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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1999
Patrick K. Lo, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Robert A. Dietrich, Montebello, CA (US);
Interactive Motion Systems, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The portable and compact motion simulator (,) comprises of a platform (,), a support base (,), one powered and controlled extensible member (,), and a motion base controller (,). The simulator can be used like a seat cushion that can be placed on a chair or can be part of a chair. The platform (,) is driven by the said extensible member (,) via a motion base controller (,) to effect motion along the single degree-of-freedom in synchronization with audio and visual images. The said motion base controller (,) provides computing resources to operate and control the motion simulator (,), thereby eliminating the need for computing resources external to the motion simulator (,). A dynamics control means (,) optimizes the dynamic performance of the motion base in accordance with the weight of the patron (,). The portable and compact motion simulator (,) is designed to simulate motion for a patron playing an interactive computer game or participating in a virtual reality experience.