Kinesthetic Device That Simulates Flight

Abstract

A kinesthetic device that simulates flight includes a base unit and a swing unit. The base unit includes a base seat; whereas, the swing unit includes a swing seat, two swing support structures pivoted between the base seat and the swing seat, and a swing actuator used to control the swing positions of the two swing support structures. The two swing support structures are equal in length and parallel to each other. A fixed baseline is formed between two junction points between the two swing support structures and the base seat, a swing baseline is formed between two junction points between the two swing support structures and the swing seat, and the fixed baseline and the swing baseline are equal in length. The two swing support structures, the fixed baseline and the swing baseline form a parallelogram, allowing the swing support structures to swing stably the base seat.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a kinesthetic device, and more particularly to a kinesthetic device that simulates flight.BACKGROUND[0002]In early days, the facilities in an amusement park are primarily used for games in reality. As the advancement in technology, there are amusement facilities of virtual kinesthesia, which are large projection screens with kinesthetic cabins, allowing users to experience the effects in vision, hearing and body feeling.[0003]Referring to FIG. 1, it shows a moving platform in six degrees of freedom disclosed in a Taiwanese Patent Publication No. 546595, including a base platform 11, a moving platform 12 and plural actuators 13. The actuators 13 are disposed between the base platform 11 and the moving platform 12 and work collaboratively to swing the moving platform 12, thereby simulating the real body feeling.[0004]However, the kinesthesia in flight simulated by the movement in six degrees of freedom is still much differen...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention is a device that controls the swing and flip of a riding seat for a user. It uses a kinesthetic controller to control the swing angle and a flip actuator to control the flipping angle. This enables the user to experience a steady ascension while sitting in the riding seat. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a more realistic and immersive experience for the user.

Problems solved by technology

However, the kinesthesia in flight simulated by the movement in six degrees of freedom is still much different than the kinesthesia in real flight, and the present motion platform of simulation is still not real enough, as the kinesthesia of ascending and descending steadily while taking a plane cannot be simulated.

In addition, as the conventional moving platform should use at least six sets of actuators, the difficulty in control is raised and the manufacture cost is increased too.

Furthermore, for the kinesthetic facility in six degrees of freedom to accurately simulate the kinesthesia in taking a plane, the plural extendable rods should be extended or compressed significantly, which will increase the use size and the setup size of the parts, thereby further increasing the cost and difficulty in setup.

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