Patent ID: 11869387
Assignee: ITA—INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE AERONáUTICA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. A method of simulating flight comprising:
supporting a spherical viewing surface on a robotic arm with a support structure that is connected to the robotic arm but not to a cockpit, the support structure being movable with the robotic arm in response to inputs from cockpit controls, changing the position and/or orientation of the robotic arm and the spherical viewing surface supported thereon while maintaining uniform spacing between the spherical viewing surface and the cockpit as the robotic arm moves in seven degrees of freedom;
in response to inputs from the cockpit controls, generating images of a virtual environment around the cockpit; and
projecting the generated images onto the spherical viewing surface for viewing from the cockpit,
wherein projecting comprises using plural projectors to display the generated images on the spherical viewing surface supported by a tubular structure not connected to the cockpit.