Environment conversion system from a first format to a second format
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1. A method of converting information from a first data base to a second data base comprising:
- acquiring a first environmental data base having a first format;
substantially automatically converting environmental information in the first format to a different format.
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Abstract
A system for converting commercially available relatively inexpensive synthetic environments to formats usable with different simulation engines carries out a substantially automatic conversion process of, for example, scenery and dynamic models into a format acceptable for a predetermined simulation engine. Synchronized multi-channel displays can be presented of vehicular equipment displays, as well as forward and side views, radar images and thermal images.
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1. A method of converting information from a first data base to a second data base comprising:
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acquiring a first environmental data base having a first format;
substantially automatically converting environmental information in the first format to a different format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A simulation system comprising:
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a selected data base;
first software that presents a simulation of an activity on first and second displays;
second software that provides synchronized simulation outputs for at least third and fourth displays that supplement the simulation of the activity presented on the first and second displays. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A simulation method comprising:
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generating at least one visually presentable channel of image carrying information;
generating synchronization information relative to the at least one channel;
responsive to the synchronization information, generating at least second and third channels of synchronized, displayable, image carrying information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a first database;
software that automatically converts environmental information in the first data base to a second data base, the conversion including converting terrain information scenery objects, and vector-type information from the first data base to the second data base. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
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a first data base that includes a selected synthetic environment stored in a first format;
software that converts elements of the selected environment from the first format to a second format thereby substantially representing the selected environment in the second format; and
a database for storage of the converted environment. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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