Method and device to improve the flying abilities of the airborne devices operator

Abstract

A method and device used to improve flying education, and reduce pilot student hazard when passing from simulators to the real aircraft, by introducing an intermediary stage where a simulator and a model radio-controlled aircraft with similar features as original is used in a system with many participants, an instructor, flight monitors, command center, mission control, audience located remotely and taking part in the same action via internet telecommunication. The simulator is used to measure biometric parameters of the pilots, certify them, and also for gaming, having fail-safe procedures embedded. System contains a flight-monitoring network, using both goniometry and radar devices, placed on surface and airborne, using these devices as signal repeaters for extensions of communication. The system may be used in missions dangerous to human crews, and by the complexity of simulation it improves the flying, as well as to improve the piloting of RC aircrafts.

Claims

1. A radio controlled flying model aircraft system comprising the following subsystems: a. a plurality of radio controlled aircraft that is made to simulate the dynamic performances of a real aircraft and comprises: i. multi-channel RC controller that transmits commands to a model aircraft; ii. plurality of actuator sensors on aircraft and a gps, gyro accelerometer, other measurement sensors including, pitot, temperature, pressure, humidity, light, that transmit signal to pilot via a multi-channel communication system; iii. a plurality of stereoscopic camera systems that transmit the signal to pilot stereoscopic, panoramic screens, displayed as function of pilot's head position; iv. a micro-controller onboard that runs fail safe programs to prevent accidental crash; v. a radio-beacon that is used for goniometry, by ground installations, and used in anti-collision codes on board with respect to other-aircrafts nearby; b. a plurality of control centers located remotely that contains a movement simulator comprising: i. a cockpit, customized after the real aircraft meant to simulate in agreement with the model aircraft that contains: 1. a pilot seat installed in a 3 rotation axis system; 2. aircraft control panel replica, controlled with information transmitted from RC model; 3. a system of measurement of pilot's biometric parameters, for vitals and nervous system (EEG, EMG; EKG); 4. a pilot's body parts position measurement system; 5. stereoscopic panoramic screen with capability to project the image in agreement with head movement; 6. gyro-accelerometer reproducing the cockpit's position and accelerations, based on data provided from the model, but supervised by computer safety code; ii. an articulated arm holding the cockpit inside 3 rotation system, and provides longitudinal accelerations and acceleration amplification over 1-g; iii. a computerized control center that supervises all local operation, connected via internet to collect the data from the other locations involved in the process; c. a plurality of flight control and communication enhancement sub-system designed to increase range of communication all around the planet, comprising: i. a plurality of flying repeaters, that extend the range of the radio-communication with the model aircraft, using various bands, and networks, from satellite down to amateur radio and civil use bands; ii. a plurality of flight parameter measurements systems on surface and airborne using: 1. triangulation 3D goniometry to locate the model aircraft beacon signal or its communication signal; 2. micro-wave radar devices, to locate all flying objects with microwave reflection properties in the area; 3. light based radar (LIDAR) devices using lasers in various bands to scan for the aircraft models and for other airborne objects needed in flight safety system data processors, as anti-collision and anti-crash; d. a plurality of data fusion and mission integration and mission safety subsystems that are aimed for a non-locality applications, as simulator placed in various remote locations different from the location model aircraft are placed, a command and control centers comprising: i. data generator centers at simulator location, comprising the pilots who can be: 1. student; 2. instructor; 3. amateur flier; 4. gamer; ii. data generator system at airplane location, that includes the repeaters network; iii. additional centers involved in operation as: 1. command and control; 2. mission control center; 3. spectator hall; iv. data centralization centers making various flight synthesis on demand and providing presentations and flight parameter logs; e. pilots biometrics measurements and safety systems that includes: i. a camera system watching pilot's face and body; ii. a helmet equipped with sensors to measure: 1. EEG, EMG, PR, Oxygen, temperature, gyro-accelerometer, sound, light, skin conductivity, air pressure, gas analyzer (Oxygen, Carbon dioxide), gas flow, temperature, humidity; iii. a body measurement system equipped with: 1. EEG, EMG, RKG, PR, Oxygen, temperature, gyro-accelerometer, sound, light, skin conductivity; iv. a computer correlation system between the model aircraft evolution parameters and pilot's parameters; v. a pilot evaluation and qualification system based on computing the pilot's limits, reactions, various schemes impact.

2. A system according to claim 1 where the pilot has various images of the flight from 4-pi to directed stereoscopic, to directed images.

3. A system according to claim 1 where the plane specification performances are reproduced or simulated by computer control, and not the plane's shape, and geometry.

4. A system according to claim 1 where the simulator simulates the position of the plane in relation to ground, using a 3-rotation axes cockpit.

5. A system according to claim 1 where the simulator reproduce acceleration direction and its magnitude, inside the pilot's protection preset limits, or dynamically adjusted by the bio-parameters monitoring system.

6. A system according to claim 1 where the cockpit replicates the real cockpit of the plane the student is training for.

7. A system according to claim 1 where the simulator helps professional pilots better drive the plane in hazardous missions, providing real-time flight information to those transmitted by various supplementary equipment on board.

8. A system according to claim 1 that can be adapted on any version of aircraft from small RC plane to large airliners or cargo-planes with human assisted computerized flight, where control is transferred or enhanced by pilot's intervention.

9. A system according to claim 1 where a machete-model of the plane may be used to show the RC pilot the plane position in airspace and flight parameters.

