AIRCRAFT SIMULATOR
First Claim
1. An aircraft simulator comprising:
- a plurality of rigid support members interconnected to form a load-bearing exoskeleton;
one or more flexible, resilient planar panels that are disposed in an interior of and affixed to the load-bearing exoskeleton such that the one or more planar panels are flexed to form a contour that approximates a hull of an aircraft; and
a plurality of input and output mechanisms that collectively provide flight simulation functionality.
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Abstract
A modular aircraft simulator is constructed from an aluminum exoskeleton structure supporting a panel skin formed of flexible, resilient panels releasably affixed to an interior of the exoskeleton. The exoskeleton and panel skin together create an enclosure that is representative of an aircraft cockpit. The aircraft simulator includes a system of integrated hardware and software that permit an instructor (e.g., operator of the instructor console) to provide instruction to the student (e.g., operator of the aircraft simulator) from a remote location via data transfer over a network such as the internet. A remote interface system includes a multi-step identity verification process to allow the instructor to verify and confirm the identity of the student prior to commencing a training session and throughout the training session.
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15 Claims
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1. An aircraft simulator comprising:
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a plurality of rigid support members interconnected to form a load-bearing exoskeleton; one or more flexible, resilient planar panels that are disposed in an interior of and affixed to the load-bearing exoskeleton such that the one or more planar panels are flexed to form a contour that approximates a hull of an aircraft; and a plurality of input and output mechanisms that collectively provide flight simulation functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of constructing an aircraft simulator, the method comprising:
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interconnecting a plurality of rigid support members to form a load-bearing exoskeleton; disposing one or more flexible, resilient planar panels in an interior of the load-bearing exoskeleton; and affixing the one or more flexible, resilient planar panels to the load-bearing exoskeleton such that the one or more planar panels are flexed to form a contour that approximates a hull of an aircraft.
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11. A modular method of constructing an aircraft simulator that can be rapidly assembled, rapidly disassembled and easily dimensionally modified in overall shape and form, together which greatly reduce manufacturing, and transport costs typically associated with the construction of aircraft simulators.
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12. A method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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capturing sounds and images corresponding to activity an operator located in a cockpit of an aircraft simulator; digitizing the captured sounds and images; transmitting over a packet-switched network in real time (a) the digitized sounds and images, and (b) outbound information relating to respective current states of a plurality of flight simulation parameters, to a remotely located instructor console; receiving over the packet-switched network in real time from the remotely-located instructor console (c) digitized sounds and images corresponding to activity of an instructor located at the remotely located instructor console, and (b) inbound information relating to a change of at least one flight simulation parameter; and changing flight simulation functionality of the aircraft simulator based on the received inbound information relating to the change of the at least one flight simulation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A aircraft simulator training system that permits reliable, secure and clear communication between a Flight Instructor and a Student Pilot who are not co-located, while accurately maintaining positive identity verification throughout this process.
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15. An aircraft simulator comprising:
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a simulated aircraft cockpit formed from a rigid, load-bearing exoskeleton and a plurality of flexible, resilient panels releasably attached to an interior of the rigid, load-bearing exoskeleton; a computer system configured to support flight simulation functionality; a plurality of input controls and output devices operably coupled to the computer system; a remote interface configured to enable a remotely-located instructor to communicate with an operator of the aircraft simulator and further configured to enable the remotely-located instructor to monitor and control one or more parameters of the flight simulation functionality; and a student identity verification system configured to enable the remotely-located instructor to verify an identity of the operator of the aircraft simulator.
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