Crane, construction machine or industrial truck simulator

A graphical simulation module for a simulator for a machine, the graphical simulation module for calculating a virtual representation of machine surroundings visible from a control station of the simulator, the graphical simulation module comprising:

• a CAD interface configured to import CAD data from a server, the data representative of various stages of construction of a real building at a building site;
• a color-sensitive fade-in unit;
• and
• an image processing device configured to generate and/or adjust the virtual representation of the machine surroundings depending on the imported CAD data of various stages of construction;
• wherein, when the virtual representation generated by the graphical simulation module is superimposed with a live image from the control station, the color-sensitive fade-in unit is configured to fade in the virtual representation in image surfaces of the live image.

A simulator for a machine comprising:

• a movement simulation module;
• a control station comprising a graphical simulation module configured to generate a virtual representation of a machine environment and/or machine components visible from the control station of the simulator, the graphical simulation module comprising:
• a CAD interface configured to import CAD data of a building and/or construction site;
• and
• an image processing device configured to generate and/or adjust the virtual representation of the machine environment and/or the machine components depending on the imported CAD data of the building and/or the construction site;
• and
• a drive apparatus;
• wherein the movement simulation module is configured to:
• emulate movement data of the machine to be simulated;
• determine movements and/or deformations of the machine components depending on one or more control commands from the control station;
• perform one or more actuator movements depending on at least one of the control commands;
• and
• exert a counter moment and/or a counter load in order to simulate actually occurring loads, resistances or inertia;
• wherein the control station is moveably mounted to the drive apparatus for moving the control station depending on the movements and/or deformations determined by the movement simulation module;
• and
• wherein the graphical simulation module is configured to generate the virtual representation based:
• upon the determined movements and/or deformations from the movement simulation module;
• and
• under consideration of at least one of the actuator movements performed by the movement simulation module.