Portable Cockpit Seat with Hinge and Headset Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Immersive flight simulators are expensive due to costly screens and projectors, and they are inconvenient to move between locations, as existing solutions do not adequately address these issues.
Innovation Solution
A portable cockpit seat apparatus with a hinge that allows it to be folded for easy transport, combined with a headset displaying a cockpit view and flight controls that send thrust and lift signals to simulate aircraft movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional immersive flight simulators with screens and projectors are used, then the simulation experience is realistic and immersive, but the cost becomes prohibitively expensive and the device becomes hard to move between locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the traditional flight simulator experience by using a headset display instead of large screens and projectors. The headset replicates the cockpit view and flight simulation functionality in a compact, portable form factor, eliminating the need for expensive projection systems while maintaining the core simulation experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential flight simulation functionality from the complex traditional simulator system. By removing the heavy screens, projectors, and fixed installation requirements, the invention isolates the core simulation capability into a portable headset-based system that can be easily moved between locations while maintaining simulation quality.
2Ease of operation
If a portable cockpit seat with hinge is used, then the portability and ease of relocation are improved, but the structural complexity increases due to the folding mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the cockpit seat structure movable and adjustable through a hinge mechanism. The seat can transition between different configurations (folded and unfolded states), allowing it to be portable for transport yet stable during use. This dynamic structure resolves the contradiction between portability and structural simplicity.
3Reliability
If flight controls connected to portable cockpit seat are used, then the simulation realism is improved through thrust and lift signals, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the flight controls multi-functional by integrating multiple control capabilities (thrust control, lift control, and other flight parameters) into a single portable system. The same flight control device that interfaces with the portable cockpit seat also generates all necessary simulation signals, eliminating the need for separate complex control systems for each function.
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AI summary
A portable cockpit seat apparatus, the apparatus including a portable cockpit seat, wherein the portable cockpit seat includes a hinge and has a stowed position, wherein the portable cockpit seat is folded about the hinge. The apparatus further including a headset including a display, and at least a flight control communicatively connected to the headset. The headset configured to and display a cockpit view of an aircraft. The flight control of the at least a flight control is connected to the portable cockpit seat and the at least a flight control, in response to actuation by a user, is configured to send a thrust signal, wherein the thrust signal causes the aircraft to alter its thrust and send a lift signal, wherein the lift signal causes the aircraft to alter its lift.