Patent Document ID: 8662892
Application ID: 13272162
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A training simulator for training a user to operate a piece of equipment having a form, fit and function, said piece of equipment having tactical handgrips that provide the equipment's fit, said handgrips having one or more buttons that allow the user to operate the equipment, said piece of equipment having an assembled shape and structure that provides the equipment's form, said training simulator comprising a hand-held universal hands-on trainer (UHOT) that comprises: a direct-view display for displaying a training simulation video signal for the piece of equipment; a pair of said tactical handgrips that provide the UHOT with the fit of the piece of equipment and allow the user to hold and maneuver the entire UHOT free of any physical support; and a docking station that supports said direct-view display, said docking station housing: a pair of connectors for electro-mechanically attaching the pair of tactical handgrips on opposite sides of the docking station and the direct-view display supported thereon, said connectors responsive to electrical button pushes from the handgrips in response to user interaction with the displayed training simulation video signal; one or more sensors for detecting user instigated motion of the entire UHOT instigated via the handgrips to generate electrical sensor signals of a changing viewpoint within the simulation; and a microcontroller that converts the electrical button pushes and the electrical sensor signals to binary data, said training simulator video signal responsive to said binary data, said hand-held UHOT having a different and scaled-down assembled shape and structure that provide a different form than said piece of equipment.