Ski jump and wingsuit free flight simulator

Abstract

A drive unit for air vehicle, which allows building the vertical take-off and landing vehicles, intended for use, for instance, in the production of flying taxis, as well as in the model-making branch and in the toy industry. The drive unit is composed of the air channel, in the form of a straight segment of a tube with circular section, which has fans with engines fixed on its both ends. The vertical draft force outlet-inlet nozzle opening is located between fixed fans of the drive unit.

Claims

1. A ski jump and wingsuit free flight simulator comprising a flight chamber and fans directing the air jets upwards, providing a possibility to universally control and adjust the simulator to any user's size, characterized in that it has two mutually parallel side tunnels, a horizontal tunnel (1a) with a power unit (2a) and a horizontal tunnel (1b) with a power unit (2b) enforcing two separate airflows respectively, an airflow (3a) in the horizontal tunnel (1a) and an airflow (3b) in the horizontal tunnel (1b), and the simulator has also, situated between the horizontal tunnels, a middle, oblique tunnel (4) with a floor (5), wherein a part of the floor (5) is a movable tilting platform (6) being an entry and exit of the simulator, affixed in the lower part of the floor (5) of the oblique tunnel (4), a pivot axis of the platform (6) is situated transversely in relation to the floor (5) and in the upper part of the movable platform (6) the simulator is equipped with a swinging threshold (7) always maintaining horizontal position regardless of what the angle relative to the ground the platform (6) is at the moment, the simulator further comprises a vertical tunnel (8) connecting to the upper end of the oblique tunnel (4) and the vertical tunnel (8) placed at 90 angle in relation to the horizontal tunnel (1a) and its parallel horizontal tunnel (1b) and the lower end of the vertical tunnel (8) is inserted into the medium upper part of a longitudinal tunnel (12) conducted between the horizontal tunnel (1a) and the horizontal tunnel (1b), the horizontal tunnel (1a) and the horizontal tunnel (1b) connect to the longitudinal tunnel (12) transverse to them and the vertical tunnel (8) comprises obstacles (10) on the way of the airflow (3a) and the airflow (3b), breaking the air jets of airflow (3a) and airflow (3b), wherein one of the ends of each mutually parallel tunnels: the horizontal tunnel (1a), oblique tunnel (4) and horizontal tunnel (1b) is connected to a tunnel transverse tot hem, which constitutes a confusor (11), wherein in the spot of the conjunction of the individual tunnels, and in the vicinity of their junction: the horizontal tunnel (1a) with the confusor (11), the horizontal tunnel (1b) with the confusor (11), the horizontal tunnel (1a) with the longitudinal tunnel (12), the horizontal tunnel (1b) with the longitudinal tunnel (12), the oblique tunnel (4) with the confusor (11), the oblique tunnel (4) with the vertical tunnel (8), and the vertical tunnel (8) with the longitudinal tunnel (12), at least one flow guide (9) is located and wherein the airflow (3a) is controlled by the change of the turning speed of the power unit (2a) and the airflow (3b) is controlled by the change of the turning speed of the power unit (2b).

2. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the confusor (11), the longitudinal tunnel (12), and two external side tunnels, namely the horizontal tunnel (1a) and the horizontal tunnel (1b), are placed in the ground.

3. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that an angle between the parallel axes of the horizontal tunnel (1a) and the horizontal tunnel (1b) and the axis of the oblique tunnel (4) is the angle of alteration of the direction of the running flow, and ranges from 115 to 175.

4. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the floor (5) is a jumbotron or a screen, or the side wall of the oblique tunnel (4) is a jumbotron or a screen.

5. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that the side walls of the oblique tunnel (4) are the see-through jumbotrons.

6. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that a ceiling of the oblique tunnel (4) comprises along its entire length a rail (14) that enables the sliding of the safety system (15).

7. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that distances between consecutive flow guides (9) grow, wherein the flow guides (9) at the outer ends of the simulator being at the most distant from each other.

8. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that a heat transfer medium is introduced into at least one of flow guides (9).

9. The simulator according to claim 1, characterized in that a heat transfer medium is introduced into at least one of obstacles (10).

Description

(1) The embodiment of the inventionthe ski jump and wingsuit free flight simulatorhas been shown in the drawings wherein:

(2) FIG. 1presents an axonometric view, at an angle from above, of the developed simulator,

(3) FIG. 2presents a longitudinal cross-section of the horizontal tunnel, with the simulator's central part in the background,

(4) FIG. 3presents a longitudinal cross-section of the oblique tunnel with the closed platform and the horizontal tunnel-simulator's side part-in the background,

(5) FIG. 4presents a longitudinal cross-section of the oblique tunnel with the platform shown during the platform's opening or closing, and the horizontal tunnel-simulator's side part-in the background,

(6) FIG. 5presents a longitudinal cross-section of the oblique tunnel with the open platform and the horizontal tunnel-simulator's side part-in the background,

(7) FIG. 6presents a projection of the simulator's lower part,

(8) FIG. 7presents a cross-section of the vertical tunnel, the lower part of which is embedded in the ground and the embankment is even,

(9) FIG. 8presents a cross section of the simulator's vertical tunnel, the lower part of which is embedded in the ground, and the embankment is lower in the simulator's central part.