10. A system according to claim 1 to be used in next stage for gaming performance evaluation.

11. A system according to claim 1 where the pilot will fly the real aircraft.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. No and brief Figure Descriptions

(2) FIG. 1 Radio-controlled aircraft model in Flight Example

(3) FIG. 2 Standard Radio Controlled model aircraft Remote control set

(4) FIG. 3 Model airplane tracking setup

(5) FIG. 4Common flight simulator on desktop computer and remote flight control system

(6) FIG. 5 advanced airplane simulator

(7) FIG. 6 Simplified cockpit with minimum controls

(8) FIG. 7 complex jet liner cockpit

(9) FIG. 8 simulator cockpit assembly

(10) FIG. 9 three freedom degrees of rotation simulator cockpit

(11) FIG. 10 a case when rotation simulator may not match acceleration and cockpit position

(12) FIG. 11 Model 3RT (three rotation and three translation freedom degrees) simulator in various multi-model application.

(13) FIG. 12 a case of using the 3RT simulator for various model aircraft flight

(14) FIG. 13articulated arm complex motion simulator

(15) FIG. 14telescopic arm complex motion simulator

(16) FIG. 15tactical flight exercise using complex motion simulators

(17) FIG. 16pilot's biometrics data acquisition system

FIGURES DETAILS

(18) FIG. 1 Radio-controlled aircraft model in Flight Example

(19) 100 Boy flying RC aircraft in the range of sight

(20) 101 RC model Aircraft

(21) 102 RC remote controller

(22) 103 Line-of-Sight radio communication

(23) 104 Antenna

(24) 105 Cloud

(25) 106 Sky domain

(26) 107 Trees Landscape

(27) 110 Pilot

(28) FIG. 2 Standard Radio Controlled model aircraft Remote control set

(29) 200 Standard 5 Ch RC Transmitter controlling the RC plane

(30) 201 5Ch Transmitter

(31) 202 Landing gear switch

(32) 203 Elevator dual-rate (two speeds) switch

(33) 204 Throttle trim lever

(34) 205 Rudder trim lever

(35) 206 Aileron dual-rate switch

(36) 207 Elevator trim lever

(37) 208 Aileron trim lever

(38) 209 Elevator dual-rate

(39) 210 Antenna

(40) 211 Handle

(41) 220 Electromagnetic signal

(42) 221 RC model aircraft

(43) 222 Wing Slat

(44) 224 Ground Spoiler Airbrake

(45) 225 Rudder

(46) 226 Elevator

(47) 227 Horizontal Stabilizer

(48) 228 Flap

(49) 229 Flight Spoiler

(50) FIG. 3 Model airplane tracking setup

(51) 301Quad vector aerial vehicle

(52) 302Model aircraft in flight

(53) 303Sensor tracker

(54) 304Visualization workstation

(55) 305Radio controller transmitter

(56) 306Nodes of the local computer network

(57) FIG. 4Common flight simulator on desktop computer and remote flight control system

(58) 400 Vectorial movement sensor and communication system

(59) 401 Computer simulation for rc flying virtual space on screen

(60) 402 Keyboard

(61) 403 Person in control of the RC simulation

(62) FIG. 5 advanced airplane simulator

(63) 500 RC model aircraft

(64) 501 Flight Spoiler

(65) 502 Horizontal Stabilizer

(66) 503 Flap

(67) 504 Elevator

(68) 505 Rudder

(69) 506 Slat

(70) 507Aileron

(71) 508Ground Spoiler

(72) 510Cockpit, with crew chair and airplane controls simulator

(73) 511Pilot's seat

(74) 512Aileron, elevator controls

(75) 513Pilot's seat

(76) 514Copilot's seat

(77) 515Attitude control, vertical speed

(78) 516Garmin, G1000 GPS, map

(79) 517Ruder control

(80) FIG. 6 Simplified cockpit with minimum controls

(81) 600 Simple drawing of airplane controls for general-purpose cockpit

(82) 601 Pilot's control stickup/down; yaw left/right

(83) 602Throttle levers

(84) 603rudder/aileron pedals

(85) 604Direction finder

(86) 605Attitude indicator

(87) 606 System Information display (G1000)

(88) 607 Accelerometer; standby compass

(89) FIG. 7 complex jet liner cockpit

(90) 700Jetliner cockpit

(91) 701Pilot's seat

(92) 702Joystick aileron control

(93) 703Throttle control

(94) 704Complex board equipment

(95) FIG. 8 simulator cockpit assembly

(96) 800Movement flight simulator cockpit cabin 801Cockpit's body

(97) 802Left side

(98) 803Right side

(99) 804Seat

(100) 805Center console

(101) 806Bow

(102) 807Hood

(103) 808Screen

(104) 809cover

(105) FIG. 9 3 freedom degrees of rotation simulator cockpit

(106) 900Cylinder tube enclosure of 3 Rotations device

(107) 901External frame

(108) 902Roll axis

(109) 903Rolling frame

(110) 904Yaw axis

(111) 905Yaw frame

(112) 906Pitch axis

(113) 907Seat in pitch frame

(114) 908Pilot's cockpit in pitch frame

(115) 909Panoramic 3D Screen

(116) 910Cylinder joint for external arm

(117) 911Pilot's seat vibrators

(118) FIG. 10 a case when 3-rotation simulator may not match acceleration and cockpit position

(119) 1000Aircraft trajectory

(120) 1001aircraft model or real

(121) 1002gyro-accelerometer system

(122) 1003sudden bump

(123) 1004up-draft wind

(124) 1005Forces detail on gyro-accelerometer base

(125) 1006communication with simulator

(126) 1007gyro-accelerometer on pilot's seat in simulator

(127) 1008Simulator's frame

(128) FIG. 11 Model 3RT (three rotation and three translation freedom degrees) simulator in various multi-model application

