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Interactive aircraft training system and method

US5320538A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1992
Grant dateJun 14, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S345/952
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The system includes a computer (20), a detector (40) for detecting and tracking head orientation and head movement of an individual, a pair of tactile gloves (42, 44) which are donned by the individual (51) for detecting and transmitting to the computer (20) as input data orientation and movements of the hands of the individual inserted in the tactile gloves (42, 44), a stereoscopic, head-mounted display (31), a subsystem for enabling the computer to generate a stereoscopic image of the training environment, a subsystem for causing the stereoscopic image of the training environment to be displayed and changed by the computer relative to input data received by the computer relating to the head orientation and head movement of the individual, relative to input data received by the computer relating to orientation and movement of the hands of the individual inserted in the tactile gloves, and relative to input data reflecting realistic changes in the training environment that would be perceived by the individual if interacting with an identical, non-simulated, training environment. An object (43) representative of a tool is adapted for transmitting tactile information to the computer …

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