TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LEARNING TO DRIVE A MEANS OF TRANSPORT

• US 20090081620A1
• Filed: 09/18/2008
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: T & T Telematica E Trasporti Srl
• Original Assignee: T & T Telematica E Trasporti Srl
• Inventors: Caltabiano, Raffaele Antonio
• Application Number:
  US12/233,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20090081620A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/69
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/167 Control of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/04 for teaching control of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/05 the view from a vehicle being simulated G09B9/052, G09B9/058 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/06 for teaching control of ships, boats, or other waterborne vehicles

Abstract

A training device for learning to drive a means of transport, in particular public transport or heavy transport, comprises a data processing unit to receive, from at least a means of transport operating in real operating conditions, information relating to the real operating conditions; a training station provided with devices simulating real driving instruments and display devices, to simulate a driving station of the means of transport. The means of transport comprises data transmission devices, and the data processing unit comprises data reception devices to receive in real time the data transmitted by the means of transport and to reproduce, in graphic and/or numerical form and in real time, the real operating conditions so as to condition the devices simulating real driving instruments and display devices of the training station, in order to simulate, in real time, the real operating conditions.

Claims

1. A training device for learning to drive a means of transport, in particular public transport or heavy transport, comprising:

a data processing unit able to receive, from at least a means of transport operating in real operating conditions, information relating to said real operating conditions; and

a training station provided with means simulating real driving means and display means, able to simulate a driving station of said means of transport, wherein said means of transport comprises data transmission means, and said data processing unit comprises data reception means to receive in real time the data transmitted by said means of transport and to reproduce, in graphic and/or numerical form and in real time, said real operating conditions so as to condition said means simulating real driving means and said display means of said training station, in order to simulate, in real time, said real operating conditions.

2. The training device as in claim 1, wherein said real operating conditions are displayed on said display means.

3. The training device as in claim 1, wherein said real operating conditions are reproduced by means of two-dimensional images.

4. The training device as in claim 1, wherein said real operating conditions are reproduced by means of three-dimensional images.

5. The training device as in claim 1, wherein said information relating to said real operating conditions comprises numerical data.

6. The training device as in claim 1, wherein said training station is able to transmit to said data processing unit information relating to accidental situations of said means of transport operating in said real operating conditions.

7. The training device as in claim 1, wherein said training station comprises a set of pedals.

8. A training method for learning to drive a means of transport, by means of a data processing unit able to receive, from at least a means of transport operating in real operating conditions, information relating to said real operating conditions;

and by means of a training station provided with means simulating real driving means and display means, able to simulate a driving station of said means of transport, wherein said data processing unit receives in real time the data transmitted by said means of transport and reproduces, in graphic and/or numerical form and in real time, said real operating conditions so as to condition said means simulating real driving means and said display means of said training station, in order to simulate, in real time, said real operating conditions.

9. The training method as in claim 8, wherein said real operating conditions are displayed on said display means.