(129) 1101a RC pilot

(130) 1102Radio controls transmitter

(131) 1103tracing camera system

(132) 1104right side objects localizer (goniometer, radar, lidar)

(133) 1105left side objects localizer (goniometer, radar, lidar)

(134) 1106computer system

(135) 11073RT system translation axes

(136) 11083RT system rotation frame

(137) 1109gyro-accelerometer at the model simulator cockpit

(138) 1110available aerial space

(139) 11111.sup.st model airplane in RC mode

(140) 1112gyro-accelerometer, gps on the 1.sup.st model aircraft

(141) 1113communication line to simulator's receiver

(142) 1114right stereoscopic camera

(143) 1115left stereoscopic camera

(144) 1120communication between 2.sup.nd RC plane and simulator's receiver

(145) 11212.sup.nd RC plane

(146) 1122gyro-accelerometer, gps on the 2.sup.nd model aircraft

(147) 1123localization signal vector

(148) 1124Stereoscopic camera set, for landing view

(149) FIG. 12 a case of using the 3RT simulator for various model aircraft flight

(150) 1201RC pilot

(151) 1202aerial space available

(152) 1203airborne object localizer (gonio, radar, lidar)

(153) 1204computer system

(154) 1205tracking camera

(155) 1206GPS, gyro-accelerometer on board aircraft model

(156) 1207gyro-accelerometer on the simulator model

(157) 12083RT simulator model

(158) 1209communication line between model aircraft and simulator model

(159) 1210model aircrafthelicopter

(160) 1211model rocket with RF beacon

(161) 1212localization vector

(162) 1214other type of model aircraft

(163) FIG. 13articulated arm complex motion simulator

(164) 13003R simulator cylinder

(165) 1301gyro-accelerometer transducer on the simulator pilot's seat

(166) 1302Cylinder joint for external arm

(167) 1303rotation joint

(168) 1304arm's actuator

(169) 1305arm

(170) 1306carrousel wagon

(171) 1307rail-wheels

(172) 1308computer system

(173) 1309communication cable

(174) 1310X rail

(175) 1311rail base structure

(176) FIG. 14telescopic arm complex motion simulator

(177) 14003R simulator cylinder

(178) 1401gyro-accelerometer transducer on the simulator pilot's seat

(179) 1402Cylinder joint for external arm

(180) 1403rotation joint

(181) 1404actuated telescopic arm

(182) 1405swing pivot

(183) 1406counterbalance weight

(184) 1407rotating case

(185) 1408body and power for actuators

(186) 1409computer connection

(187) 1410computer system

(188) FIG. 15tactical flight exercise using complex motion simulators

(189) 1500Student/challenger pilot, inside simulator

(190) 1501simulator carousel wagon

(191) 1502rail

(192) 1503computer at student/challenger location

(193) 1504tracking device at plane location

(194) 1505flying RC model aircraft controlled by 1 st pilot

(195) 1506trajectory of the 1.sup.st RC model aircraft

(196) 1507airborne utility platform (communication/localization, imaging)

(197) 15082.sup.nd RC model aircraft

(198) 15092.sup.nd RC aircraft trajectory

(199) 15102.sup.nd simulator flown by instructor/challenger

(200) 1511carrousel and simulator body

(201) 1512computer at 2.sup.nd location

(202) 15132.sup.nd locator (goniometer, radar, lidar) at airplane location

(203) 15142.sup.nd plane aiming at 1.sup.st plane in dog fight

(204) 15151.sup.st plane aiming at 2.sup.nd plane in dog fight

(205) 15161.sup.st plane aiming at 2.sup.nd plane in dogfight

(206) 1517position vectors from locators

(207) 1518Computer at a central remote location

(208) 1519public or spectators watching the exercise

(209) 15201.sup.st pilot's screen

(210) 15212.sup.nd pilot screen

(211) 1522data fusion screen of the tactical space

(212) FIG. 16pilot's biometrics data acquisition system

(213) 1601pilot seating

(214) 1602seat

(215) 1603seat micro-controller data acquisition unit

(216) 1604pilot's biometrics data acquisition unit

(217) 1605monitoring camera, and head and eye position tracker

(218) 1610ejection seat model

(219) 1611pilot's breathing gas control system

(220) 1612ejection seat's frame

(221) 1622rocket motor dummy

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(222) The inventors consider the developments in RC flying systems and motion simulators with wearable electronics, biometrics e-monitoring systems, may be successfully used to improve the quality of education in flying schools, as well to provide a reliable and safe quasi-flight immersion for the public in various entertainment programs, aero-clubs, and a tool for aircraft researchers and professionals involved in SAR operations.

(223) 2. Best Mode of the Invention

(224) FIG. 15 shows the devices in the best mode contemplated by the inventors of the use of the RC flight simulator with biometric data acquisition and processing system its accessories devices according to the requirements for a more complete sensorial quasi-flying experience which solutions and developments are embedded in the present invention.

