Driving simulator
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorEdmund Donges
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Abstract
The invention relates to a driving simulator, particularly for simulating the movements of earthbound vehicles. To take into account the special features of the movements of earthbound vehicles, the proposed driving simulator has a carrier unit that has a rigid floor platform, on which a test vehicle can be mounted. The carrier unit also includes at least one projection surface and at least one projector, and at least three movement modules, each of which has a wheel that rolls on a floor surface. The wheel can be steered, relative to the axis extending perpendicular to the floor, via a first drive, and can be driven by a respectively associated second drive.
Claims29
A driving simulator for simulating movements of vehicles, comprising:
- a self-propelled carrier unit including:
- a floor platform upon which one of a test vehicle and test vehicle dummy is mountable;
- at least one projection surface;
- at least one projector arranged to project on the projection surface;
- and
- at least three movement modules, each of said movement modules having a wheel and first and second drives, said wheel being capable of rolling on a floor surface and being steerable, relative to an axis extending through the wheel perpendicular to the floor surface, via the first drive, and being driven via the second drive, wherein the carrier unit is freely moveable over the floor surface.
A driving simulator for simulating movements of vehicles, comprising:
- a carrier unit including:
- a floor platform upon which one of a test vehicle and test dummy is mountable;
- at least one projection surface;
- at least one projector arranged to project on the projection surface;
- and
- at least three movement modules, each of said movement modules having a wheel and first and second drives, said wheel being capable of rolling on a floor surface and being steerable, relative to an axis extending perpendicular to the floor surface, via the first drive, and being driven via the second drive, and
- further comprising a simulator structure in which the carrier unit is accommodated, said sumulator structure including the floor surface upon which the carrier unit is movable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.