Patent ID: 6273724
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A simulation system comprising:a first agent representing a first simulated body, the first agent including position and orientation information of the first simulated body, the first agent configured to update the position and orientation information of the first simulated body based on a first set of predetermined control routines and produce a first output signal indicative thereof;at least one second agent, each second agent representing a respective second simulated body, each second agent including position and orientation information of the respective second simulated body, each second agent configured to update the position and orientation information of the respective second simulated body based on a predetermined set of control routines and produce a second output signal indicative thereof; anda position server for accepting the first output signal and each of the second output signals and in response thereto updating the position and orientation information of the first simulated body and each second simulated body and producing a position signal indicative of the position and orientation of the first simulated body and each second simulated body;wherein at least a first portion of the position signal is communicated to the first agent to provide the first agent with the updated position and orientation information of each second simulated body and at least a second portion of the position signal is communicated to the at least one second agent to provide the at least one second agent with updated position and orientation information of the first simulated body.