Vehicle vibration simulator and method for programming and using same
CA 2090646 A1 · Owner: Mckenna, Patricia M. · Inventors: Degroat, Douglas E.; Mckenna, Patricia M.
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VEHICLE VIBRATION SIMULATOR AND, METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING AND USING SAME" ABSTRACT, A method of programming a vehicle simulator to provide an operator of the simulator with exertional and vibrational responses substantially the same as the driver of an actual vehicle would experience when driving the vehicle has been provided. The simulator comprises a frame supporting a vehicle seat from which the operator operates a gear shift, an accelerator pedal, brake pedal, clutch pedal and steering wheel. Inflatable pods are provided under each corner of the simulator to simulate road conditions and turning of the vehicle by selectively deflating them. Each of these controls selectively provides one …
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- Filed March 1, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 1, 2013.
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