Patent ID: 6270350
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A vehicle driving simulator comprising:at least one computer system having at least one input/output port;a driving simulation software program executable on said computer system, said software program recognizing a set of standard input signals, at least one of which corresponds to a particular operator-initiated control action, said software program also generating a set of standard output signals, at least one of which corresponds to a particular vehicle operational parameter, said standard input signals receivable by said input/output port, and said standard output signals transmittable from said input/output port;a vehicle cab having electrical circuitry which includes a plurality of controls, at least one of which provides a cab-specific electrical signal in response to an operator-initiated control action, and a plurality of instruments, at least one of which requires a cab-specific electrical input for its operation;a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) interposed between said input/output port and the electrical circuitry of said vehicle cab, said FPGA converting the cab-specific electrical signals to said set of standard input signals, and also converting said set of standard output signals to said set of cab-specific electrical inputs.