the concave mirror. The first mirror and the second mirror can be formed as one mirror.

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