Flight simulator and method for flight simulation
AssigneeAMST-Systemtechnik GmbH
InventorsRichard Schlüsselberger, Jr., Michael Mayrhofer, Rainer Schlüsselberger
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Abstract
A flight simulator and flight simulation method, comprising a simulator cabin provided on a parallel kinematic device, wherein the simulator cabin has a maximum positive pitch position, in which the roll axis, proceeding from a horizontal direction, is inclined upwardly as far as possible within the range of the kinematic capabilities of the parallel kinematic device, while observing whatever control reserves that might be provided, and the operator is resultantly inclined toward the back, and wherein the first pitch angle is greater than 25°.
Claims26
A device, comprising:
- a full flight simulator including:
- a simulator cabin, including:
- a seat;
- an image display device for displaying a simulated environment;
- and
- at least one control element configured to generate simulation control data, to control the simulator cabin based on input from an operator;
- a parallel kinematic device coupled to the simulator cabin including:
- a base configured to be coupled to a floor;
- a carrier element coupled to the simulator cabin;
- and
- at least 3 linear motion devices coupled to the base and the carrier element,
- wherein the simulator cabin is manipulatable from a basic position to a maximum positive pitch position and a maximum negative pitch position about a pitch axis, wherein the basic position corresponds to a position in which a roll axis of the simulator cabin is horizontal, and
- wherein the maximum positive pitch position corresponds to a position in which the roll axis is inclined upwardly at a first pitch angle about the pitch axis greater than 25° relative to the basic position, the first pitch angle being a maximum pitch angle within a range of the parallel kinematic device, and
- wherein the maximum negative pitch position corresponds to a position in which the roll axis is declined by a second pitch angle about the pitch axis, which is a maximum negative pitch angle within the range of the parallel kinematic device.
A method for simulating flight, comprising:
- actuating a parallel kinematic device of a full flight simulator including a simulator cabin coupled to the parallel kinematic device, until the simulator cabin is in a basic position in which a roll axis of the simulator cabin is horizontal;
- and
- actuating the parallel kinematic device until the roll axis of the simulator cabin is inclined from the basic position by a positive pitch angle of more than 25° relative to horizontal, including actuating the parallel kinematic device to incline the simulator cabin around a pitch axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.