Train simulator and playback station
First Claim
1. A portable train simulator comprising:
- a microprocessor;
a display;
an input device for the microprocessor;
a first program to drive the display to depict indicia of a control stand and respond to control inputs from the input device; and
a second program to drive the display to depict a track to be traversed from a data file in response to the control inputs.
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Abstract
A portable train simulator, including a microprocessor, a display and an input device for the microprocessor. A first program drives the display to depict indicia of a control stand and to respond to control inputs from the input device. A second program drives the display to depict a track to be traversed from a data file in response to the control inputs. A virtual control stand is one of the elements that allows the true portability of a train simulator. The system can display and switch between the present operating parameters of the train and/or a history of the operating parameters of the train, as selected by the input device. Thus, the system can switch from playback mode to simulation mode to provide a take-over of recorded conditions to allow an operator to explore alternate methods for managing the train.
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28 Claims
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1. A portable train simulator comprising:
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a microprocessor;
a display;
an input device for the microprocessor;
a first program to drive the display to depict indicia of a control stand and respond to control inputs from the input device; and
a second program to drive the display to depict a track to be traversed from a data file in response to the control inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A playback station comprising:
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a microprocessor;
a display;
an input device for the microprocessor;
a data file of a track with correlated operating parameters for a run of a train on the track; and
a first program for playing back the data file by driving the display to selectively depict the operating parameters correlated to the track either as the present operating parameters of the train or a history of the operating parameters of the train. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A simulator comprising:
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a microprocessor;
a display;
an input device for the microprocessor;
a data file of a track with correlated operating parameters for a run of a train on the track;
a first program for playing back the data file by driving the display to depict the operating parameters correlated to the track; and
a second program simulating a run using the track of the data file by initially using the operating parameters from the data file as inputs and subsequently using inputs from the input device to derive the operating parameters.
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