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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284984 | Automatic longitudinal pitch trim in aircraft combat simulation An AutoTrim function automatically adjusts the trim of the elevator of a simulated aircraft to compensate for pitching moments that are not caused by a user affirmatively controlling the elevator. A flight simulator program determines a sum of the pitching moments a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7225865 | Apparatus for positioning a tong and drilling rig provided with such an apparatus A method and apparatus for positioning a tong comprises a piston and cylinder assembly and a mounting assembly therefor. The mounting assembly is mounted on a support beam in the drilling derrick and the piston and cylinder assembly is pivotally mounted on the mount... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7146299 | Adjustable simulation vehicle capabilities The present invention is a system and method for easily adjusting flight characteristics of a simulated aircraft. The system allows a user to adjust commanded pitch, roll or yaw values or steady state frequency response values that are associated with an atmospheric... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7048050 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043814 | Method for aligning tubulars An apparatus is provided with position sensors. When the apparatus has moved one tubular into alignment with another tubular a button on a remote control console is pressed to memorize the position. After the next tubular has been gripped by the apparatus a “recal... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036610 | Apparatus and method for completing oil and gas wells A method of drilling and completing a wellbore in a geological formation to produce hydrocarbons from a well comprising at least the following four steps: drilling the well with a retrievable drill bit attached to a casing; removing the retrievable drill bit from th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033177 | Motion simulator A motion simulator includes a stationary frame, a movable frame pivotally connected with the stationary frame, an operating chamber formed at a lower side of one end of the movable frame, a first actuator for pivoting the movable frame, and a second actuator arrange... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027961 | Inertia identification for electric actuators with observer based controls A method to automatically identify the inertia of an actuator (and the like) and load for tuning an observer-based controller is presented. The tuning is a one-time process that is initiated by a user when the actuator is installed. The control includes a model of t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6938852 | Flying craft tethered to powered water vehicle A flying vehicle assembly apparatus comprises a winged flying craft and a powered craft for propelling the flying craft and a tether assembly comprising one or more first rigid struts having a first end pivotally secured to first biased pivot connections adjacent to... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910892 | Method and apparatus for automatically collecting terrain source data for display during flight simulation A method and apparatus are provided for automatically generating a terrain model for display during a simulated flight along a predefined mission route. The apparatus includes a mission profiler that automatically determines the area containing the mission route for... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6684182 | Integrated spacecraft emulation system and method for operating same A spacecraft emulation system that can emulate both the attitude control subsystem and the non-attitude control subsystem is integrated into a single compact unit. The unit includes an emulated spacecraft control processor for processing attitude control ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6619960 | Linear control loading system A flight simulator control loading system (10A) comprises a compression assembly (18a), a tension assembly (18b), and a motor (30) which rotates a shaft (78). The compression assembly (18a) and the tension assembly (18b) each include a fixed actuator (50a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6425762 | System and method for cosimulation of heterogeneous systems A cosimulation system formed from a hierarchy of simulation objects. Each simulation object, other than the root object, is coupled to a respective parent simulation object by a respective, individual parent-child binding. Each parent-child binding define... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6234799 | Real-time IMU simulator A real-time IMU simulator for an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) of an installed avionics system of a vehicle includes a 6DOF flight simulator; an IMU computer; and a 6DOF(Degree of Freedom) interface. The 6 DOF interface is connected between the 6DOF fli... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6109920 | Apparatus for connecting an avionics control panel and a training and simulation system A device to connect a control panel of an avionics equipment with a training and simulation apparatus to process and display signals that correspond to output signals of the control panel. The device includes means coupled to a keyboard of the control pan... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5831584 | Hand calibration system and virtual display selection for vehicle simulator A virtual reality vehicle simulator has a seat for supporting a person in a sitting position. The person wears goggles that present to the person an image of a virtual vehicle, as well as a virtual image of the person's hand and any objects, such as coffe... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5689682 | Computerized flight simulation control sampling and production system and method A high-quality motion simulation based on the sampled simulated motion of a piloted object or vehicle and a system to provide visual information to teach a user how to manipulate the object's controls to achieve the displayed motion. The invented method i... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5634794 | Aircraft simulator and method An apparatus and method for simulating a desired response in accordance with an external applied force. The apparatus includes a member which is responsive to the applied force, an actuator coupled to the member for exerting a torque on the member, a forc... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5583526 | Hand calibration system for virtual reality vehicle simulator A virtual reality vehicle simulator has a seat for supporting a person in a sitting position. The person wears goggles that present to the person an image of a virtual vehicle, as well as a virtual image of the person's hand and any objects, such as coffe... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5366375 | Motion simulator A motion simulator comprising a base support connected to a motion platform by hinged legs. The motion simulator is provided with an actuator for moving the motion platform relative to the base support. Preferably, each leg is defined by a lower leg porti... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5344316 | Movement simulator The present invention relates to a movement simulator having a support frame and a subframe movable relative to the support frame and connected by a variable element. A simple control assembly is electrically connected to the variable element for controll... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5260874 | Aircraft flight emulation test system An aircraft test system generates stimuli that emulate the stimuli received by an aircraft when in flight is disclosed. The aircraft test system includes a number of instruments for generating the number of processor-controllable instruments for generatin... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5245255 | Energy saving system for flight simulators A control system and process method for reducing energy consumption of flight simulators includes electronic circuitry to automatically control the starting and stopping of the large motors that drive the hydraulic pumps for the motion system. The electro... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5176518 | Movement simulator The invention relates to a movement simulator having a support frame and a subframe movable relative to the support frame and connected by a variable element. A simple control assembly is electrically connected to the variable element for controlling its ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5082198 | Recreational flying vehicle A recreational vehicle combines a flying vehicle and a motorized surface vehicle, such as a boat, car, or truck or snowmobile. The flying vehicle is tethered to the surface vehicle by four rods, each of which is rotatably connected to the flying vehicle a... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4790755 | Aircraft pilot-training apparatus An apparatus for training aircraft pilots wherein the apparatus includes a boom defined by a central bracket, a large rigid arm and a small rigid arm collectively supported on a vertical mast for pivotal movement about horizontal and vertical axes. The la... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4599645 | System for image generation A system for image generation is provided which includes a device for controlling the sweep voltages of a CRT so that realistic views of the earth can be projected on a curved screen surface from a flat transparency and for generating a haze band between ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4417706 | Flying wing driven by an earthbound machine A flying craft which is pushed by a surface vehicle which follows the flying craft is disclosed. The craft includes a winged body which is connected by an elongated push pole to a ground engaging propelling vehicle. The control of the winged body is accom... | 11/29/1983 |
| 3991487 | Flight training assembly A flight training assembly is disclosed comprising an airplane having pilot operable flight controls, a truck for propelling the airplane at a speed sufficient to achieve lift of the airplane, and a boom structure interconnecting the airplane and truck. O... | 11/16/1976 |
