Parachute flight training simulator
US6000942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D23/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The experience of parachute flight is simulated including parachute release and malfunctions. The parachutist trainee is suspended in a harness and a control line provided for the parachutist to operate. The parachutist's actions are sensed by an action sensor actuated by the control line. Force and position sensors sense position and force factors effected by the parachutist. The parachutist's head motion can be tracked by a head mounted sensor. The outputs of the sensors are converted to digital signals which are fed to a computer. The computer is programmed with a mathematical and logical model of parachute dynamics and environmental factors. The computational results are displayed to the parachutist on a monitor or on a head mounted display, the scene viewed containing a variety of three dimensional representations of objects on the ground such as buildings vegetation roads, etc. The responses of the parachutist and computed motions of the parachutist are scored continually for activity level and accuracy. The run ends when collision logic detects intersection with other simulated objects, e.g. when the parachutist touches ground in the simulation.
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