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8185360 Method and apparatus for obtaining a polar projection for a flight deck window or the like  
A computer aided design (CAD) system ascertains the clear view area of a transparency in light of head orientation and refractive properties of the transparency. Obstructions that limit the clear...
7871270 Deployable training device visual system  
A simulator is disclosed which includes an image generator that includes a forward display system and a peripheral display system to provide a field of view. The forward display system utilizes a...
7744463 Image generation system, program and information storage medium  
A parameter of a consumption item (fuel, life) consumed as a game progresses is calculated. When a setting of a game termination condition changes, a rate of change of the parameter of the...
7424408 Aircraft engine face radar cross section analysis  
An aircraft engine face radar cross section analysis is computed using a finite element based approach. A finite element model is only created for a periodic slice of the aircraft engine face. The...
7216069 Simulated visual glideslope indicator on aircraft display  
An apparatus and method for simulating airport lighting aids by providing a generator having a processor structured to receive a plurality of navigation signals representative of position and...
7200536 Simulator  
A vehicle simulator comprising: (i) a real-world vehicle (1) whose controls and instruments are dual-mode such that they can be switched between normal operation and simulated operation;(ii) a...
7195486 Reconfigurable simulation structure  
A simulator structure with a deck for mounting various components including controls, one or two seats, an instrument panel and an image projector. The components are mounted to the deck using...
7056119 Periscopic optical training system for operators of vehicles  
A periscopic optical training system for displaying simulation and real images includes a microprocessor for generating at least one simulation image, at least one display for displaying the...
6944581 Collimated visual display apparatus  
Collimated visual display apparatus comprising an aspheric screen (12) and a curved collimating mirror (16), characterised in that the aspheric screen (12) is not a surface of revolution about an...
6902402 Flight simulator  
Flight simulator with the ability to subject a passenger in a passenger compartment to sudden and possibly substantial horizontal and vertical thrusts in addition to a full 360 degrees of motion...
6814578 Visual display system and method for displaying images utilizing a holographic collimator  
The present invention provides a visual display system that comprises an image generator and a plurality of adjacent video display modules. The image generator may be adapted to generate a video...
6813595 Portable flight simulator  
A portable flight simulator is installed upon a conventional vehicle trailer for storage and transportation to various sites. The apparatus includes a folding video screen which when erected...
6678098 Multiple lens support  
A support structure for a display system includes at least one pentagon-shaped lens, at least two hexagon-shaped lenses, and at least two hexagon-shaped supports. The at least two hexagon-shaped...
6623428 Digital image sequence display system and method  
A system and method of generating an immersive digital image sequence capable of providing a perception of self-motion, includes the steps of: generating the digital image sequence; and adjusting...
6612840 Head-up display simulator system  
A vehicle simulation system has an image system for projecting a simulated out-the-window scene and symbology as produced by a head-up display onto a viewing screen. A dummy beamsplitting or...
6550921 Three hundred sixty degree viewable tactical display  
A tactical display unit having a set of abutting viewing screens with each of the viewing screens located at an angle of at least 60 degrees to each other and each having an identical image thereon...
6405107 Virtual instrument pilot: an improved method and system for navigation and control of fixed wing aircraft  
A self contained electronic system for manual or automatic control and navigation of fixed winged aircraft using electronic position sensing such as GPS, DGPS, WAAS, and the like, as the primary...
6389355 Methods and apparatus for graphical display and editing of flight plans  
Systems and methods are provided for an integrated graphical user interface which facilitates the display and editing of aircraft flight-plan data. A user (e.g., a pilot) located within the...
6385540 Method for detecting road position of car in multiformation road  
The present invention provides a method for identifying a position of a vehicle on a multi-layer road, by which it is possible to judge whether the vehicle is running on an upper layer or a lower...
6354044 Portable compact theatre booth  
A portable viewing booth adapted to accommodate a viewer therein. The viewing booth comprising a chair having a seat portion, a back rest portion, a pair of arm rests, and a leg rest. The portable...
6292745 Method and system for forming a database of geographic data for distribution to navigation system units  
A method for forming a geographic database that can be used in a navigation system in which geographic data are transmitted in portions, as needed, from the geographic database to remotely located...
6196919 Shooting game apparatus, method of performing shooting game, and computer-readable recording medium storing shooting game program  
A CPU of a control system controls a signal processor to effect various calculations to move a player's spaceship on a projection display screen, orient the player's spaceship toward a shooting...
6196845 System and method for stimulating night vision goggles  
A visual display system and method for full and realistic stimulation of night vision goggles according to the present invention includes a display system for stimulating night vision goggles...
6190172 Modular video display system  
A visual display system, such as a flight simulation system, includes a number of display screens and a number of associated video projectors which project predetermined video images on the display...
6152739 Visual display system for producing a continuous virtual image  
A visual display system for producing a continuous far-focused virtual image according to the present invention includes a number of adjacent video image generation and display modules. Each module...
