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Flight simulator with spaced visualsA flight simulator arrangement wherein a conventional, movable base flight trainer is combined with a visual cue display surface spaced a predetermined distance from an eye position within the trainer. Thus, three degrees of motive freedom (roll, pitch and crab) are provided for a visual proprioceptive, and vestibular cue system by the trainer while the remaining geometric visual cue image alterations are developed by a video system. A geometric approach to computing runway image eliminates a need to electronically compute trigonometric functions, while utilization of a line generator and designated vanishing point at the video system raster permits facile development of the images of the longitudinal edges of the runway.
Document ID
20080012276
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Gilson, Richard D.
Thurston, Marlin O.
Olson, Karl W.
Ventola, Ronald W.
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
December 30, 1980
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-006333
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,241,519
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-8954
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,241,519
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-006333
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