(225) The invention corrects the following previous deficiencies of the previous devices, which are not covering this domain of connecting an RC-plane with an enhanced flying experience, as follows: a)Improves the usefulness and comfort of the bearing the biometric monitoring equipment, by using biometrics acquisition device correlated to the parameters of flight the pilot experience in the simulated cockpit; b)Makes a system that gives a quasi-real life experience using a aircraft type customized cockpit, and an RC model, that reproduced the real aircraft flight parameters; c)Is easy, upgradeable being modular in structure; d)Has two types of motion simulators, one cheap, low weight, with limited acceleration, good for public entertainment, and another more complex, able to produce inside high accelerations, with sealed, controlled atmosphere cockpit, and enhanced visualization and biometrics monitoring for professional use; e)Is redundant, providing a plurality of stereoscopic imagery, coordinate location via GPS and local telemetric systems, and has real time active flight over-control system, able to take control of the plane to avoid a crash or in case of pilot indisposition, presenting the multi-flight data in a centralized manner, to audience or supervision crowds. f)Is developed in various functional approaches, from the threshold detection to anticipation, with different complexities and redundancy level, in agreement with the necessity. g) Improves the warning and alert to the flight education provider, by detecting any anomalous evolution of the student, based on customized data sets.

(226) The best application of the invention is explained in FIG. 15 and done by the system presented in FIGS. 12-14. The system allows multiple participant active modes, with various tactical and technical combinations, and a large crowd presentation of the integrated data, in such manner that each participant evolution to be possible to be analyzed in the smallest detail.

(227) 3. How to Make the Invention

(228) As can be amply seen from the drawings the procedure includes a device that is made of a movement simulator that receives the commands from an RC plane, via a computer system, that considers all the safety conditions. If one may take the simplest movement simulator with 3 freedom (rotation) degrees, and applies a gyro-accelerometer on the pilot's chair that will be compared with the signal provided from the similar unit on the RC aircraft. A set of actuators will be used to generate an accurate sensorial information to the pilot on simulator similar to that the pilot might feel being in the chair of the RC Model. The image is collected by pairs of cameras placed at a distance in order to create a stereoscopic image similar to what the pilot may see outside the plane.

(229) As an enhancement a 4-Pi image will be provided, and an image from cockpit, good for take off and landing sensations. The simple 3 rotation axes aircraft flying position simulator in FIG. is less dangerous than the multi-g device in Figs., but in all circumstances a biometric sensor array will be installed on the pilot in order to measure pilot's vital data, and the important data for flying as temperature, pulse rate, breathing rate, EEG, EKG, EMG, skin-conductance, eye position, head and limbs positions, for pilot's safety and to extract important information to address how fit the actual simulator pilot is for real flight. It is known that head incidents from the past, that have no present symptoms, may appear in flight, and may become hazard generators, and their early detection is welcomed, also in the use of these simulators for entertainment of people with little flying experience, which come medically untested, and their life may be threatened by the multi-g simulator.

(230) The regular RC-Plane has a transmitter that controls its main actuators, and gyro-accelerometers and gps are locally used to enhance the flying manner and to overcome the RC pilot inability to take the right decision or maneuver, because is not seeing well the aircraft. Placing EM signal repeaters in space, creating an ad-hoc network, or using satellite communication channels may improve the actual line of sight, and flight.

(231) The GPS and gyro-accelerometers sensors on board model RC plane are connected to a local micro-controller and is transmitting to the monitoring system that controls the movement simulator too, all the data on the actuators and position of the RC-aircraft.

(232) In order to produce effective learning effects on students, the RC-aircraft model, will be customized on the type of the plane one needs to master, and because applying aerodynamic similitude laws is impractical while maintaining the aspect ratio and reducing the scale, the model will have modified shape, and computer trimmed reactions, to behave almost identical as the real model.

(233) The simulator cockpit will not be a cheap generic airplane cockpit as in FIG. 6 but will reproduce in the closest detail the real cockpit as shown in FIG. 7 as an example.

(234) Not always simulating what happens in an RC-aircraft model will be safe for the human in the simulator, therefore the computer in control will apply cautionary software, that applies gradually acceleration and shocks on pilot and evaluates pilot's response of the biometrics, and with pilot's approval applies increases until it matches reality, if possible and safe. Driving such airplane models inside tornadoes, to experience the stress and hazards posed there for real aircrafts, will for sure require dimmed simulation, inside the pilot's supportability limits, and just recorded in the data log what was over the limits.

(235) It is possible that the pilot in simulator to pass out, or go on a crash path with the model-aircraft, and in these circumstances there will be several layers of protection acting, so the control will be passed to instructor and overtaken by computer to protect the aircraft plane from crushing, or stop the simulator and apply medical assistance for the pilot, while the aircraft automatically returns home or is howering over a safe area.

(236) The arm simulator, will have embedded its own protection in order to avoid any accidents and not smashing the cockpit in the ground, or objects in the area.

(237) The users who are looking for the simplest and cheapest version have the easy option to use the 3 axis simulator that delivers maximum 1-g in the Earth direction, and may simulate the cockpit position, but not the forces on pilot during turning or turbulence. The next version with installing the cockpit on a spinning arm will be able to generate the extra forces, by using centrifugal force increase, and an optional tilting degree to simulate turbulence shocks. The usage of a complex articulated arm on rail is a more complex and expensive version.

(238) The regular structure is including a micro-controller board with a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and cell-phone data to Internet carrier, etc. wireless communication protocol, in order to put the acquired data into a computer or more, and run various codes. The most important connection is from the pilot to the ad-hoc care provider that uses the computer to warn him/her on the moments of potential critical circumstances. This connection must be full time, and connected with real time fail-safe procedures. It is not too much stress on sensors, their type and number, but in order to assure the outpatient comfort these have to be reduced to a minimum necessary. For example taking blood pressure, requires a cuff and a pump in a less portable device, that has to squeeze the hand in order to take a measurement, and might be required only in critical moments and may be applied by the care-giver, and not required that outpatient to wear it continuously. The electrostatic sensors, EEG, EKG, EMG are less disturbing as the pressure instrument, but most of the time their data is irrelevant, because if the outpatient does not have a chronically disease that to affect these organs, the measurement is mostly irrelevant.

