US 12,586,483 B2Granted

Modular circuit card assembly for advanced training applications

AssigneeRaytheon Company

InventorsGregory K. Toy, Alexandra Beresford, Joshua J. Johnson, Christopher Velez, Maxwell Kirkpatrick

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Abstract

An assembly comprises, in operable communication, a processor, a communications system, a sensory subsystem, a health management system, and a security system, where the assembly is configured to interface between a simulation system and a computer system that controls the simulation system. The communications system controls communications between the simulation system and the computer system. The sensory subsystem provides commands to the simulation system to enable it to provide a simulated user experience to the user that engages one or more senses of the user with a simulation that the respective one or more senses can detect. The health management system monitors health event information relating to one or more environmental characteristics in which the simulation system is operating. The security system monitors security events associated with the assembly, the security events related to at least one of physical and logical intrusion into the assembly.

Claims21

Dependent claims

An assembly comprising:

a processor in operable communication with a memory, the memory storing instructions for operation of the processor, the processor configured to convert first instructions received from a computer system into control signals to operate a simulation system in accordance with a first simulation scenario, wherein the processor is responsive to user actions and is operable to control the first simulation scenario running on the simulation system based at least in part on the user actions;
a communications system in operable communication with the processor and the computer system, the communication system configured for controlling communications between the simulation system and the computer system and configured to provide at least one of wired and wireless communication between the assembly and the computer system;
a sensory subsystem in operable communication with the processor, the sensory subsystem configured to provide commands to the simulation system to enable the simulation subsystem to provide a simulated user experience to the user, wherein, the simulated user experience is configured to engage one or more senses of the user with a simulation that the respective one or more senses detect;
a health management system in operable communication with the processor and configured to monitor health event information relating to one or more characteristics that impact operation of, reliability of, or health of the assembly;
and
a security system in operable communication with the processor and configured for monitoring security events associated with the assembly, the security events related to at least one of physical and logical intrusion into the assembly, said security system including a reverse engineering protection system (REPS) configured to protect the assembly from at least one of physical intrusion into the assembly and a logical intrusion into the assembly;
wherein the assembly is configured to interface between the simulation system and the computer systems.

4 more elements

A method, comprising:

providing an assembly configured as an interface between a computer system and a simulation system, the assembly configured to be physically part of the simulation system;
converting, using the assembly, first instructions received from the computer system into control signals to operate the simulation system in accordance with a first simulation scenario, wherein the simulation system is responsive to user actions and is configured to provide a simulated user experience to the user, wherein, the simulated user experience is configured to engage one or more senses of the user with a simulation that the respective one or more senses detect;
configuring, using the assembly, communications between the simulation system and the computer system, to provide at least one of wired and wireless communication between the simulation system and the computer system;
monitoring events associated with the assembly, the events comprising health event information relating to one or more characteristics that impact operation of, reliability of, or health of the assembly;
and security events associated with the assembly, the monitoring configured to detect at least one of physical and logical intrusion into the assembly;
protecting the assembly from at least one of physical and logical intrusion into the assembly.

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An assembly for interfacing between a simulation system and a computer system, the assembly for interfacing comprising:

means for converting first instructions received from the computer system into control signals to operate the simulation system in accordance with a first simulation scenario, wherein the means for converting is responsive to user actions and is operable to control the first simulation scenario running on the simulation system based at least in part on the user actions;
means for controlling communications between the simulation system and the computer system, the means for controlling further configured to provide at least one of wired and wireless communication between the assembly and the computer system;
means for providing commands to the simulation system to enable the simulation subsystem to provide a simulated user experience to the user, wherein, the simulated user experience is configured to engage one or more senses of the user with a simulation that the respective one or more senses detect;
means for monitoring health event information relating to one or more characteristics that impact operation of, reliability of, or health of the assembly that impact operation of, reliability of, or health of the assembly;
means for monitoring security events associated with the assembly, the security events related to at least one of physical and logical intrusion into the assembly;
and
means for protecting the assembly and communications to and from the assembly from at least one of physical and logical intrusion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/526,568Filed 15 Nov 2021
Published: US 2023/0154349 A118 May 2023
Granted: 24 Mar 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G09B 9/00
Simulators for teaching or training purposes
G09B 9/003
Simulators for teaching or training purposes: for military purposes and tactics
G06F 9/541
Interprogram communication: via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
G06F 9/542
Interprogram communication: event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications