Hybrid vehicle operations simulator
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1. A vehicle operation simulator comprising:
- a mobile vehicle operable in a natural environment having at least one vehicle control;
a scene generator;
a scene display in communication with said scene generator and viewable by a vehicle operator, an environment view being presented on said scene display which is created at least in part by said scene generator; and
wherein said mobile vehicle carries the operator and is controlled by the operator in accordance with said environment view, said mobile vehicle responding to actuation of said at least one vehicle control and said environment view responding to at least one of operation of said at least one vehicle control, operator movement, and vehicle movement.
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Abstract
The invention uses an actual mobile vehicle whose operation is to be simulated, combined with computer-based image generation devices, and velocity, acceleration, and/or position measurement tools to improve the simulated operation of the vehicle, including perception of and response to hazards. Using the actual vehicle whose operation is to be simulated improves operator vestibular cues, visual cues, and motion fidelity, thereby producing a safer, less expensive means to produce the simulation.
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1. A vehicle operation simulator comprising:
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a mobile vehicle operable in a natural environment having at least one vehicle control;
a scene generator;
a scene display in communication with said scene generator and viewable by a vehicle operator, an environment view being presented on said scene display which is created at least in part by said scene generator; and
wherein said mobile vehicle carries the operator and is controlled by the operator in accordance with said environment view, said mobile vehicle responding to actuation of said at least one vehicle control and said environment view responding to at least one of operation of said at least one vehicle control, operator movement, and vehicle movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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23. A method for simulated operation of a vehicle in a natural environment including the steps:
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(a) generating an environment view;
(b) presenting the environment view to an operator carried by a mobile vehicle, said mobile vehicle operating in a natural environment;
(c) the operator actuating controls for said mobile vehicle, movement of said mobile vehicle responding to said actuation; and
(d) altering said environment view in response to at least one of vehicle movement, operator actuation of controls, operator head movement, and operator movement within said vehicle.
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