(239) The most interesting data, and most frequently needed in our application is related to the correlation between biometrics and the stress level the pilot experiences, in order to certify that the pilot is safe for the real stuff. Using a controlled atmosphere cockpit may further extend the solicitation of the pilot inside the real cases.

(240) An embodiment of the present invention is the method of using the information, generated by the biometric sensor array, in predicting based on pilot's specific patterns of parameter variation, of the moments of interest in order to learn in advance about the changes in his piloting capability are to be expected, and take preemptive measures, as hovering the aircraft and shutingdown the movement simulator.

(241) The method has to be introduced in the flight academy learning courses, air base training, fulfilling nicely the gap between simulator training, where is everything on computer and real life training, with a spike in hazard function for the first several hours of instruction. Such device may have prevented some of the recent airplane crashes based on engine problems, if the pilots might have been trained in advance, and know what to expect in a real case, from all sensorial immersion. Some other pilots psychological problems might have been identified in biometric monitoring of dogfight combat among pilots . . . and simulated training.

(242) At a much smaller scale, in entertainment RC Flight the simple miniature 3 axis simulator, fulfilled with the machete of the model airplane, may prevent inappropriate maneuvers due to the fact that the RC-Operator does not see the RC aircraft in clouds or against the sun.

(243) Another embodiment of the present invention is the active localization system based on triangulation, of goniometric signals, with receivers tuned on each data emitter frequency, being possible to use directive antenna for line of sight or a flying gimbals with directive antenna in the flying repeater aircraft. A more innovative idea is to create an ad-hock sky-network where each RC-aircraft to operate as a repeater for the signals transmitted to and from nearby aircrafts and control systems on ground.

(244) Detailed Description Of The Figures

(245) FIG. 1Shows a Radio-controlled aircraft model in flight presented as an example of previous art, where a boy, 100, is flying Radio Controlled aircraft in the range of sight, being a RC model, 101, aircraft. He uses a RC remote controller,102, able to transmit the commands to the RC plane in a Line-of-Sight, 103, radio communication, using its Antenna, 104. There are piloting difficulties when the RC plane enters in Clouds, 105, because the pilot has a vague idea on how the plane parameters evolved, until it gets back in the line of sight. As regulated by national aviation control agencies, for flying RC aircraft there are allocated various sky domains, 106, outside their boundaries flying is prohibited by law. Trees, 107, and landscape obstacles represents a challenge even for most experienced, pilots, 110, many time ending with crashing the aircraft, and going after to recover it.

(246) FIG. 2 Standard Radio Controlled model aircraft Remote control set, made of a standard 5 Ch RC Transmitter 200 controlling the RC plane. The transmitter, 201, has a bunch of buttons and controls enough to control any element of the airplane. Some model airplanes have a landing gear switch, 202, an elevator dual-rate (two speeds) switch, 203, a common joystick acting as throttle trim lever, 204, when moved on one direction, and as a rudder trim lever, 205, when moved on a perpendicular direction. For low speeds one needs large movements while at high speeds small movements are better, and that is mitigated by using dual-rate switches as for aileron, 206, and for elevator, 202. Another joystick is used for elevator trim lever, 207, and for aileron trim lever, 208, controlled by aileron dual-rate switch, 209. The entire box is held by a handle, 211, that holds an antenna, 210, that transmits an electromagnetic signal, 220, to an RC model aircraft, 221.

(247) The model airplane has reproducing as well as possible the shape of a real plane, having even wing slats, 222, Ground Spoiler 223, Airbrake, 224, Rudder, 225, Elevator, 226, Horizontal Stabilizer, 227, Flaps, 228, Flight Spoiler, 229, and more all actuated via servo systems under RC control.

(248) IT is known from the aerodynamic similitude conditions, that if an aircraft is dimensionally similar to its real model, it has to fly by about 10-30 times faster, and that is impossible because at transonic planes, these speeds will be in the hypersonic domain, therefore, the shape similitude will be lost in the favor of maintaining the dynamic parameter similar at same speeds. That is why we may fly a fighter plane model to simulate a commercial turbojet or even worse.

(249) FIG. 3 Model airplane tracking setup, because in practice it is very hard to fly such a system far from the pilot, because it can be lost due to precarious visibility, and its position easily confounded triggering bad commands, prior to crash, therefore tracking systems have been developed.

(250) In this example a Model aircraft in flight 302, for which a quad-vector system 301 was drawn to better characterize the forces acting on the aerial vehicle. A sensor tracker, 303, as the stereoscopic kinect, may be used in small enclosures, or double goniometer, radar or lidar to be used in the field.

(251) In all cases a computer system is required, as a visualization workstation, 304, connected to internet via Nodes of the local computer network, 306, and further connected to a Radio controller transmitter, 305, that controls the airplane. In this configuration is possible to pre-write various patterns the aircraft may follow, and let it fly under computer control.

(252) FIG. 4 presents a common flight simulator on desktop computer and remote flight control system based only on a computer created virtual reality, that may be often found in flight games simulators and in drone simulators, where some operators, sitting comfortably in their chairs, watch a kind of movie on display about what a real pilot of an airplane might see, having no sensorial clues on the circumstantial facts the pilot may encounter.

