Simulation Training System

• US 20150221230A1
• Filed: 01/26/2015
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Immersive Technologies Pty Ltd. (Komatsu)
• Original Assignee: Immersive Technologies Pty Ltd. (Komatsu)
• Inventors: Karadjian, Gregory K., Beesley, Richard F.
• Application Number:
  US14/605,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20150221230A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0304 Detection arrangements using opto-electronic means constructional details of pointing devices not related to the detection arrangement using opto-electronic means G06F3/033; optical digitisers G06F3/042
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/003 Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/00 Simulators for teaching or training purposes for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/04 for teaching control of land vehicles

Abstract

A simulation training system includes a simulator housing having one or more walls and at least one display screen on at least one of the one or more walls. The system also includes one or more display devices for displaying one or more interactive simulations on the at least one display screen. The system includes one or more sensing devices arranged to track the position and/or movement of one or more trainees or parts of trainees'"'"' bodies. The system includes a motion processing module configured to process the position and/or movement data collected by the sensing devices. The simulator housing is reconfigurable between a seated configuration and a standing configuration.

Claims

1. A simulation training system comprising:

a simulator housing including one or more walls and at least one display screen on at least one of the one or more walls;

one or more display devices for displaying one or more interactive simulations on the at least one display screen;

one or more sensing devices arranged to sense a position and/or orientation of one or more parts of at least one person within or near the simulator housing; and

a motion processing module configured to process position and/or orientation data associated with the one or more parts of the at least one person and obtained from the one or more sensing devices.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a grading module configured to assess data collected by the motion processing module against a simulated environment.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a graphical control module configured to update and/or adjust the one or more interactive simulations based on a processed position and/or orientation data from the motion processing module.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensing devices are located within the simulator housing.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more hand-held controls configured to allow the at least one person to interact with the one or more interactive simulations in a standing configuration.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the simulator housing includes a floor, a seating platform in or on the floor, and seated controls associated with the seating platform.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the simulator housing is reconfigurable between a seated configuration, a seating platform having a seat and seated controls being positioned within the simulator housing such that the at least one person within the simulator housing may sit in the seat and interact with the one or more interactive simulations, and a standing configuration, wherein the seating platform is removed from the simulator housing such that the at least one person can stand or freely move within the simulator housing and interact with the one or more interactive simulations.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more interactive simulations comprise a first interactive simulation displayed on the at least one display screen in the seated configuration and a second interactive simulation displayed on the at least one display screen in the standing configuration, wherein the first interactive simulation is different than the second interactive simulation.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the seating platform is configured to move in relation to the one or more interactive simulations.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the simulator housing includes a floor, and wherein the floor includes a platform hole sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the seating platform when the simulator housing is in the seated configuration.

11. A method for updating an interactive simulation, the method comprising:

receiving one or more commands; and

based at least in part on the one or more commands, moving a virtual representation of a user within an interactive simulation generated by a simulation training system between a micro-movement mode, wherein a position of the virtual representation of the user within the simulation is updated to substantially match the position of the user within a simulator housing, and a macro-movement mode, wherein the position of the virtual representation of the user is updated within the interactive simulation to substantially match movement of the user in accordance with one or more movement schemes.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more commands comprise user input received by the simulation training system displaying the interactive simulation.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more commands are automatically generated by the simulation training system displaying the interactive simulation.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more movement schemes are selected by the user.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more movement schemes are automatically generated by the simulation training system.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more movement schemes comprises a movement scheme wherein a rate of movement of the virtual representation of the user within the virtual simulation is at least partially determined by a distance the user moves from an origin in a first direction.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the origin is set in response to receiving a first input from the user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first input comprises specific movements or gestures performed by the user within a simulator housing of the simulation training system.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first input comprises a toggle command entered by the user.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more movement schemes comprises a movement scheme wherein a rate of movement of the virtual representation of the user within the virtual simulation is at least partially determined by a distance the user leans relative to an origin.