(10) The invention refers to a simulator of ski jumps performed in a ski jumpsuit, with skis, or to wingsuit free flights.

(11) The developed simulator has two external side tunnels, a horizontal tunnel 1a with a power unit 2a, and a parallel horizontal tunnel 1b with a power unit 2b.

(12) The power unit 2a and the power unit 2b enforce two separate airflows, namely airflow 3a in the horizontal tunnel 1a and airflow 3b in the parallel horizontal tunnel 1b. The airflow 3a and the airflow 3b, which merge with each other in the pre-planned area of the oblique tunnel 4 (described below), induce a lifting force. They therefore constitute an agent enabling wingsuit flights and ski jumps in a suitable suit.

(13) The oblique tunnel 4 comprises a floor 5, part of which is a movable platform 6, being an entry and exit of the simulator.

(14) The platform 6 is affixed in a tilting manner in the lower part of the floor 5 of the oblique tunnel 4, and a pivot axis is situated transversely in relation to the floor 5, being the place of a tilting connection of the floor 5 with the platform 6. When the simulator is open, the platform 6 is dropped and parallel to the ground, lying on it.

(15) During the jump simulation the platform 6 is closed and constitutes a lower part of the oblique tunnel 4.

(16) A swinging threshold 7 is affixed to the upper part of the movable platform 6. The threshold 7 position is always horizontal regardless of what the angle relative to the ground the platform 6, being the entry and exit of the simulator, is at the moment.

(17) The threshold 7 is a place where the jumper stands on having entered the open platform 6.

(18) The jumper standing on the threshold 7 moves up together with the platform 6 which is closing in a tilting manner.

(19) When the platform 6 is closed and stowed in thus constituting a uniform lower part of the oblique tunnel 4, the jumper may leap out of the threshold 7 towards the lower part of the oblique tunnel 4.

(20) The airflow 3a and the airflow 3b, which merge and flow in the oblique tunnel 4 from down up, induce a lifting force. The jumper may now perform a jump as long-lasting as he wishes, as the induced lifting force evens up the gravity.

(21) Thus induced combination of forces enables the simulation of the ski jump in a ski suit, or a free flight in a wingsuit.

(22) During the flight the platform 6 starts to open gradually, thus decreasing the airflowsthe airflow 3a and the airflow 3b. The opening of the platform 6 forces the jumper to land on the open platform 6. As it is the entry as well as the exit of the simulator, the jumper leaves the simulator in a convenient and easy way.

(23) Other components of the developed design also play important roles for enforcing the proper airflow in the invented ski jump and wingsuit free flights simulator.

(24) First of all, the simulator comprises a vertical tunnel 8 connecting with the upper end of the oblique tunnel 4. The vertical tunnel 8 is arranged at 90 angle against the horizontally situated horizontal tunnel 1a, and horizontal tunnel 1b.

(25) The vertical tunnel 8 has in its upper part at least one flow guide 9, and preferably a set of flow guides 9, as shown on FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. The flow guides 9 reflect the airflow, i.e. airflow 3a and airflow 3b, directing the airflow in the desired indicated course to the next tunneldown the vertical tunnel 8.

(26) This is possible, as the set of flow guides 9 is located in the spot where the oblique tunnel 4 connects with the vertical tunnel 8.

(27) In the vertical segment of the vertical tunnel 8 the combined jets of the airflow 3a and the airflow 3b meet the obstacles 10 which break down the jets of the airflow 3a and the airflow 3b. Thanks to these obstacles 10 the airflows are mixed, repeatedly separated and repeatedly merged again.

(28) In this way, the airflow 3a and the airflow 3b, broken by obstacles 10 into smaller airflows, partly merge with each other to form a single airflow.

(29) In the lower part of the vertical tunnel 8, the set of flow guides 9 divides the mixed airflow 3a and airflow 3b again, forming separate airflows 3a and 3b.

(30) The front, low part of the simulator is a tunnel in a shape of a confusor 11.

(31) One of the ends of each mutually parallel tunnels, the horizontal tunnel 1a, the oblique tunnel 4, and the horizontal tunnel 1b is inserted into the tunnel in a shape of the confusor 11. In this way they enter the tunnel in a shape of a confusor 11 which is transversely situated.

