Optics approach to low side compliance simulation
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1. A visual simulation system, comprising:
- a library of photographic transparencies, said transparencies covering the area to be visually simulated; and
an optical projector system section, comprising;
a zoom lens;
a rotation prism;
means for projecting at least a portion of the image on a selected one of said transparencies through said lens and said prism to present an image of proper scale and orientation at a first image plane of the projector system; and
a deformable mirror arranged to present an image with proper image perspective at a second image plane of the projector system; and
a controller section comprising;
means for adjusting the zoom lens to provide the desired scale of the projected image;
means for adjusting the rotation prism to provide the desired orientation of the projected image; and
means for deforming the mirror so as to provide the desired perspective of the projected image.
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Abstract
A low cost visual simulation system (100) for training simulators is disclosed. Aerial photo transparencies are used directly as image sources without creating a digital data base. The approximately correct image perspective is generated optically by a deformable mirror (114) and a zoom lens and rotation prism assembly (106). Stereo image photo pairs (120) need to be analyzed only at a relatively small number of points; thus, the computational burden is greatly reduced.
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1. A visual simulation system, comprising:
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a library of photographic transparencies, said transparencies covering the area to be visually simulated; and an optical projector system section, comprising; a zoom lens; a rotation prism; means for projecting at least a portion of the image on a selected one of said transparencies through said lens and said prism to present an image of proper scale and orientation at a first image plane of the projector system; and a deformable mirror arranged to present an image with proper image perspective at a second image plane of the projector system; and
a controller section comprising;means for adjusting the zoom lens to provide the desired scale of the projected image; means for adjusting the rotation prism to provide the desired orientation of the projected image; and means for deforming the mirror so as to provide the desired perspective of the projected image. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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- 3. The system of claim wherein said system is capable of simulating a dynamically changing scene seen by a moving object.
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9. A visual simulation system which can be manipulated to generate dynamically changeable scenes of a geographic area, characterized by:
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a library of aerial image transparencies which collectively cover said geographic area; for each of said transparencies, a set of three-dimensional (3-D) data for a limited number of points over said transparency image; means for generating simulated position and motion data for controlling the manipulation of said scenes of said geographic area; an optical projector means, comprising a zoom lens, a rotation prism, means for projecting at least a portion of the image on a selected one of said transparencies through said lens and said prism to present an image of proper scale and orientation at a first image plane of said projector means, and a dynamically deformable mirror arranged to present an image with proper image perspective at a second image plane of said projector means; and a processor and controller means, comprising means responsive to said simulated position and motion data and to said 3-D data for adjusting said zoom lens to provide the proper scale of the projected image, means for adjusting the rotation prism to provide the proper orientation of the projected image, and means for deforming the mirror so as to provide the proper perspective of the projected image. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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