Motion simulator and method
US8608475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C15/004
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A motion simulator for transmitting motion with respect to a floor as a function of motion signals associated to a video output. The motion simulator comprises a seating portion for accommodating a viewer viewing the video output. Actuators each have a housing and an output shaft interrelated by a degree of freedom. Each of the actuators has a motor connected to the seating portion for displacing the housing with respect to the output shaft along the degree of freedom as a function of actuation from the actuators in relation to the motion signals. The housing of each of the actuators is secured to the seating portion. The output shaft of each of the actuators comprises a leg supporting the motion simulator on the floor, whereby the seating portion is movable as a function of actuation from the actuators.
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