(253) The system uses a vectorial movement sensor and communication system, 400, which may track the pilot's head movement, and communicate via internet or Ethernet, a computer simulation for RC flying virtual space on screen, 401, Keyboard, 402, for almost all the controls, where the person in control of the RC simulation, 403, may give any command it wishes having total satisfaction at no risk or cost. This kind of simulator leaves the person with some knowledge of flying, but with a total distorted image of reality.

(254) FIG. 5. shows an advanced airplane simulator, that is based on a movement simulator where the cockpit is a replica of the real stuff, of the real jet liner, represented by an RC model aircraft, 500, having all the controls similar with the original jet , say a B 737. It has a flight spoiler, 501, Horizontal Stabilizer, 502, flap, 503, elevators, 504, rudder, 505, slats, 506, ailerons, 507, ground spoilers, 508, and more, but the main question is: would a model resembling exactly the original, being just a machete at a scale may be of some use to learn how to fly the real plane?; and the answer is NO!, just because aerodynamics. Up to hear, use a replica of the cockpit and a machete at a scale and learn exactly how to fly the real aircraft was too nice to work. The invention was to build a special plane able to fly better at the model scale, than the real plane, and to use computer to trim down its performances in order to match the performances of the real aircraft, and that for sure will not look like a replica in miniature.

(255) The cockpit, 510, with crew chair and airplane controls simulator is part of previous art, because in the past many versions have been made in order to be used with virtual reality, being exactly as in the real plane. It had a pilot's seat, 513, copilot's seat, 514, aileron, elevator controls, 512, Pilot's plane attitude control stick, 511, with many indicators on board as attitude indicator, 515, vertical speed indicator, a navigation system, 516, as Garmin, G1000 GPS, with map and many other functions, ruder control, 517, and many more. All this decoration of the cockpit simulator are parts of previous art, and is included in the present invention just to further show the idea in its real complexity.

(256) We know, that will probably turn expensive to make an exact replica of a real aircraft cockpit, and it might not bring too much in terms of returned investment in pilot's sensorial image, and we analyzed cheaper versions too.

(257) FIG. 6 shows a simplified cockpit with minimum controls, no more than needed, presented as a product of the previous art, as a simple drawing of airplane controls for general purpose cockpit, 600, comprising a pilot's control stick, 601, for up/down; yaw left/right movements, throttle levers, 602, rudder/aileron pedals, 603, Direction finder, 604, attitude indicator, 605, system Information display, 606, (G1000), accelerometer; 607, standby compass, etc. In our use we art thinking at a modular box, adding customized instrumentation as needed.

(258) FIG. 7 is presenting complex jet liner cockpit, with classical 1970s or earlier instrumentation, made of a Jetliner cockpit, 700, with a pilot's seat, 701, a joystick aileron control, 702, throttle control, 703, and a lot of so called complex board equipment, 704, that isn't really, but is bulky and makes the dashboard and arrangement of pilots compartment look crowded and messy.

(259) FIG. 8 shows a movement, flight simulator cockpit assembly, one may find in various flight schools, and training camps, based on a movement flight simulator cockpit cabin, 800, made of a cockpit's body, 801, with strong left side, 802, and right side, 803, panels, a seat, 804, with a center console, 805, ending with a bow, 806, to support the hood 807, and in front of it a screen, 809, and a cover, 808, to give pilot's the feeling of the airplane's front. It looks more like a fighter plane arrangement, but a similar one may be made for each aircraft type.

(260) FIG. 9 shows a 3 freedom degrees of rotation simulator cockpit, that is part of the previous art, with our enhancement was to introduce it inside a cylinder tube enclosure, 900, of 3 axes rotation device, and use a cylinder joint for external arm, 910, to connect all this fancy pilot's cockpit to an articulated arm, which to provide linear accelerations.

(261) Inside the tube, there is an external frame, 901, that holds the bearings and actuators for a roll axis, 902, of a rolling frame, 903, that holds the bearings and actuators for a yaw axis 904, of a yaw frame, 905, that holds the bearings and actuators for a pitch axis, 906, of a seat placed on pitch frame, 907. Pilot's cockpit in pitch frame 908 has attached a panoramic 3D Screen, 909, made of one or several displays. In order to bring several dimensions to the feeling sensations experienced pilot's seat have been equipped with vibrators, 911 that may shake the pilot on 3 directions (3v). Of course placing 2 actuators on each side of the chair they may be run in phase or in opposition of phase, back and forward, or with a little rotation, or all together, giving about 6 freedom degrees. We created a 3R6v simulator device, with a hook.

(262) FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of our invention, in a case when 3-rotation simulator may not match acceleration and cockpit position. At the first look, this will be the cheapest approach to our invention, by connecting together an RC plane with a 3R6v simulator. At a closer look, we cannot simulate longitudinal accelerations, in the same time with the cockpit attitude/position simulation. In order to show the limits of this idea, we put together an aircraft model or a real one, 1001, flying after an ascendant trajectory, 1000, where the aircraft encounters an up-draft wind, 1004, and gets a sudden bump, 1003. A gyro-accelerometer system, 1002, measures and transmits forces detail on gyro-accelerometer base, 1005, via a communication link, 1006, with simulator's computer, that compares that values with those generated by a gyro-accelerometer on pilot's seat in simulator, 1007, and actuates Simulator's frame, 1008, to equalize them. It can not accomplish this mission, completely, but in part, if one may ask computer to use the gyro-measurements to reproduce position, or accelerometer measurements to reproduce acceleration direction, but not its magnitude, because the maximum acceleration available is of 1 g. Spinning a frame fast, does not help because it creates an unusual centrifugal acceleration encountered only in crash circumstances and air shows, nor in dog fight. The conclusion is that for higher accuracy we need a device to fabricate up to 4 g accelerations, and to deliver translation accelerations just for short time.

(263) FIG. 11 shows a Model 3RT (three rotation and three translation freedom degrees) simulator in various multi-aircraft model flying application, because from our practice we know that for an RC pilot, 1101, using a radio-controls transmitter, 1102, it turns out difficult to fly the aircraft model if it takes distance. The most important information an RC pilot may obtain from this system is how far in the available, or allowed airspace the plane is and what direction is pointing and in what position is the cockpit, normal or upside-down, in order to give it proper commands. A tracing camera system, 1103, might help, but one would have to know that without appropriate zooming and pointing, the use of camera becomes hilarious, and unpractical. In order to have an accurate knowledge on where the plane is and what path it followed to arrive there, a computer system 1106, having a right side objects localizer (goniometer, radar, lidar), 1104, and a left side objects localizer (goniometer, radar, lidar), 1105, is recommended. There are several already known solutions that might be used in order to have an accurate localization of the object that are: a)using a goniometry system formed from an array of 4 directional antennas, placed one near another at a distance about 1 wave length, and measuring the phase shift between the same signal emitted from the model aircraft. From where we may calculate the horizontal and vertical angles and point a high gain directive antenna to communicate with the aircraft.

(264) Measuring this angle in two or more locations spaced each other at a known distance we may locate the aircraft with an accuracy of a tenths of a wavelength, and print the coordinated in a log or plot on screen.

(265) A 3RT system translation axes, 1107, that has a cockpit set on a 3RT system rotation frame, 1108, and inside has a gyro-accelerometer at the model simulator cockpit, 1109, may show the position of the RC model at any time instant. This system may have the translation axes, 1107, range set proportional with available aerial space, 1110, and may be a good indication for the RC pilot, 1101, if the plane, 1111, or 1121, is inside the acceptable space limits.

(266) 1.sup.st model airplane in RC mode, 1111, is equipped with gyro-accelerometer, gps, 1112, generically called inertial and coordinate sensor, on the 1.sup.st model aircraft, which via a communication line to simulator's receiver, 1113, transmits all that info to motion simulator near RC pilot, 1101. In order to give the RC pilot the feeling that he is flying a set of stereoscopic camera, one on the right, 1114, and one on the left, 1115, are transmitting the image to the RC Pilot, who may see it on screen or on a pair of stereoscopic, 3D goggles.

(267) With the appropriate intelligent system he may fly two planes simultaneously, using another frequency, 1120, for communication between 2.sup.nd RC plane, 1121, and simulator's receiver. The gyro-accelerometer, gps on the 2.sup.nd model aircraft, 1122, gives the localization signal vector, 1123, and has a supplementary stereoscopic camera set, for landing view, 1124, that makes the pilot see something equivalent a real pilot from an aircraft might see while landing, all being a miniature.

(268) FIG. 12 a case of using the 3RT simulator for various model aircraft flight, where an RC pilot, 1201, may use all the aerial space available, 1202, and never being in danger of being out of bounds, grace to a system that connects an airborne object localizer (gonio, radar, lidar), 1203, assembly to a computer system, 1204, which coordinates at tracking camera, 1205.

(269) The same computer system, 1204, uses the information coming from a GPS, gyro-accelerometer on board aircraft model 1206 and controls a 3RT simulator model, 1208, that is also equipped with a gyro-accelerometer on the simulator model, 1207, via a communication line between model aircraft and simulator model, 1209.

(270) The RC pilot, 1201, may also control in thee same time other aerial vehicles as a model aircrafthelicopter, 1210, or a model rocket with RF beacon, 1211, or even other more exotic types of model aircraft, 1214, using the computer to fly the stand by aircrafts, until the moment when the pilot interrupts the sequence and is directly commanding that aircraft.

(271) For model rocketry, 1211, the presence of localizing system, based on goniometry for the RF beacon, by finding in real time localization vectors, 1212, is of high importance to evaluate the flight that is fast, and high altitude.

(272) FIG. 13 presents an articulated arm more complex motion simulator, developed due to incapacity of the 3RV simulator to reproduce linear accelerations produced by vertical drafts or take-off, or landing. The 3R simulator cylinder, 1300, contains inside a cockpit where a gyro-accelerometer transducer, 1301, is installed on the simulator pilot's seat.

(273) Cylinder has a joint for external arm, 1302, further connected to a rotation joint, 1303, to the arm, 1305, that has an arm's actuator, 1304. All the articulated arms are connected to a dynamically balanced carrousel wagon, 1306, which provides the actuation power, and is put on rail-wheels, 1307. A computer system, 1308, uses a communication cable, 1309, that goes along the X rail, 1310, that is set on a strong rail base structure, 1311, because the level of forces is much higher.

(274) FIG. 14 shows another type of telescopic arm complex motion simulator, where the 3R simulator cylinder, 1400, that contains a gyro-accelerometer transducer, 1401, mounted on the simulator pilot's seat in order to accurately measure all the pilot's accelerations and directions.

(275) The cylinder is using a Cylinder joint, 1402, for external arm, via a rotation joint, 1403, arm that is a part of an actuated telescopic arm, 1404, installed on a swing pivot, 1405, and which uses a counterbalance weight, 1406, to maintain its indifferent equilibrium position.

(276) The entire system is put on a rotating case, 1407, that is placed above a body and power for actuators unit, 1408.

(277) All the movements of the system are controlled by a computer system, 1410, with a wired computer connection, 1409, due to reliability and safety reasons.