(32) In the place where the confusor 11 connects to: the horizontal tunnel 1a, the oblique tunnel 4, and the horizontal tunnel 1b,
there is at least one flow guide 9 and preferably sets of flow guides 9.

(33) In the confusor 11 the airflow 3a and the airflow 3b accelerate and meet in the middle part of the confusor 11 and ascend up through the oblique tunnel 4.

(34) The angle, that is the angle of alteration of the direction of air flowing through, advantageously ranges from 115 to 175 (it is shown on drawings: FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5). The angle is set by the angle between the parallel axes of the horizontal tunnels 1a and 1b, and the axis of the oblique tunnel 4.

(35) Ends opposite to the ends of the horizontal tunnel 1a and of the horizontal tunnel 1b connecting to the confusor 11 connect to the longitudinal tunnel 12 spreading between them.

(36) The lower end of the vertical tunnel 8 is also connected to the longitudinal tunnel 12, and specifically, it is inserted from above to the middle part of the longitudinal tunnel 12.

(37) The longitudinal tunnel 12 has at least one flow guide 9, and advantageously a set of flow guides 9, in the spot where it connects to the horizontal tunnel 1a, and in the spot where it connects to the horizontal tunnel 1b.

(38) The confusor 11, the longitudinal tunnel 12 and the two side tunnels, the horizontal tunnel 1a, and the horizontal tunnel 1b, are located underground and their upper planes usually are totally under the ground level (i.e. under zero-level). Consequently, the simulator stays situated in the ground, advantageously at the depth of approximately 4 meters.

(39) The airflow 3a is controlled by the change of the turning speed of the power unit 2a, whilst the airflow 3b is controlled by the change of the turning speed of the power unit 2b. The turning speed is adjusted by at least one frequency transformer.

(40) Summing up, the power unit 2a and the power unit 2b generate two airflowsthe airflow 3a and the airflow 3b, which having passed the horizontal tunnel 1a and the horizontal tunnel 1b respectively, and the confusor 11, in which they accelerate, are directed by flow guides 9 towards the oblique tunnel 4.

(41) The airflow 3a and the airflow 3b are the lifting forces similar to those that lift the jumper during the classic ski jumps performed in natural conditions on the ski jumping hill and similarly imitate the lifting force affecting the jumper during the wingsuit free flight.

(42) The floor 5 and the side walls of the oblique tunnel 4 are preferably jumbotrons or screens, e.g. 4K resolution screens (high resolution standard of digital movies and computer graphics).

(43) The side walls of the oblique tunnel 4 may be the see-through jumbotrons. During the jump or flight, a projection simulating e.g., the ski jumping hill or natural scenery in VR (virtual reality) may be shown on the floor 5 and the on side walls of the oblique tunnel 4.

(44) A ceiling of the oblique tunnel 4 comprises, along its entire length, a rail 14 along which the safety system 15 slides.

(45) The safety system 15, preferably a single-point one, slides along the rail 14 in accordance with the jumper's location. The safety system 15 collaborates with the computer which traces the jumper and projects respective images in classic VR (virtual reality) mode.

(46) The jumper is attached to the safety system 15 by a rope, usually a spring-shaped one.

(47) At the moment when the jump's, or flight's trajectory alters so that the jumper dangerously closes to the side wall, the floor, or the ceiling of the oblique tunnel 4, the safety system 15 activates the lock and prevents jumper's hitting them.

(48) Therefore, the safety system 15 monitors the jumper.

(49) In the set of the flow guides 9, the distances between the consecutive flow guides 9 grow, the largest distance between the two neighboring flow guides 9 is that at the external edges of the simulator.

(50) The sets of the flow guides 9 for each simulator are adjusted, arranged and calibrated before the completion of the simulator, at the stage of appointment of its parameters.

(51) The flow guides 9 are vertical obstacles reflecting the air jets of the airflow 3a and the airflow 3b.

(52) The flow guides 9 installed in the confusor 11 and in the longitudinal tunnel 12 are elements fixed permanently to the lower and upper walls of the respective tunnel, i.e. of the confusor 11 and the longitudinal tunnel 12.

(53) The flow guides 9 fixed in the vertical tunnel 8 are elements permanently fixed to the side walls of the vertical tunnel 8.

(54) The flow guides 9 are usually hollow, to enable the flow of media cooling the tunnel.

THE LIST OF ELEMENTS

(55) 1ahorizontal tunnel, 1bhorizontal tunnel, 2apower unit, 2bpower unit, 3aairflow, 3bairflow, 4oblique tunnel, 5floor, 6platform, 7threshold, 8vertical tunnel, 9flow guide, 10obstacle, 11confusor, 12longitudinal tunnel, 13ceiling, 14rail, 15safety system.