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Motion simulator

Assignee: Franklin Institute
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Filing: 1964-12-07
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1984-12-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Klaus L Cappel

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G7/00; B23; B23Q; B23Q1/00; B23Q1/25; B23Q1/44; B23Q1/48; B25; B25J; B25J17/00; B25J17/02; B25J17/0208; B25J17/0216; B25J17/0258; B25J17/0266; B25J9/00; B25J9/003; B25J9/0063; B25J9/0069; F; F15; F15B; F15B15/00; F15B15/02; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/408; G05B19/4086; G09; G09B; G09B9/00; G09B9/02; G09B9/08; G09B9/12; G09B9/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
A MOTION SIMULATOR CAPABLE OF MOTION IN ALL SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM, THREE LINEAR AND THREE ROTATIONAL, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, COMPRISING: A PLATFORM PROVIDING THREE POINTS IN A PLANE; A SUPPORTED BASE DEFINING THREE POINTS IN ANOTHER PLANE; AND SIX POWERED AND CONTROLLED EXTENSIBLE NUMBERS EACH CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE SUPPORT BASE AND AT THE OTHER END TO THE PLATFORM AND CONNECTING ADJACENT POINTS OF THE SUPPORT BASE AND PLATFORM FOR PROVIDING ANY OF SAID MOTIONS BY SAID PLATFORM BY SELECTIVE CHANGES IN LENGTH OF SAID EXTENSIBLE MEMBERS, SAID EXTENSIBLE MEMBERS AND LINES IN THE PLATFORM AND SUPPORT BASE, RESPECTIVELY, DRAWN BETWEEN POINTS DEFINING EDGES OF AN OCTAHEDRON HAVING ONLY TRIANGULAR FACES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 115 words
A MOTION SIMULATOR CAPABLE OF MOTION IN ALL SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM, THREE LINEAR AND THREE ROTATIONAL, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF, COMPRISING: A PLATFORM PROVIDING THREE POINTS IN A PLANE; A SUPPORTED BASE DEFINING THREE POINTS IN ANOTHER PLANE; AND SIX POWERED AND CONTROLLED EXTENSIBLE NUMBERS EACH CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE SUPPORT BASE AND AT THE OTHER END TO THE PLATFORM AND CONNECTING ADJACENT POINTS OF THE SUPPORT BASE AND PLATFORM FOR PROVIDING ANY OF SAID MOTIONS BY SAID PLATFORM BY SELECTIVE CHANGES IN LENGTH OF SAID EXTENSIBLE MEMBERS, SAID EXTENSIBLE MEMBERS AND LINES IN THE PLATFORM AND SUPPORT BASE, RESPECTIVELY, DRAWN BETWEEN POINTS DEFINING EDGES OF AN OCTAHEDRON HAVING ONLY TRIANGULAR FACES.

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