Image pick-up assembly for a vehicle training simulator
AssigneeThe Singer Company
InventorAnthony J. Summerfield
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Abstract
The disclosure describes an image pick-up assembly for use in a vehicle training simulators and the assembly has an optical system to detect images in a direction of travel and to transmit these images to an electronic camera. A terrain-following head unit is formed to traverse a terrain model and contains the optical system. A gimbal joint couples the terrain-following head unit with the electronic camera to permit relative universal movement between the two. Releasable locking device is described to lock the terrain-following head unit in an operating position relative to the electronic camera so that it is releasable by a force when the terrain-following head unit engages an obstacle on the terrain model.
Claims12
An image pick-up assembly for a vehicle training simulator comprising a television camera and a terrain-following head unit to traverse a terrain model;
- the terrain-following head unit including an optical system to transmit an image of the terrain to the television camera;
- said terrain-following head unit is coupled to the television camera by a gimbal joint to couple said terrain-following head unit to said television camera to permit universal movement;
- and means to lock the terrain-following head unit in a normal operating position relative to the television camera, said means being releasable by a predetermined force if the terrain-following head unit engages an obstacle.
An image pick-up assembly for a vehicle training simulator, comprising:
- an optical system to detect images substantially continuously in a direction of travel movement and to transmit said images substantially perpendicular to said direction of travel to an electronic camera means,
- a terrain-following head unit to traverse a terrain model and adapted to contain said optical system during said travel movement,
- a gimbal joint means to couple said terrain-following head unit to said electronic camera means to permit relative universal movement between said terrain-following head unit and said camera means, and
- releasable locking means to lock said terrain-following head unit in a normal operating position relative to said electronic camera means, said locking means being releasable by a predetermined force if the terrain-following head unit engages an obstacle.
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