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US 11,072,443 B1Granted
Systems and methods for simulation of extravehicular activity in space
AssigneeOpifex Global, LLC
InventorCharles Barton Bollfrass
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Abstract
A system may include a pool of liquid and a control system associated with the pool of liquid and configured to, in concert with the pool of liquid, control one of more components of the system to simulate to a human in the pool of liquid performance of extravehicular activity in space.
Claims26
A system comprising:
- a pool of liquid;
- a control system associated with the pool of liquid and configured to, in concert with the pool of liquid:
- control one of more components of the system to simulate to a human in the pool of liquid performance of extravehicular activity in space;
- and
- control the one or more image projectors to simulate Earth as seen from space;
- and
- one or more image projectors communicatively coupled to the control system;
- wherein the control system is further configured to:
- control the one or more image projectors to project images onto a floor of the pool to simulate a view present during actual extravehicular activity in space;
- cause the one or more image projectors to simulate the visual effects from the perspective of space of daytime and nighttime upon Earth.
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A system comprising:
- a pool of liquid;
- a control system associated with the pool of liquid and configured to, in concert with the pool of liquid, control one of more components of the system to simulate to a human in the pool of liquid performance of extravehicular activity in space;
- and
- a service object within the pool of liquid configured to simulate presence of a space-borne object present during extravehicular activity;
- wherein:
- the service object is mechanically coupled to an electro-mechanical device communicatively coupled to the control system;
- and
- the control system is configured to control the electro-mechanical device to position the service object in the pool.
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A method further comprising:
- controlling one or more components of a system comprising a pool of liquid such that the one or more components, in concert with the pool of liquid, simulate to a human in the pool of liquid performance of extravehicular activity in space;
- controlling one or more image projectors to project images onto a floor of the pool to simulate a view present during actual extravehicular activity in space;
- controlling the one or more image projectors to simulate Earth as seen from space;
- and
- projecting images to simulate the visual effects from the perspective of space of daytime and nighttime upon Earth.
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A method comprising:
- controlling one or more components of a system comprising a pool of liquid such that the one or more components, in concert with the pool of liquid, simulate to a human in the pool of liquid performance of extravehicular activity in space;
- and
- further comprising controlling a position of the service object in the pool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.