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Racecar simulator and driver training system and method

  • US 5,921,780 A
  • Filed: 06/28/1996
  • Issued: 07/13/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A simulator for simulating a racecar with performance characteristics that depend upon a plurality of different variables, said simulator comprising:

  • a cockpit chamber configured to mimic the cockpit of a racecar, wherein said cockpit includes controls for driving said racecar;

    at least one display viewable from said cockpit, wherein said at least one display displays images that provide the driver in said cockpit chamber with an Illusion of movement around a racetrack;

    at least one mechanism coupled to said cockpit chamber for providing physical movement to said chamber;

    an Interface for entering criteria for said racecar including suspension criteria, aerodynamic criteria, engine criteria and gearing criteria; and

    a controller, coupled to said interface, for controlling said at least one display and said at least one mechanism to correspond in a predetermined manner to the driver'"'"'s use of said controls, wherein said predetermined manner is dependent upon said criteria entered for said racecar.

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