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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5071352 | Motion-simulator mechanisms A simulator mechanism has a simulator capsule (10) mounted on a platform (12) which provides a simulator operating plane. Three independent hydraulic rams (20, 24 and 26) are used to change the position of the simulator operating plane. The actuators (20,... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5060932 | Amusement apparatus having rotary capsule An amusement apparatus having a rotary capsule, which comprises: a capsule having therein a seat, provided with a player restraining means; an inner frame arranged outside the capsule, for rotatably supporting the capsule through a first shaft; an interme... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5018973 | Motion simulator for vehicle driver A motion simulator for vehicle driver training, which includes at least three actuators placed at the vertices of a triangle, connected to at least three connecting points, arranged in a triangle, for the fastening of a platform of a cabin by lever arms, ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4978299 | Simulator mechanism A simulator mechanism capable of operating in three degrees of freedom is described comprising a base (14) having a fixed plane, a simulator plane (12) and three independent extendible actuators (16, 18 and 20) capable of changing the simulator operating ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4856771 | Video simulation apparatus A video simulation machine creates simulations of various movements, such as flying or driving. The machine has an enclosed cockpit containing movement controls and may be occupied by one or two persons. The machine can rotate 360° in any direction, thus... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4753596 | Motion simulator A motion simulator for simulating the working characteristics of motion vehicles is based on the synergistic `six degrees of freedom` system. The apparatus of the simulator comprises a main frame 10 mounted on three pairs of extensible and retractable leg... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4576577 | Blended mode concept for control of flight simulator motion systems The invention relates to a motion simulator system, for example, a flight simulator system. In accordance with the invention, the system is driven by command signals representing both position and acceleration, and a circuit is provided to process and com... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4564356 | Laboratory turret shaker A mechanical shaker mechanism used in the laboratory for imparting oscillry motions to a military tank turret. The mechanism can be programmed to duplicate test track conditions at lesser cost then would be required to operate a complete tank on a provin... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4559014 | Motion limiting systems A system and method for limiting the motion of the motion platform of a vehicle simulator in which the motion platform is supported on a plurality of extensible members, the extension of the members being controlled by commands initiated by a user of the ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4536690 | Tool-supporting self-propelled robot platform A self-propelled robot platform consists of a frame with a plurality of casters to support the frame on and space the frame from a supporting surface, as well as permitting any selected direction of movement over the support surface. At least two linear m... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4507086 | Turret shaker mechanism A motion simulator for oscillating (shaking) a tank turret. Multiple fluid ylinders are used to produce elevational, roll, pitch and yaw movements of the turret. An additional fluid cylinder imparts rotational motion to the turret in the azimuth plane.... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4478407 | Monitor game machine A monitor game machine comprising a cock-pit or driver cabin in which a player is seated, a monitor disposed at the front of said cock-pit, and a steering device operated by the player in response to pictures displayed on the screen of said monitor. The d... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4343610 | Motion systems providing three or four degrees of freedom A motion system is provided by a platform generally parallel to a base and connected thereto by a column and powered and controlled extensible members, at least three of which are connected between distributed points around the column. In a three degree o... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4280285 | Simulator complex data transmission system having self-testing capabilities In complex systems which involve a large amount of interacting electronic equipment and interconnecting cabling, the maintenance and testing required to isolate defective components or components having degraded performance become an almost continuous tas... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4019261 | Motion system for a flight simulator A compact, cascaded three degrees of freedom (DOF) motion system for providing roll, pitch and heave movement to a cockpit of a flight simulator. The cockpit is nested within a rotatable roll frame which is gimbaled within a pitch frame. The pitch frame i... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3967387 | Motion simulator This invention relates to motion simulators that are used to impart controlled movement to a rigid platform which may support the student station of a vehicle simulator, or the like. In particular, my invention relates to an improvement in the geometric a... | 07/06/1976 |
