Train playback station and method
First Claim
1. A playback station comprising:
- a microprocessor;
a display;
an input device for the microprocessor;
a data file of a video of a track correlated and simultaneously recorded with operating parameters of a train for a run of the train on the track; and
a program for playing back the data file by driving the display to selectively depict the operating parameters and the correlated video of the track.
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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. Video images of the track are simultaneously recorded with and correlated to the operating parameters of the locomotive for play back.
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7 Claims
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1. A playback station comprising:
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a microprocessor;
a display;
an input device for the microprocessor;
a data file of a video of a track correlated and simultaneously recorded with operating parameters of a train for a run of the train on the track; and
a program for playing back the data file by driving the display to selectively depict the operating parameters and the correlated video of the track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of collecting train operational data for playback comprising:
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collecting video images of at least a track on which the train moves and time coding the images;
collecting operating parameters of the train and time coding the parameters; and
storing the time coded video images and the time coded operating parameters in a data file. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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