Patent ID: 6224380
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A portable motion base for providing motion in one degree-of-freedom to its patron comprising:platform means having two points of connection;support base means having a single point of connection;support column extending from said support base means to a connection point in said platform means, wherein said support column having coupling means for permitting rotational movement about said connection point and providing a pivot at said connection point;actuator means having only one powered and controlled extensible member, wherein said powered and controlled extensible member including a movable member being connected between the second connection point of said platform means and said connection point of said support base means by a joint means for permitting any relative movement; andmotion base controller means for actuating said moveable member of said powered and controlled extensible member in the selective changes in length, thereby providing motion in said degree-of-freedom;wherein said portable motion base is in the form of a part of a chair having accommodation means for said patron, and wherein said motion base controller means including communication means for receiving external control signals from a dynamics control means which is controlled by said patron, thereby providing an interactive motion simulation.