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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6902402 | Flight simulator Flight simulator with the ability to subject a passenger in a passenger compartment to sudden and possibly substantial horizontal and vertical thrusts in addition to a full 360 degrees of motion along a pitch, roll and yaw axes is described. In some embodiments, sus... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6482010 | Interactive simulation including force feedback Interactive simulation including force feedback. The system includes a computer game display unit programmed with simulation rules. A control unit is connected to the computer and provides information and control signals to the computer to interact with t... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6155102 | Method and apparatus for use in determining a property of a multiphase fluid A method and an apparatus for determining at least one property of a multiphase fluid. The method includes the steps of directing the multiphase fluid through a first flow passage, monitoring the multiphase fluid as it passes through the first flow passag... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6062715 | Computer implemented aircraft simulation method and apparatus A flight simulator includes a central processing unit and a flight simulation environment controlled by the central processing unit for simulating the flight of an aircraft. The central processing unit is programmed to observe a full fidelity model of the... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6012926 | Virtual reality system for treating patients with anxiety disorders A virtual reality system provides effective exposure treatment for psychiatric patients suffering from a particular anxiety disorder. The system is characterized by a video screen disposed in front of the patient to display an image of a specific graphica... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5866813 | Transportable three-dimensional calibration wind tunnel system, verification method of flight control system using said system and flight simulator using said system A transportable three-dimensional calibration wind tunnel system is comprised of a small wind tunnel portion for creating a three-dimensional calibration air having a suitable wind velocity, and a two-axis rotational deformation device portion for causing... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5829982 | Method of manufacturing a motion simulator, and a motion simulator A method of manufacturing a motion simulator having a deck and a number of deck-supporting legs (2) that are pivotally connected with the deck in first pivot points (4). The legs are actively and continuously length-adjustable, such that the deck is capab... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5810596 | Motion simulator for rail and road based vehicles Apparatus for simulating the motion of a vehicle includes a base frame, a subframe which is movable in relation to the base frame, the movements of the subframe simulating the real life movements of the vehicle, and first, second, third and fourth linkage... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5807114 | System for treating patients with anxiety disorders A virtual reality system provides effective exposure treatment for psychiatric patients suffering from a particular anxiety disorder. The system is characterized by a video screen disposed in front of the patient to display an image of a specific graphica... | 09/15/1998 |
| 4710128 | Spatial disorientation trainer-flight simulator Spatial disorientation trainer-flight simulator wherein a cockpit is gimballed on three independently-controlled axes, i.e., pitch, roll and yaw, which revolve about a planetary axis. Rotation of the cockpit about the planetary axis is controlled by a rem... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4268979 | Method and apparatus to extend the bandwidth of buffeting in flight simulators Method and apparatus for driving the motion system of a flight trainer to simulate aircraft buffeting which method and apparatus avoids the resonant frequency of the motion systems hydraulic actuators by using a "Linear Tracking Band-Stop Filter". Band-st... | 05/26/1981 |