(278) FIG. 15 shows the main embodiment of the present invention, a tactical flight exercise using complex motion simulators, where a student, or game challenger pilot, is inside simulator, 1500, while the opponent or instructor uses the other simulator, 1510.

(279) It is no need that the simulators to be identical or located in the same place, so one simulator may use a carousel wagon, 1501, placed on rail, 1502, driven by a local computer at student/challenger location, 1503.

(280) The system is non-local, and at one place is the first pilot, that receives position and image signals from a tracking device at plane flight location 1504, that measures the trajectory of the 1.sup.st RC model aircraft, 1506, and receives position data from position sensors in the flying RC model aircraft controlled by 1st pilot 1505. An airborne utility platform that performs multiple tasks as communication, localization, imaging, 1507, may be used to extend the application range of the planes and get good data on their performance. A 2.sup.nd RC model aircraft, 1508, is controlled from a 2.sup.nd simulator flown by instructor/challenger, 1510, placed in a carrousel and simulator body, 1511, where the 2.sup.nd RC aircraft trajectory, 1509, is measured by the same location devices at the place of flight, and by a 2.sup.nd locator (goniometer, radar, lidar) at airplane location, 1513.

(281) A local computer at 2.sup.nd location, 1512, is controlling the simulator and the 2.sup.nd plane via remote control. In a dogfight, as in the present example or in any other tactical flight, a computer at a central remote location, 1518, other than the flight or pilots, is collecting data from position vectors from locators, 1517, and other computers at participants' simulators locations, and makes the data integration showing the trajectories in 3D and the critical points as the place where 1.sup.st plane aiming at 2.sup.nd plane in dogfight, 1515, 2.sup.nd plane aiming at 1.sup.st plane in dogfight, 1514, and 1.sup.St plane aiming at 2.sup.nd plane in dogfight, 1516, with only imaging or real ammunition, for board's evaluation and rating. Being, an Internet based, nonlocal application, public or spectators, 1519, may be watching the exercise in various locations, having a composite 3D image that shows, 1.sup.st pilot's screen, 1520, on the left, 2.sup.nd pilot screen, 1521, on the right, and data fusion screen of the tactical space, 1522, such as to have a most complete image of the assembly or battlefield.

(282) FIG. 16shows a pilot's biometrics data acquisition system, that is connected to the main computer, where a pilot seating, 1601, on a special seat, 1602, usually a replica of that used in the real aircraft, that has a seat micro-controller data acquisition unit, 1603, that collects the seat data, as angle of tilt, between seat's elements, temperatures and pressure distribution, ventilation if available, etc. Another pilot's biometrics data acquisition unit, 1604, is collecting biometrics data from the pilot's body and wirelessly it transmits it to the seat's acquisition unit and from there outside in the network for various calculations and evaluations.

(283) A monitoring camera, and head and eye position tracker, 1605, also sends the images and data to the network computer. The role of this equipment is to actively monitor the safety of the pilot, detect accelerations or shocks that make the pilot pass out, and launch safety protocols, in order to protect the pilot's health. A pilot performances evaluation is also useful for the real flights that will follow, making the persons in charge know the limits of each student, or professional pilot. In the left side of the FIG. 16 is presented a general use seat, 1602, and in the right side is presented an ejection seat, 1610, mainly used on fighter planes. On the ejection seat model, pilot is breathing gas from a gas controled system, 1611, and that makes possible the variation of pressure and oxygen content in order to study how pilot's body functions are affected by these changes.

(284) An ejection seat's frame, 1612, equipped with a rocket motor dummy, 1622, is also shown, just to make things look more realistic, but most probably a real life ejection might not be simulated from that cockpit, as being a hazardous, operation and better environments may be used.

(285) Private industry would be employed to build the many units required as accessories to form a new product addressing these most critical situations. It was conceived to keep the cost as low as possible, to be largely accessible, and make a drastic improvement in the way the most important part of the sickness cycle is treated. Being equipped with an expert program, it will make a difference, in sickness assistance, predicting the need for emergency care, in the situations when the over the counter medication is inefficient, being possible to connect in real-time with physician, and seek emergency response, or treating a disease in ambulatory conditions.

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(286) Thus it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not restricted to the particular preferred embodiments described with reference to the drawings, and that variations may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims and equivalents thereof. The present invention consists in development of a method to reduce the hazard in leaning how to fly real planes, when passing from simulator stage to reality, to have compressive bio-metric and medical evaluation on ground during quasi-real exercises, and having a device for fun and leisure, and of course helping the RC-flyers to become better at controlling their aircraft model, and a set of accessories to perform just that.

(287) The invention may be also applied in very complex situations, allowing the users to get complex data, as flying into dangerous environments, as tornadoes or volcanoes, for scientific purposes or to test new airplanes prototypes.

(288) The accessories may be applied to a large number of other studies, being commonly found on the automation products market, but the application program does not cover these applications.

(289) The present invention relies on the customization of the data acquisition equipments to serve the most urgent needs, fulfilling the gap between computer simulators and real flight with an intermediary stage, where pilot biometric evaluation in possible simultaneously with the training process. It is also a good tool for entertainment open real airplane immersion and enhancing public aircraft knowledge. It is a helpful tool to fly RC models, drones and to realize better their particularities and better use them for various purposes.

(290) The double system, for plane localization, based on goniometry localization of the plane by triangulation and gps data location, as well as active radar or lidar devices brings a plus of accuracy on evaluation the performances of flight and the pilot's skill level, and fitness for flight.