6024570 Artificial horizon training aid  
A training aid providing a display simulating that of an artificial horizon instrument. The training aid comprises a base, a circular member rotatably supported within the base, and a horizon...
6012926 Virtual reality system for treating patients with anxiety disorders  
A virtual reality system provides effective exposure treatment for psychiatric patients suffering from a particular anxiety disorder. The system is characterized by a video screen disposed in front...
6000942 Parachute flight training simulator  
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...
5873726 Simulator including image generator and method of producing a simulator  
A simulator, example, a flight simulator, includng an image-generating display (20) and first and second mirrors (30, 40). The mirrors (30, 40) are singly curved and have substantially...
5829982 Method of manufacturing a motion simulator, and a motion simulator  
A method of manufacturing a motion simulator having a deck and a number of deck-supporting legs (2) that are pivotally connected with the deck in first pivot points (4). The legs are actively and...
5831584 Hand calibration system and virtual display selection for vehicle simulator  
A virtual reality vehicle simulator has a seat for supporting a person in a sitting position. The person wears goggles that present to the person an image of a virtual vehicle, as well as a virtual...
5823780 Apparatus and method for simulation  
A simulation method and system is provided for simulating a terrain and the objects above the terrain to a viewer. The method includes the steps of providing a first data base which includes a...
5807114 System for treating patients with anxiety disorders  
A virtual reality system provides effective exposure treatment for psychiatric patients suffering from a particular anxiety disorder. The system is characterized by a video screen disposed in front...
5800366 Torso trainer  
A torso trainer has a user platform mounted on a pivoting, rotating shaft. The lower torso of the user is strapped to the platform with the upper torso supported by the user who employs the...
5791903 Flight simulator with full roll rotation capability  
A flight simulator for amusement rides simulating aircraft or space flight with visual presentations and motion having an operator station attached to a structural support frame through an...
H001728 Simulator  
A flight simulator displays control choices on an out-the-window display allows a crew member to control it directly by making selections of displayed choices through a "point and click" control...
5685718 Motion simulator  
A flight simulator wherein the pitch, roll and yaw axes are separated from the trainee to provide a more realistic simulated flight experience in that the trainee feels a translation as well as a...
5651676 Method of organizing and storing simulated scenery in a flight simulation system  
The present invention is an improved flight simulation system. The system organizes data based upon a predetermined number of object types. Each scenery file is divided to separate the data for...
5646640 Method for simulating views of a scene using expanded pixel data to reduce the amount of pixel data recalculations  
A device (10) simulates a user's view (12) of a scene (16) on a display (24). A memory (36) stores region pixel data that represent a region (14) of the scene (16). A sensor (20) provides...
5622503 Arrangement and method of simulating vertigo to train pilot overcoming vertigo  
An enclosure having a horizon line, a scene, and lights is moved relative to a pilot to simulate vertigo during on-ground training of the pilot to overcome in-flight vertigo. Gravitational vertigo...
5616031 System and method of shadowing an object in motion  
A helicopter flight simulator having improvements in visual cues and modeling. The unique visual cues include terrain following shadows and hazing, the latter approximating a set of atmospheric...
5616030 Flight simulator employing an actual aircraft  
A flight simulator kit which includes at least a simulated flight attitude control member, the simulated flight attitude control member being capable of mimicking the movements of an actual...
5582518 System for restoring the visual environment of a pilot in a simulator  
The disclosed system essentially comprises a small diameter sphere, forming a projection screen, in which the pilot is placed. This sphere is associated with external and internal generators.
5583526 Hand calibration system for virtual reality vehicle simulator  
A virtual reality vehicle simulator has a seat for supporting a person in a sitting position. The person wears goggles that present to the person an image of a virtual vehicle, as well as a virtual...
5535374 Method and apparatus for generating images simulating non-homogeneous fog effects  
A method and apparatus for simulating the effect of non-homogeneous fog in an image displayed on a screen. The image is intended to represent the appearance of a model defined in a database in...
5516295 Simulation arrangement  
A vehicle simulator is provided with a control device for actuation by an operator which device's input is digitized and fed to a vehicle model. The model (14) maintains an objective position and...
5453011 Flight simulator  
A flight simulator for amusement rides simulating aircraft or space flight with visual presentations and motion having an operator station attached to a structural support frame through an...
5415549 Method for coloring a polygon on a video display  
A helicopter flight simulator having improvements in visual cues and modeling. The unique visual cues include terrain following shadows and hazing, the latter approximating a set of atmospheric...
5388990 Virtual reality flight control display with six-degree-of-freedom controller and spherical orientation overlay  
A virtual reality flight control system displays to the pilot the image of a scene surrounding a vehicle or pod having six degrees of freedom of acceleration or velocity control by the pilot and...
5320534 Helmet mounted area of interest (HMAoI) for the display for advanced research and training (DART)  
The Display for Advanced Research and Training (DART), a wrap-around display system for presenting out-the-window visual imagery in a flight simulator, is substantially improved by adding a helmet...
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