Method and device for the combined simulation and control of remote-controlled vehicles

A method for the combined simulation and control of remote-controlled vehicles in a simulator, a vehicle cabin that replicates the vehicle to be controlled with real-life operating elements comprising a 6-axis industrial robot which is connected to the ground by way of a supporting device that may be designed as an undercarriage, and a display that replicates the contours of the vehicle cabin serving for the transmission of a simulated outside view,

• wherein the method comprises the following features:
• a) current data, determined by sensors, from the areas of optics, movement kinematics and acoustics are transmitted to the user of the simulator from the vehicle to be controlled,
• b) the user of the simulator consequently receives virtually the same impression of the process involved in the movement of the vehicle as a pilot in real life and can react to an actual situation according to his experience and/or intuition,
• c) the manner of the reaction of the user of the simulator is converted into mechanically picked-up signals, processed by means of mathematical models, transmitted to the vehicle to be controlled and converted there into real-life control processes,
• d) a sensor unit installed in the head area of the user is provided for sensing the position of the head, its data influencing the viewing direction and/or the viewing perspective that is displayed on the display.